The ability to move the Taskbar has been one of the most requested features on Windows 11. Although Microsoft expressed that it wasn't quite ready to do so last year, things might finally be changing.
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Earlier this year, the Windows 11 "Gallery" app leaked. Now, we have more information about the feature, which also reveals Microsoft's intent to move on from DirectUI onto XAML and WinAppSDK.
If you are a fan of the Mica effect on Windows 11 and wondered if you could some app based on that inside Windows 10, then such an app is available now for download on Microsoft Store.
WebView2, a Chromium-based control for embedding web content into Windows apps, is now generally available to developers building apps based on WinUI, replacing the original EdgeHTML-based WebView.
Microsoft has tweaked the Shutdown dialog box as well as the WinRE Recovery interface with the new WinUI design elements and added new icons which update these elements and ensure consistency.
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It appears that the WhatsApp Desktop app available via the Microsoft Store is about to get a Windows 11 makeover soon. The development team has reportedly transitioned to WinUI 2.6 for this purpose.
Via an AUA conducted on Reddit by the Windows Developer team, Microsoft has confirmed that it is focusing on improving Windows 11's performance especially when it comes to the UI performance.
Today, Microsoft released the third preview of WinUI 3, the latest iteration of its attempts to merge Win32 and UWP through common UI elements. It now includes ARM64 support and more.
Microsoft has launched a new WinUI website that lists the advantages of using the platform. The firm aims to get developers to migrate their existing apps to use the modern UI of Windows 10 and 10X.
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At its Microsoft Connect(); 2018 event, the company announced that it's open-sourcing Windows Forms, WPF, and WinUI on GitHub, and that .NET Core 3.0 is now available in preview form.
Microsoft has released the latest version of the Windows 10 SDK as part of Visual Studio 15.9.1, introducing new capabilities for app developers, such as the UWP XAML Islands announced at Build 2018.
Microsoft has announced the release of the Windows UI Library Preview, which facilitates UWP app developers by cutting ties with SDK releases, and opting for more flexibility using NuGet packages.
