Neowin News Feed for: Win32

Unofficial, third-party Win32 app allows disabling Windows and Edge stuff with few prompts

Sayan Sen — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:24:01 +0000

Winpilot, a popular Windows customizing and debloating utility, has received its latest update. With this latest update, aside from its own improvements, an Edge debloater now comes with it. Read more...

New System32 files suggest Microsoft may ditch UWP for XAML and Win32-based Windows 11 Shell

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:16:01 +0000

A bunch of new files were quietly added to the Windows 11 System32 folder and they seem to suggest Microsoft may be looking to ditch UWP in favor of XAML and Win32-based shell on Windows 11. Read more...

Microsoft apparently canning P2P Win32 services on Windows 11 23H2, Windows 12

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 20:30:01 +0000

Microsoft may be planning to eliminate several peer-to-peer networking-related services in upcoming Windows 11 version 23H2 and Windows 12. Though it has likely not been finalized yet. Read more...

Microsoft unveils new features for web apps, opens Android app submissions to all, more

Taras Buria — Tue, 23 May 2023 15:02:02 +0000

Microsoft has announced three significant changes for those wanting to publish apps in the Microsoft Store: new features for PWAs, faster Win32 certification, and Android app submission open to all. Read more...

Microsoft slightly improves OOBE on Windows 11 22H2, 21H2, as well as on Windows 10

Sayan Sen — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:32:02 +0000

Microsoft has released a new update that slightly improves the Windows OOBE process. These new updates apply to all Windows 11 versions, and also on some Windows 10 versions, ie, 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2. Read more...

Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool for Windows apps gets major update with bunch of new features

Sayan Sen — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has released a major update for its MSIX Packaging Tool. The new update brings support for portable apps, new Package Editor improvements, child process monitoring, and more. Read more...

Microsoft is making it easier for enterprise customers to manage Win32 apps

Usama Jawad — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 07:44:02 +0000

Microsoft is making major improvements to the Win32 app supersedence process, allowing IT admins to manage their organization's Win32 apps in a more streamlined manner through Intune. Read more...

Microsoft released a new lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS that's probably not for you

Sayan Sen — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has a new lightweight version of Windows 11 called Microsoft Validation OS. This new OS is meant for hardware and software manufacturers to help in the smooth transitioning to Windows 11. Read more...

Android apps on Windows 11 are coming to five more countries

Usama Jawad — Tue, 24 May 2022 15:00:01 +0000

At its Build 2022 conference, Microsoft has revealed that Android apps on Windows 11 are finally expanding outside the U.S. But is your region included in the list of the next five countries? Read more...

The Microsoft Store has a new web portal with Windows 11 design

Usama Jawad — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:44:02 +0000

Microsoft is seemingly updating the online experience for the Microsoft Store, bringing it in line with the Windows 11 design language (rounded corners!) and offering unpackaged Win32 apps as well. Read more...

Attention photo and video editors, new Windows 11 bug can break color rendering

Sayan Sen — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 08:42:01 +0000

A new bug has been discovered on Windows 11 which affects color rendering on certain image editing apps on HDR displays. Mostly, it is the white color that is the most affected. A fix is in the works. Read more...

Windows 11's Microsoft Store is now available for Windows 10 Insiders

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:02:01 +0000

The revamped Microsoft Store from Windows 11 has made its way to the Windows 10 Release Preview ring. It features a full redesign and support for almost all apps including Win32, but no Android. Read more...

UWP no longer fashionable as Microsoft releases guidance for migrating apps to Windows App SDK

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:08:01 +0000

It appears that UWP is on the way out as Microsoft has recently published guidance about how to migrate from UWP to Windows App SDK, which has been highlighted as the new strategic direction. Read more...

Here are all the changes Microsoft is making to its App Developer Agreement from July 28

Usama Jawad — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 18:46:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its App Developer Agreement to expand the definition of the term "games", include support for third-party commerce platforms, and highlight new responsibilities of developers. Read more...

Microsoft's Project Reunion 0.5 is now available with WinUI 3 and WebView 2

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:34:01 +0000

Microsoft's attempt at bridging the gap between UWP and Win32 is now available for developers building packaged apps. Version 0.5 still has some limitations, but version 1.0 will come later in 2021. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Price fluctuations, Win32 reloaded, and hardware availability

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:18:02 +0000

This week brought folks a strange bit of indecisiveness on Xbox Live Gold pricing from Microsoft, a commitment to Win32, and much, much more. Be sure to catch up via our handy overview. Read more...

Microsoft doubles down on Win32

Nero Cui — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:12:01 +0000

Microsoft just doubled down on Win32, creating new ways to consume Win32 APIs in programming languages other than C or C++. Project win32metadata makes it easier to call Win32 APIs for developers. Read more...

Google brings Flutter to Windows in Alpha form, aims to add UWP support soon

Abhay V — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:18:01 +0000

After a few months in technical preview, Google is bringing its open-source, cross-platform framework, Flutter, to Windows in Alpha, with the company working to add UWP support soon. Read more...

Project Reunion is Microsoft's new plan to unify UWP and Win32

Rich Woods — Tue, 19 May 2020 15:00:12 +0000

Today at its Build 2020 virtual developer conference, Microsoft announced Project Reunion, a new plan to unify the Universal Windows Platform and Win32, and it will be backward compatible. Read more...

Microsoft explains how Win32 apps will work on Windows 10X

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:02:01 +0000

Microsoft 365 Developer Day and Microsoft has revealed how containerized Win32 apps will run on Windows 10X. The apps will run in a container that supports most, but not all, existing apps. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: gamescom 2019, Win32 apps in S Mode for enterprises, and Edge Beta

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:52:01 +0000

The last seven days have seen the arrival of a bunch of gaming news - courtesy of gamescom -, some optional Windows updates, and the unveiling of the Edge Beta branch. Be sure to catch up below. Read more...

Xbox Game Pass officially coming to Windows 10 heralding over 100 PC games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 30 May 2019 14:01:54 +0000

Microsoft confirmed today that its Xbox Game Pass subscription service is finally coming to PC in an official form, featuring over 100 games from over 75 publishers and developers in the PC space. Read more...

Microsoft releases MSIX Packaging Tool into Preview via the Microsoft Store

Boyd Chan — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 09:54:01 +0000

After MSIX support made its debut in Windows 10 build 17682 towards the beginning of last month, Microsoft has released a utility that will convert Win32 application packages into the new MSIX format. Read more...

Microsoft finally releases an ARM64 SDK, supporting UWP and Win32 apps

Rich Woods — Wed, 09 May 2018 03:22:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced that it's released an ARM64 SDK in the latest Visual Studio preview, version 15.8. The SDK not only supports UWP apps, but developers can recompile their Win32 apps for ARM. Read more...

Microsoft's Fluent Design System is on the way to Win32 apps

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 07 May 2018 17:46:01 +0000

Microsoft today revealed that developers will be able to use elements from its Fluent Design System in their apps, regardless of whether they're made using the Universal Windows Platform. Read more...

Citrix allows you to run Win32 apps on UWP-only Windows 10 S using virtualization

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sun, 28 May 2017 12:06:01 +0000

Windows 10 S is known for running only Windows Store apps, thereby excluding most legacy apps. Citrix, however, has a possible solution, allowing users to run Win32 apps via a virtual machine. Read more...

Microsoft video shows Windows on ARM running full Windows 10 and x86 apps

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 11 May 2017 20:54:02 +0000

Following through on its promise to bring full x86 app emulation for Windows on ARM, Microsoft today showcased the ability at Build 2017, allowing users to utilise the x86 library on mobile devices. Read more...

Microsoft and Qualcomm to bring full Windows 10 OS and x86 desktop apps to mobile devices

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 03:20:01 +0000

Microsoft and Qualcomm have announced a partnership to support a new range of Windows 10 PCs including "cellular PCs" that are able to run "x86 Win32 and universal Windows apps, including Photoshop". Read more...

Microsoft expected to bring x86 app emulation to Windows 10 Mobile with Redstone 3 update

Andy Weir — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:32:01 +0000

Details have emerged of Microsoft's plans to bring x86 emulation to Windows 10 Mobile devices with ARM64 processors. Known as 'Cobalt', the functionality is expected to arrive with Redstone 3 in 2017. Read more...

Why Project Centennial might be the best thing to happen to Windows in 100 years

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:56:01 +0000

Project Centennial is perhaps the biggest feature of Windows 10 that Microsoft announced at BUILD but many people overlooked it. However, if widely adopted, it could change Windows forever. Read more...

Project Centennial: Microsoft releases preview of Desktop App Converter tool [Update]

Andy Weir — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:08:01 +0000

After unveiling it last week, Microsoft has released a preview of its Desktop App Converter, the 'Project Centennial' bridge to convert desktop Win32 applications into Universal Windows Platform apps. Read more...

Tim Sweeney: Microsoft's UWP needs to emulate the open nature of Win32

Adrian Potoroaca — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:28:01 +0000

Epic games co-founder expands on his idea of what Microsoft should and shouldn't do with the distribution model of Universal Windows Platform apps, and how it should be more like Win32. Read more...

Windows 10 desktop on ARM and Win32 Mobile support tipped in new Microsoft documentation

John Devon — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has published testing documentation listing 'Windows 10 for desktop editions (Home, Pro, Enterprise and Education) ARM' and 'Windows 10 Mobile x86', hinting at some intriguing possibilities. Read more...

Microsoft brings Remote Desktop Preview app to Windows 10 Mobile with Continuum support

Andy Weir — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Remote Desktop Preview app to run on Windows 10 Mobile, allowing users to remotely access Win32 apps with support for the PC-like Continuum experience on high-end handsets. Read more...

You may one day be able to run Win32 apps on your Continuum-powered phone

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:32:01 +0000

Microsoft's Kevin Gallo has indicated at 'Connect 2015' conference, that the company is looking into allowing users the ability to run Win32 apps on Windows 10 Mobile with Continuum. Read more...

Battlefield Vietnam Win32 & Linux server patches

Sat, 07 Aug 2004 22:41:39 +0000

There are new patches for the Win32 and Linux retail dedicated servers of Battlefield Vietnam, the 3D multiplayer action game by Digital Illusions. This fix addresses a "conflict involving NVA Spawn Tunnels and XML Logging,"... Read more...

MoH:AA Spearhead multiplayer demo patch v2.11 & Win32 server

Marcel Klum — Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:22:43 +0000

Electronic Arts sends along a patch for the recent multiplayer demo of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead, updating this World War II FPS to version 2.11. This patch addresses a server problem when "getting... Read more...

Quake III Arena Win32 & Linux patches v1.32

Marcel Klum — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 06:24:02 +0000

Thanks AGW83 mailing us this. id Software has released a new patch for Quake III Arena, continuing support for their multiplayer first-person shooter with an upgrade to version 1.32. This release adds the... Read more...