New Year, New Devs: Sharpen your C# Skills
At the beginning of each new year, many people take on a challenge to learn something new or commit to reinforcing existing skills. Over the next two blog posts, we will guide you through two amazing,...
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New Bluetooth features in Windows 10 Creators Update (a.k.a. GATT Server and...
This release is big on Bluetooth. If you’re familiar with Windows Bluetooth APIs, have been meaning to try them out, or if you’re just starting to dabble in IoT and wearables, this is a great time to...
View ArticleWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 15003 Released
Today, we released a new Windows 10 Creators Update SDK Preview to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 15003 or greater). The Preview SDK is a pre-release and cannot be used...
View ArticleICYMI – Free Desktop Wallpaper Background, #WindowsDevDay, Build15003, Bluetooth
Big week in the Windows Developer world! This week we have a new SDK, news about the Windows Developer Day – Windows 10 Creators Update, some curated C# tutorials, new Bluetooth features and if all...
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Announcing “UWPDesktop” NuGet Package Version 14393
The UWPDesktop NuGet package is here to improve the developer experience with Visual Studio when walking along the Desktop Bridge. The Desktop Bridge allows you to call UWP APIs directly from your...
View ArticleNew Year, New Dev: Developing your idea into a UWP app
In the last post, we introduced you to a video series from Bob Tabor that teaches the fundamentals of C#. In this post, you’ll learn how to put those new (or re-sharpened) C# skills to use as we...
View ArticleICYMI – Tutorials, UWPDesktop Nuget, and MVP Updates
This week we have updates for both new and experienced developers alike! Take a look below to see the latest news from the Windows Developer team. New year, new dev: Developing your idea into a UWP app...
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New Bluetooth features in Windows 10 Creators Update (a.k.a. GATT Server and...
This release is big on Bluetooth. If you’re familiar with Windows Bluetooth APIs, have been meaning to try them out, or if you’re just starting to dabble in IoT and wearables, this is a great time to...
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COM Server and OLE Document support for the Desktop Bridge
The Windows 10 Creators Update adds out-of-process (OOP) COM and OLE support for apps on the Desktop Bridge – a.k.a Packaged COM. Historically, Win32 apps would create COM extensions that other...
View ArticleICYMI – Your weekly TL;DR
Building a new app this weekend? Check out last week’s Windows Developer updates before you dive in. COM Server and OLE Document support for the Desktop Bridge The Windows 10 Creators Update adds...
View ArticleMonetizing your app: Use interstitial banner as fallback for interstitial video
Do you show ads while loading your app or between levels of your game (also known as interstitial ads)? Microsoft Advertising now offers interstitial banners as an option for ads in your app....
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Now available: Windows Developer training course on Desktop Bridge
We are happy to announce that the Microsoft Virtual Academy training course, Developer’s Guide to the Desktop Bridge, is now available on demand. This video course, delivered by the Desktop Bridge...
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Building a Telepresence App with HoloLens and Kinect
When does the history of mixed reality start? There are lots of suggestions, but 1977 always shows up as a significant year. That’s the year millions of children – many of whom would one day become...
View ArticleWindows Developers at Microsoft Build 2017
Microsoft Build 2017 kicks off on May 10 in Seattle, with an expected capacity crowd of over 5,000 developers—plus countless more online. Join us for the live-streamed keynotes, announcements,...
View ArticleJust released – Windows developer evaluation virtual machines – April 2017 build
We’re releasing the April 2017 edition of our evaluation Windows developer virtual machines (VM) on Windows Dev Center. The VMs come in Hyper-V, Parallels, VirtualBox and VMWare flavors. The evaluation...
View ArticleWindows Developer Awards: Honoring Windows Devs at Microsoft Build 2017
As we ramp up for Build, the Windows Dev team would like to thank you, the developer community, for all the amazing work you have done over the past 12 months. Because of your efforts and feedback,...
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Master the Master-Detail Pattern
In the world of information consumption in applications, it’s crucial to have a clear and easy way to navigate and inspect that information. The master-detail design pattern has become one of the most...
View ArticleMake App Promotions Work: Acquire & Re-engage the Right Set of Users
Click! Click! Click! and you are done. Yes, acquiring new users and re-engaging with existing users of your app is as simple as that in the tried and tested ‘promote your app’ feature in the Windows...
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COM Server and OLE Document support for the Desktop Bridge
The Windows 10 Creators Update adds out-of-process (OOP) COM and OLE support for apps on the Desktop Bridge – a.k.a Packaged COM. Historically, Win32 apps would create COM extensions that other...
View ArticleMonetize your app: Know the user to serve better targeted ads
Knowing the users of your app leads to much better monetization when serving ads. The Microsoft Advertising ID is a unique identifier for millions of Windows app users. These users are also exposed to...
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