At the Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft encouraged developers to build more native apps for Windows 11.

WhatsApp for Windows is a slow, RAM-hungry web wrapper. With Microsoft committed to WinUI, there's no excuse not to build a ...

Microsoft's developer-focused Build conference is usually heavy on technical details, but it's still the best way to get a ...

Apple is working overtime to add AI throughout macOS, while Microsoft is committing to improve Windows 11 for everyday use.

The power user may finally be getting the GUI control hub they have always wanted.

We are not bullish on this approach. The WebView2 control in WinUI 3 (especially with .NET 10) has issues rendering - the control appears in the visual tree but doesn't actually display web content.

Example of a WinUI 3 NavigationView application using the Windows 11 styles. On Windows 11 this should look identical to a comparable WinUI 2 UWP app. Updated to WindowsAppSDK 1.3 where Mica style and ...

The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good news for Windows developers, too, and that’s been unusual in the modern era. Among that good news was ...

If you have been running Windows 11 for any length of time, you already know the story. The OS arrives packed with telemetry, ...

Build 2026 may not bring flashy consumer hardware, but it could reveal the company's long-term vision for AI-powered Windows PCs. I'll be on-site in San Francisco covering Microsoft's biggest ...

With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – ...

Microsoft used Build 2026 to position Windows as a platform for building and running AI agents, not just adding AI features to Windows apps. New and preview technologies include Windows Development ...