The Microsoft Store is a combination of app store, game store and movie store. And when Windows 11 debuts later this year, it’ll bring an updated user interface. But it’ll also bring support for more ...

Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping to bring the 16 million ...

Microsoft's Windows 10X operating system is mostly focused on UWP and web apps, but Microsoft understands that Win32 is essential for many users, so when the OS was announced, it was said that it ...

Microsoft’s Kevin Gallo said on Wednesday that Win32 “desktop” programs can now be purchased in the Windows Store. These aren’t apps that were built from the ground up for Windows 10, but software and ...

For months, many pundits, partners and customers have wondered aloud whether Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP) has a future. Officially, the story is UWP is alive and well. But the Win32 ...

The Microsoft Store continues to slowly attract a number of new apps converted using the Desktop App Converter. WinZip is the latest app to join the fray, as the classic Win32 app has now been ...

A new report says the latest internal builds of Windows 10X have dropped support for local Win32 apps, which Microsoft hopes will make it more competitive with Chrome OS. Share on Facebook (opens in a ...

Microsoft does all the hard work for you, x86 Win32 apps can be installed and run just like they always have. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make ...

In an announcement met by hoots and hollers from the developers at Build, Microsoft introduced the “Centennial” desktop app converter. With this, developers can convert their Win32 and .NET apps into ...

Back at the Surface event in early October, Microsoft unveiled a dual-screen device called Surface Neo, along with a Windows 10X operating system that is being designed from the ground up for it and ...

Starting with Windows 10 build number 15042, Microsoft will allow administrators to block the installation of Win32 applications on their computer. This new feature, spotted by Vitor Mikaelson, will ...