Microsoft has begun chopping at the roots of the UWP apps that populate the Microsoft Store, as it quietly announced plans to stop monetizing them using its own ad platform. That’s opened the door for ...

Why might you want your favorite apps recoded into Microsoft’s UWP format? According to one Microsoft executive, it’s because your app will help your PC run more efficiently over its lifetime.

Microsoft is investing heavily into PC gaming, and UWP might not be a part of that plan. Gears of War 5 on PC will use the more flexible Win32 API in both its Steam and Windows Store versions instead ...

There’s a common question that’s asked any time a company rolls out a new set of SDKs or APIs: “How do I get started?” That’s not the real question, of course. At heart, it’s a placeholder for a more ...

Is Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform a stepping stone to more modern Windows 10 apps or recognition that traditional PC applications are the foundation of Windows? Windows 10 (like Windows 8 ...

It's 2020, and Microsoft is still juggling two very different APIs (application programming interfaces) in Windows 10. In one corner, you've got the old-school Win32 API and its decades-long legacy.

Microsoft just released an update to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary Channel. Windows 11 Build 25905 drops support for Arm32 UWP apps. The update also fixes a bug that prevented Zune devices from ...

When it comes to reducing the gap between multiple platforms, Microsoft is a name that comes to the forefront. After the massive failure of their Windows Mobile platform, the company has taken upon ...