Microsoft showcased new WinUI AI agents, app modernization tools, and native Windows development resources at Build 2026.

The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good news for Windows developers too.

In Vernor Vinge’s science fiction novel A Deepness in the Sky, one of the characters works as a software archaeologist, mining thousands of years of code and libraries to find the solutions to ...

Microsoft Corp. said today it’s advancing the local artificial intelligence development capabilities of Windows, as part of an effort to help developers build and experiment and reach new users with ...

Microsoft used Build 2026 to position Windows as a platform for building and running AI agents, expanding its developer focus beyond AI-assisted apps and into agents that can act across local devices, ...

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 ...

Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system is filled with a rich selection of programs and applications. Many better-known Windows programs come with antiquated interfaces and old-fashioned navigational ...

Microsoft’s new winapp CLI simplifies Windows app development with one-command setup, faster testing, and easier packaging. Microsoft is trying to make Windows app development feel a lot less painful.