Open Task Manager on your Windows PC right now and chances are you'll see apps like Discord, Slack, or Teams sitting at the top of the memory list, even if they're not active. It's not a bug in their ...

Microsoft has published an article on Github detailing its plans to open source the Windows App SDK. Beth Pan, a software engineer on the Windows App SDK team at Microsoft, announced the plans in a ...

What tech should a .NET coder use for a new Windows desktop app when presented with a dizzying array of options that include .NET MAUI, WinUI, WinForms, WPF, UWP, Blazor and so on? We've investigated ...

Microsoft’s new winapp CLI simplifies Windows app development with one-command setup, faster testing, and easier packaging. Microsoft is trying to make Windows app development feel a lot less painful.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls. Windows is getting a major developer-focused upgrade as Microsoft ...

This new Windows AI push needs developers on board for it to truly work. This new Windows AI push needs developers on board for it to truly work. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who ...