ZDNet

Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with 'Windows Apps'

For months, many pundits, partners and customers have wondered aloud whether Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP) has a future. Officially, the story is UWP is alive and well. But the Win32 ...
Computerworld

What you need to know about Windows 10, UWP, and desktop apps

Is Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform a stepping stone to more modern Windows 10 apps or recognition that traditional PC applications are the foundation of Windows? Windows 10 (like Windows 8 ...
ZDNet

Microsoft clarifies 'Project Reunion' plan to fix Windows 8-era Win32/UWP mess

Microsoft has published a new document on GitHub to clarify the goals of 'Project Reunion' and what it consists of. As ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reported recently, Project Reunion aims to unify Win32 and ...
Neowin

UWP developers unite to prove the platform isn't dead

Last week, Microsoft announced that Win32 games can now be published in the Microsoft Store, which prompted a series of comments regarding the death of the once-beloved Universal Windows Platform. We ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft's Stalled UWP Project Supports .NET 9 to Help WinUI 3 Migration

Microsoft is previewing UWP (Universal Windows Platform) support for .NET 9, providing a path for existing UWP developers to modernize their apps with the latest .NET and Native AOT. That's being done ...
InfoWorld

Bringing Universal Windows Platform apps to .NET 9

Microsoft’s new UWP-friendly tools bridge the gap between the old and the new worlds of .NET to help old code into the latest .NET stack. Microsoft’s journey to today’s Windows App SDK and Win UI as a ...