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This week, Microsoft finally released a new update for Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. Build 25905 contains features Microsoft introduced earlier in the Dev Channel (Dev Drive, Windows Backup, Dynamic Lighting, redesigned File Explorer, and more), plus extra additions such as Fluent 3D Emojis, resurrected Zune drivers (yay), new features for the Microsoft Store, and Rust in the Windows Kernel for reliability and security improvements. There is also one important change for those using Windows computers with ARM processors: starting with build 25905 (full release notes available here), Windows 11 no longer supports arm32 Univeral Windows Platform (UWP) applications. Starting in this Insider Preview build in the Canary Channel, we have removed support for Arm32 UWP applications from Windows on Arm, as documented here: Windows 11 Specs and System Requirements. After the OS upgrade, any installed Arm32 applications will no longer launch on your device. According to Microsoft, updating an ARM-powered Windows PC to Windows 11 build 25905 will prevent installed arm32 UWP applications from running. The change does not affect arm64 apps, plus users can take action to ensure their favorite programs continue operating after upgrading to build 25905 and newer. Microsoft recommends Windows on ARM users install available updates from the Microsoft Store before upgrading to the latest Canary build. Also, during setup, Windows will display a list of currently installed arm32 applications you will not be able to open once the installation process is over. You can resolve this problem by deleting arm32 programs and reinstalling them using compatible binaries (if available) from the Microsoft Store. You can check what platform your apps use by heading to Task Manager > Details > Architecture. In case you missed it, Microsoft recently released firmware updates for the Surface Pro X device family with ARM processors. It aims to resolve camera issues first reported in May 2023. You can find more details about the latest Surface firmware here. Source

Windows app developers who are coding their projects for UWP (Universal Windows Platform) have been nudged by Microsoft to abandon that platform and use WinUI 3 instead. However, some developers prefer the features that are available with UWP. Today, those same developers can now try out a new way to upgrade those apps without going over to WinUI 3. Microsoft has just announced it has launched a public preview that adds support for .NET 9 for UWP apps. In a blog post, Microsoft stated: Basically, UWP app makers can now upgrade their apps to .NET 9 so they can take advantage of the Native AOT (Ahead Of Time) compilation, which compiles an app's code directly into native machine code. After that update, those same developers can consider moving their UWP app to the WinUI 3 platform. Developers who want to try this out should first get Visual Studio 2022 17.12 Preview 2, which launched earlier this week. Then they can follow these steps: They will then have to manually download the review Windows SDK bundle, which has the necessary XAML compiler that needs to be patched on their machine. Devs also have to install the latest nightly build of the .NET SDK on GitHub. Since this is a preview version of .NET 9 support for UWP apps, Microsoft says users should expect to encounter some issues. The blog post has a list of what the team is working on to help improve this support for future updates. Source RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every single day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of August): 3,792 news posts