How-To Geek on MSN

5 built-in Windows apps I ditch on every new install (and what I replace them with)

Windows keeps introducing bloatware, and it is usually better to get rid of these apps and replace them with better alternatives.
Visual Studio Magazine

Choosing the Right UI Framework for Native Windows Applications

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 ...
Computerworld

5 wizardly ways to integrate web apps with Windows

While Windows is a powerful operating system for productivity, so much of what we do with work these days revolves around the web. Whatever your browser of choice — Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, or ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft can't make up its mind, rebrands Universal applications as Windows apps

When Microsoft unveiled Windows 8, it also announced a new development structure for the software applications that would use the then-new "Metro UI." Applications that were built to run in the Metro ...

Spotify's "Exclusive Mode" Brings Bit-Perfect Audio to Windows

Premium listeners tap deeper fidelity as the Windows desktop app takes direct control of DAC hardware for purist playback.
What Hi-Fi? on MSN

Spotify's new 'Exclusive Mode' gives you "bit-perfect" playback – but there's a catch

Good news for some users ...