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For Windows developers looking to monetize better through ads, Microsoft is announcing the Windows Premium Ads Publishers Program. Windows Premium Ads Publishers Program is a curated collection of ad-enabled apps that are best in class in terms of usage, engagement, and experience. These apps use one...

With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update arriving next month (Oct '17), Microsoft is preparing for its Windows Developer Day before the feature update is made available to the public i.e. Oct 10 at 9:30 AM PDT. Kevin Gallo and the Windows engineering team will be...

Microsoft Edge Web Summit 2017 is just around the corner in Seattle and the Microsoft is ready to throw in a jam-packed day of energetic technical sessions through a live stream on Channel 9. For those who are not familiar, Microsoft Edge Web Summit is...

Microsoft is updating Windows Template Studio to version 1.3 with new features, improvements and bug fixes. This release adds an in-app scheme launch, localization improvements, massive improvements in accessibility and initial Visual Basic support. What's new: New Feature: Scheme to launch app (aka myAwesomeApp://myDeepLinksIntoMyApp?foo=bar) Template improvements: Default Windows theme...

Microsoft has released a pretty major update for the UWP Community Toolkit which graduated to version 2.0. Version 2.0 is the first major and largest update to date since its launch past year. The developer community has worked enthusiastically to build something that is used by...

Microsoft recently released the .NET Core 2.0 and the .NET Standard 2.0 for developers to be used in production builds. This was followed by the first Preview of Visual Studio 2017 version 15.4 which updates the UWP tooling that supports .NET Standard 2.0. What does...

Microsoft is releasing a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK (16267) and the Mobile Emulator (15240). These builds are to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16267 or greater. The Preview SDK Build 16267 contains bug fixes and...

Microsoft has released a major update to Visual Studio 2017 in the form of version 15.3. Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 focuses on improving accessibility, particularly using Visual Studio with the most popular screen readers. Microsoft has also made over 1,700 improvements for people using Visual...

.NET Core 2.0 is now available for developers as a final release. Developers can start developing with it at the command line, in a favorite text/code editor such as Visual Studio 2017 15.3, Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio for Mac. Microsoft is also releasing...

Microsoft has released Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 16257 and Mobile Emulator Build 15235 for people developing on the Universal Windows Platform. The Preview Build of the SDK and the Mobile Emulator are to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 or...

Microsoft is announcing new capabilities for developers targeting the Universal Windows Platform in the Windows Store. Previously available for beta testing, all accounts can now take advantage of new Windows Store capabilities like video trailers, improved Store listings, advanced sales, and other new capabilities. These...

With the recent release of Ubuntu in the Windows Store, Microsoft has announced the release of two new Linux distributions in the Windows Store (officially) — openSUSE Leap 42 and SLES 12. You can download and install one or both distributions right now from the Windows...