New builds 26220.9022 for the Beta channel and 28020.2623 for Beta (26H1) bring alternate taskbar positions and a smaller taskbar option. Microsoft has released two new Windows 11 Insider Beta builds, ...

C++ rendering that bypasses the managed XAML layer entirely and renders straight on the GPU via Direct3D compute shaders, in native x64 and ARM64, ready for Microsoft’s Windows on Arm and Copilot+ PCs ...

When you install or run certain applications on Windows, you may see a prompt asking you to install the Windows Desktop Runtime. What is Windows Desktop Runtime? Why is it needed? Is it safe? Let’s ...

Paris, France — Userware today released version 0.8 of XAML.io, the free web-based .NET IDE, adding Migrate from WPF: free, in-browser tools that bring an existing Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF ...

OpenClaw AI agents were a big hit with the Build crowd, and Microsoft is making Windows increasingly friendly to non-human users. I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it ...

Microsoft’s Build developer conference kicked off today, and as with almost everything the company has done in the last few years, Microsoft’s opening keynote focused overwhelmingly on AI and other ...

XAML.io today released to alpha preview version 0.7, which can turn a C# XAML project edited in your browser into a native Windows, macOS or Linux desktop app, all running the compilation and ...

Jade Bryan is a Feature Author at Android Police with over a decade of tech reviews and news reporting experience, stretching back to the Symbian era and the early days of Android. He covers the ...

Original story from April 28th, 2026: Following the latest security updates for Windows 11, users are reporting issues with the Remote Desktop feature. Microsoft has now officially confirmed the bug ...

Crystal ball: Let's be clear upfront: there is no Mac Neo desktop. No leak, no supply chain rumor, no analyst note. What follows is conjecture – but conjecture worth taking seriously, because the ...

PCWorld reviews Google’s new desktop app for Windows, which functions like macOS Spotlight but primarily serves as a portal to Gemini AI. The app excels at screen-sharing AI analysis, outperforming ...

After testing got underway in September, the “Google app for desktop” is now launching for “Windows users globally in English.” This app is intended to bring the “best of Google Search right to your ...