One of the main reasons some people tend to avoid updating their PCs is that “it makes it slower”. Especially with Windows 10’s Software as a Service approach, where it gets the so-called “feature updates” twice a year. But is … Read more
We’ve all heard this riddle: if you dig down deep enough in Windows 10, you’ll find elements that date from Windows 3.x days. But is it actually true? In this article we’ll discover just how many UI layers are in … Read more
Source: Daniel Rubino/Windows Central With recent reports revealing that Microsoft has put Windows 10X on the backburner, the question around what the future looks like for Windows is more apparent than ever. Windows 10X was supposed to lay the foundation … Read more
Welcome to Try Andy’s Desk, a mish-mash place of experimentation! YOU might also be interested in: glitchy.website Another way of exploring Try Andy’s creative endeavors, this time with a futuristic sci-fi feel. Check it out Music Fun fact: We made … Read more
eBPF is a well-known technology for providing programmability and agility, especially for extending an OS kernel, for use cases such as DoS protection and observability. This project is a work-in-progress that allows using existing eBPF toolchains and APIs familiar in … Read more
Rust for Windows v0.9 has recently been released and includes full consumption support, along with several other updates! With completed consumption support, you can now call any Windows APIs (past, present, and future) using the Rust language projection. Rust developers have access … Read more
author created on last updated issue id Mike Griese @zadjii-msft 2021-02-23 2021-04-21 Abstract Many existing terminals support a feature whereby a user can press a keybinding anywhere in the OS, and summon their terminal application. Oftentimes the act of summoning … Read more
In the latest A/B test, Microsoft is using Windows 10’s taskbar to push Chromium Edge-powered web apps for YouTube, Facebook, Office, and more. The new Edge popup from Microsoft will appear after applying general Windows Updates, or when you’re normally … Read more
Windows 95 was the “next-generation” OS from Microsoft: redesigned UI, long file names support, 32-bit apps and many other changes. Some of Windows 95 components are still in use today. How does it look? Let’s test it and figure it … Read more