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Windows App Installer was first introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) to make sideloading UWP apps easier. Since then, Microsoft has gradually been improving App Installer to provide most of the features found in the Microsoft Store. In this article, I look at how App Installer has developed and how it fits into the bigger picture.
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At the beginning of March and at its developer conference in May, Microsoft made several announcements about the future of Win32 apps. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll look at how those developments will affect the application landscape in Windows.
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Microsoft’s new MSIX unified packaging format promises to make it easier to bring legacy apps to the Store, even if you don’t have access to the app’s source code. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll explore how MSIX differs from existing tech, like the Desktop Bridge.
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Back in July, Paint.NET creator Rick Brewster said he was bringing the app to the Windows Store. That day has arrived.
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With the release today of the Windows 10 S-based Surface Laptop, Microsoft has brought preview versions of Office 2016 to the Windows Store as well.
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Developers interested in learning how they can bring their classic desktop applications forward to the Windows Store now have a great new resource.
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Earlier in the month, I warned Windows 10 users to stay away from Desktop Bridge-powered apps due to the risk of crashing their machine and potentially entering an endless boot loop. Today, that alarm has been squelched, via a cumulative update that we… Continue reading Desktop Bridge-Powered Apps Are Safe To Use Now
Microsoft acknowledged a bug in its Desktop Bridge technology last night that could crash Windows 10 with the error KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE and potentially put your machine into an endless boot loop.
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