Month: July 2017

In the last post, we explored using XamlCompositionBrushBase and LoadedImageSurface to create custom CompositionBrushes that can be used to paint XAML elements directly in your markup. In today’s post, we’ll continue our look into the new improvements made to the XAML and Visual Layer Interop APIs available in the Windows 10 Creators Update. In this […] Continue reading New Lights and PropertySet Interop – XAML and Visual Layer Interop, Part Two→

San Diego Comic-Con, the world’s largest comic and pop-culture festival, is July 20 – 23, and Xbox is gearing up to make our mark both in and out of the convention center. We have a week of fun activities planned, including Middle-earth: Shadow of War gameplay, a huge photo experience, an explosive Crackdown 3 panel, exclusive Mixer streaming, and a Comic-Con Game Night sweepstakes. Whether you’ll be in California or will be tuning in on Mixer, there’s something for you! Read on for more details on everything Xbox at SDCC: Xbox Booth Hall A, Booth #100 Play Middle-earth: Shadow of… Continue reading Join Xbox at Comic-Con→

With Microsoft, you are the owner of your customer data. We use your customer data only to provide the services we have agreed upon, and for purposes that are compatible with providing those services. We do not share your data with our advertiser-suppo… Continue reading What Happens to My Data in Office 365?→

Did you miss out on playing Doom, one of the biggest shooters of last year? It’s okay, now’s your chance. This weekend, we’re unleashing the ultimate Doom experience, dropping a jam-packed game update that makes all the DLC available to everyone, and inviting you to try all of it as part of a free weekend for Xbox Live Gold members. Starting at 9:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, July 20, you can experience the thrill of blasting away hordes of demons in the first two levels of Doom’s critically-acclaimed campaign — totally free! If that’s not intense enough for you, try… Continue reading Unleashing Update 6.66 and a Free Weekend for Doom with Xbox Live Gold→

Your life is busy, and your time is valuable—so it’s essential to have a calendar that is both powerful and easy to use. Today, we’re introducing several new features that make your Outlook.com calendar more intelligent and helpful.

The post Get the most out of your day with new calendar features in Outlook.com appeared first on Office Blogs.

Continue reading Get the most out of your day with new calendar features in Outlook.com→

OneDrive is expanding version history to support all file types for your OneDrive personal account—one of our most highly requested features. OneDrive is committed to helping you focus on being more productive and having to worry less about accidental edits by you or others collaborating with you.

The post Expanding OneDrive version history support to all file types appeared first on Office Blogs.

Continue reading Expanding OneDrive version history support to all file types→

Welcome to the Forza Garage, our weekly series of car reveals for Forza Motorsport 7. Continue reading Forza Motorsport 7 Garage opens today→

Welcome to the Forza Garage, our weekly series of car reveals for Forza Motorsport 7. With more than 700 vehicles in the game at launch, Forza Motorsport 7 features the most diverse lineup of cars in series history. Each week in the Forza Garage we’ll put the spotlight on some of the most notable cars in the list and offer some background on what makes these cars so special. Whether you’re looking to learn something new or you’re making plans of which cars to hit first when the game is released beginning on Sept. 29 (via early access for Ultimate… Continue reading Forza Motorsport 7 Garage Opens with Largest Collection of Porsches, Lamborghinis and Ferraris→