Tag Archives: Developer
Welcome to the Windows 8 app developer blog
Hello, and welcome to the Windows 8 app developer blog! I’m Aleš Holeček, Distinguished Engineer on the Windows Development team. With the release today of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, we are launching this blog dedicated to those of you who are designing and developing great apps for Windows 8. ...
Microsoft Extends Windows 8 Developer Preview Expiry Date
Microsoft released the first developers preview of Windows 8 back in September of 2011 and since then it’s had several million downloads from developers and keen tech enthusiasts looking to try out Microsoft’s latest operating system. However what most of you probably don’t know is that the Windows 8 Developer ...
Running Windows 8 Developer Preview in a virtual environment
We wanted to do a quick post on compatibility with respect to virtualization technologies. We know there were some initial challenges and we've seen the community support process kick in and many people are unblocked as "how to" posts have gone up in various places. As this ...
Are You Still Using Windows 8 Developer Preview?
There was lots of hype coming up to Microsoft’s Build conference which was held in September this year. We knew that we would all be getting out first real look at Windows 8, but the main reason we were so excited was because it was rumoured that the first developer ...
Windows 8 Developer Preview Reaches 3 Million Downloads
Posted on Windows 8 News, Rumors & TipsMicrosoft have announced that the Windows 8 Developer preview has now had over 3 million downloads since it was released back in September. I suppose the news isn’t really that surprising, especially when you consider that Windows is easily the most popular operating ...