Centennial is designed to provide not just a way of bringing Win32 apps into the store; it also provides a transition path so that developers can add UWP-based functionality to their old ...

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.

UWP’s window layout inherits much of its control design and spacing spacing from the tablet-first Windows 8 WinRT. With Windows 10’s focus on desktop applications, that’s led to applications ...

A week before, in a further move toward undoing the Win32/UWP divide, Microsoft announced that "non-packaged Windows desktop apps are going to be able to use Windows Runtime (WinRT) components.

Files UWP is a third-party, open-source file management app for Windows 10 that packs in Fluent Design and extra features to serve as an alternative to the built-in File Explorer.

The Channel 9 app for Windows 10 now features a reworked design and backend, in the form of a UWP application. While both dark theme support or custom accent colors are no longer available, the ...

Microsoft says one argument for recoding existing Win32 apps into its new UWP format is that they won't slow down your PC over time, like Win32 apps do. The company also hopes the ease of porting ...

Moreover, it says it will eventually completely kill off the desktop-only app in favor of the universal one. As a UWP app, the new Skype for Windows 10 can adjust to a variety of screen sizes and ...