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Non-packaged Win32 applications have a serious challenge in accessing many sought-after Windows APIs and features. The likes of BackgroundTasks, Notifications, LiveTiles, Share and more, are either ...

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Hey all,<BR><BR> I'm trying to create a frontend for a Unix C application, and while I used to be fluent in Win32, I havn't used it since NT 4.0. Thus, if I'm missing something really obvious, please ...

Microsoft has published a new document on GitHub to clarify the goals of 'Project Reunion' and what it consists of. As ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reported recently, Project Reunion aims to unify Win32 and ...

It's 2020, and Microsoft is still juggling two very different APIs (application programming interfaces) in Windows 10. In one corner, you've got the old-school Win32 API and its decades-long legacy.

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft announced a new set of tools for developers aimed at helping ...

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 ...

Ten years ago around this very time—April through June 2008—our intrepid Microsoft guru Peter Bright evidently had an identity crisis. Could this lifelong PC user ...

A security researcher has stirred up a new controversy around the security of the Windows operating system, with claims that a flaw in the design of the Windows architecture has led to vulnerabilities ...