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Editors note: The following post was written by Windows Development MVP Ricardo Pons, as part of our Technical Tuesday series. I’ve been working on a LOB application for almost two years, which has many forms, charts and business rules. A new requirement also came up, in which the application needed multiple windows that used existing… Continue reading Working With Multiple Windows In UWP Using MVVM
The day before we held TennoCon 2017, our second annual Warframe convention, in July, I worked late into the night. Of course I wasn’t the only one! Our team here at Digital Extremes burned the midnight oil polishing the Plains of Eidolon demo while trying to calm their nerves before presenting the biggest reveal we’ve ever done to our players; our Community team and I went over our panels, convention duties, and various interviews, and all of it was done to ensure that our players, community, and attendees would have an incredible Warframe-themed experience that took months of planning and… Continue reading At the Heart of Waframe’s Open Zones Lies the Sentients of Eidolon
Hey, Xbox gamers! The Tips & Tricks team is here with 5 tips for Agents of Mayhem! This is an open-world, over-the-top action game based in Seoul, South Korea. You play as a team of Super Agents who’ve been given the green light to do whatever they need to in order to grow the agency, and defeat the shadowy super-villain organization known as L.E.G.I.O.N. These bad guys are building a world-altering device that’ll give them unrivaled power, so we’ve put together 5 tips to help you put an end to their diabolical plans and take back the world! One of… Continue reading Tips and Tricks for Agents of Mayhem
It feels good to say it – Cuphead is almost here! Whether it’s the gorgeous hand-drawn 1930s inspired artwork, the wonderfully jazzy big band soundtrack, the incredibly precise gameplay or frantic antics in local co-op, Cuphead has something to offer everyone. To celebrate its upcoming launch on Sept. 29 for Xbox One, Windows 10 PC and Steam, Xbox and StudioMDHR will be hosting a Cuphead launch party that day on 7-11 p.m. PDT in the iconic Meltdown Comics and Collectibles store in Los Angeles. The party will feature Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, playable stations of the game, unique… Continue reading Get Ready to Party Like It’s the 1930s at the Cuphead Launch Party
Between September 22 – 24, all Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One can enjoy Battlefield 1 for free with Xbox Live Gold’s Free Play Days. Once the event begins, download Battlefield 1 by clicking on the Gold Member area on the home dashboard or downloading directly from the Xbox Store. The acclaimed Battlefield 1 is multiplayer warfare on an epic scale. In the global conflicts of the Great War, you’ll experience all sides of World War I: from cavalry and brutal melee weapons, to the first tanks ever invented. No battle is ever the same and behemoths like airships or armored trains can turn the… Continue reading Play Battlefield 1 During Xbox Live Gold’s Free Play Days, September 22-24
As part of our continuous efforts to help Windows developers monetize better through ads, we are very excited to announce the launch of the Windows Premium Ads Publishers Program – a curated collection of ad enabled apps that are best in class in terms of usage, engagement and experience. These apps use one or more ad formats from among banner, interstitial […] Continue reading Announcing the Windows Premium Ads Publishers Program
Ziv Rafalovich joins Scott Hanselman to talk about improvements to the planned maintenance experience in Azure, including better visibility and control of maintenance events that impact virtual machine availability. Learn how to create alerts, discover… Continue reading Virtual Machine Planned Maintenance | Azure Friday
Did you know you can add family members to each Windows 10 PC you sign in to with your Microsoft account faster than ever? You can manage family settings online at account.microsoft.com/family, and changes will be applied to any Windows 10 device the child signs in to. Set up a PC for people already in your Microsoft […] Continue reading Windows 10 Tip: Set up family features on your Windows 10 PC