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Windows 10 UWP Piracy Protection Has Been Broken
Windows 10 UWP Unlike Denuvo, which has had a rather hit and miss history in the last year, Windows 10 UWP has remained remarkably resilient to the attempts of piracy. Using the UWP propertion, Windows has successfully protected its games and products for over a year now. Despite that long-term…
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Keyboard Support Coming to Xbox One
Last Year, Xbox Chief Phil Spencer promised that keyboard and mouse support for Xbox One was “not years away, it’s more like months away.” We are still waiting, but maybe not for long, at least as far as keyboards are concerned. Microsoft has confirmed that keyboard support is coming to…
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Microsoft Brings Interactive Playable Ads to Windows Store
Despite the massive push Microsoft has made to get into the mobile space, its efforts have not been as successful as it might have hoped. One of these less than stellar attempts has been with the Windows Store which has not been widely well received. In an effort to boost…
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Windows 10 Update Blocks Win32 App Installation
Microsoft has introduced a new anti-bloatware feature to the latest Creators update for Windows 10, but when the function is activated it also blocks any non-Microsoft program that uses Win32. So, if you try to install, say, Google Chrome on this version of Windows 10 with the anti-bloatware measure turned…
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More Windows Game Exclusives Coming in 2017
While Microsoft has released a handful of exclusive games for Windows 10 and Xbox as an offshoot of its UWP (Universal Windows Platform) initiative – the most notable being Quantum Break, Gears of Wars 4, and ReCore – since 2016, 2017 is set to be the year of the Windows…
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Windows 10 Cloud Confirmed UWP Apps Only
Earlier in the month, we brought you word of Microsoft latest pet project, Windows 10 Cloud. It seems that even with the debacle of Windows RT hanging over them, Microsoft hasn’t given up on making a locked down version of Windows. Early reports suggested that Windows 10 Cloud would be…
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Microsoft Windows 10 Cloud May Only Run UWP Apps
With the latest Windows 10 Insider builds, more and more information is pointing to a new Windows Cloud or Windows Cloud N OS. While nothing has been said yet officially by Microsft on these new SKUs, it appears to be Microsoft’s latest attempt to strike at the ChromeOS and ChromeBook market.…
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Windows 10 Game Mode Reportedly Exclusive to UWP Apps
Last week, we brought you some new information about a hidden Game Mode in Windows 10 beta. According to various reports, the new Windows 10 Creators Update is set to introduce a new gamemode.dll. The new feature is aimed at optimizing system resources to prioritize the game and provide the…
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Microsoft to Bundle Game Drivers on UWP Store
Whenever a new graphically intensive game is released, it’s usually accompanied by a driver which provides the best possible experience through effective optimisation. Despite this, some users might be unaware of the new driver or feel the process is too long and simply want to get into the action. During…
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Nintendo 64 Emulator Appears for Download on Xbox One
The Xbox One isn’t exactly meant to have emulators, for many obvious reasons such as copyrights held by the manufacturers of other systems, but that hasn’t stopped a new N64 emulator hitting the Microsoft console. Since Microsoft opened the doors to UWP apps, there’s now a system in place for…
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Windows Desktop App Converter Finally Arrives
When you go on to the Microsoft store, every application there thus far has been UWP apps. These are Microsoft’s new way of creating apps for every Windows platform, be it Windows 10 or whatever Microsoft is calling their mobile platform these days. Moving forward now, Microsoft has finally released Project…
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Epic Games Founder Launches Fresh Assault on Microsoft
Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has taken a swipe at Microsoft over its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) initiative, accusing the company of attempting to lock out third-party game developers from its systems. Sweeney’s criticisms come despite his past connections with Microsoft, which published Gears of War on behalf of Epic.…
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Microsoft: “We Will Ship Games on Steam Again”
Throughout Microsoft’s E3 presentation this year, they really embraced the idea of Windows 10 gaming and gave it as much coverage as the Xbox One console. This marks a major shift in the company’s attitude towards PC gaming and it looks likely that all future exclusives will coexist on Windows 10…
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Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform is Struggling
The Universal Windows Platform was created to offer a better synergy between mobile, Xbox and Windows 10 PCs. This makes sense in today’s market as consumers own multiple devices and wish to use the same applications. The company’s new strategy brought a number of core games you’d expect to remain…
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Microsoft Debunks Halo 5 PC Rumour
Since the release of Halo 5: Guardians back in late 2015, there have been numerous calls on Microsoft to port the game to the PC platform and expand the Halo community. Unfortunately, Microsoft hasn’t unleashed a new core Halo title since Halo 2 which appears to be the main attraction…
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