Month: February 2017

As we continue the countdown to the launch of Halo Wars 2, Xbox and 343 Industries look to awaken your inner strategist and test your wits in these two new live-action trailers. We find the two faction leaders – Atriox, leader of the Banished and Captain Cutter of the UNSC Spirit of Fire – plucked out of their intergalactic conflict and engaged in a “War of Wits” in what can only be described as relatable struggles. In each trailer, both Atriox and Cutter use their strategic military minds to fight it out over the ownership of an airplane armrest or… Continue reading Atriox and Cutter Battle in a Halo Wars 2 Live-Action War of Wits→

Vangos Pterneas, Friend of the Gallery, has taking on the task to help document, and help you fix, a number of common Kinect driver issues.

I’ve seen these come up a number of times, this post is a must bookmark for any Kinect Dev…

Troubleshooting Kinect Driver Issues

“Kinect Drivers were originally released in 2014. Since then, there had been no major updates. Microsoft updated the drivers in November 2016, adding UWP support.

A few days ago, while working with one of our customers, I noticed something really weird: even though the latest Kinect drivers were available since November 2016, some customer laptops could not automatically download them from Windows Update.

Symptoms

As I further researched the problem, I noticed that other developers were facing the same issues. The problematic computers had the following symptoms:

• Kinect was properly recognized by the computer.
• Kinect Configuration Verifier indicated a steady 30 fps rate.
• When running any of Microsoft’s Kinect Samples, there was no Body or BodyIndex stream! Color, Depth, and Infrared streams worked just fine, but Kinect could not recognize any skeletons.
• The installed Kinect driver was dated to 2014 (check Driver Date in the Device Manager)!
• Windows Update would not update the driver automatically.

Solution

Turned out the solution is quite simple. If you are facing the same problem, you need to download the driver manually. For your convenience, LightBuzz has uploaded the newest drivers (November 2016) in the following location.

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The Windows Store and Windows Dev Center are constantly improving to meet the evolving needs of developers and the market. In this session, we’ll explore new Windows Store capabilities that make it easier for customers to find and acquire your apps and… Continue reading Using the Windows Store to enhance your app | Windows Developer Day – Creators Update→

Kevin Gallo takes us on a tour of what’s new in Windows 10 Creators Update. He’ll apply a developer’s lens as he shows off new Windows capabilities and tooling and will share some news along the way. Continue reading Keynote | Windows Developer Day – Creators Update→

The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) documentation is now available on http://docs.microsoft.com. The Windows developer community can contribute code samples and add their expertise to the UWP docs.  Watch the video to learn how you can parti… Continue reading Modernizing the Windows UWP Docs→

To optimize your app and provide the best value to your users,  you need to have great analytics. In this video, you will get quick, step-by-step, guidance on how to connect to Google Analytics from within your Windows 10 Universal apps, and … Continue reading Getting started with the Windows SDK for Google Analytics | Windows Developer Day – Creators Update→

Display technology and usage scenarios have changed significantly since the time when many desktop app technologies were first introduced. Many desktop UI frameworks on Windows have, historically, struggled to keep up with modern usage scenarios such a… Continue reading High DPI Improvements for Desktop App Developers in the Windows 10 Creators Update | Windows Developer Day – Creators Update→

Facebook App Install Ads is a great way to do user acquisition for your Windows Store apps. You will get broad reach, great targeting, and a great dashboard for creating and managing your ads. This video will walk you through creating a Facebook App In… Continue reading Getting started with Facebook App Install Ads | Windows Developer Day—Creators Update→