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It seams #Microsoft doesn't allow anymore to associate the legacy #notepad c:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe with the .csv file type. Not even after I removed the #AI bloated #UWP version of Notepad from the system.

This is fine.

💩 Meta just killed native WhatsApp on Windows 11, now it opens WebView, uses 1GB RAM all the time

｢ My understanding is that the recent layoffs at Mark Zuckerberg-headed Meta likely disbanded the entire team behind the native WhatsApp. I don’t see any other reason why Meta would abandon its native app for Windows. Meta will save costs by maintaining the web app codebase on Windows, but you’re going to hate the experience ｣

https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/11/12/meta-just-killed-native-whatsapp-on-windows-11-now-it-opens-webview-uses-1gb-ram-all-the-time/

#UWP #electron #meta #enshittification

Anyone here with #WinRT knowledge?
If I have e.g. com:ComInterface and com4:ComInterface registered, does com4 on supported systems override the com declaration?

#Windows #Win32 #UWP #MSIX

So You Want To Build a Windows GUI in ~~2022~~ 2025

i think i will stick with WinForms for another decade or two then

source: https://vxtwitter.com/reillywood/status/1485485529206382592

blogpost: https://www.reillywood.com/blog/windows-ui-frameworks/

original author: @reillywood

#wpf #winform #UWP #WinUI3 #WinUI #windows #ui #userinterface

Okayokay #Microsoft, how can you fuck up #Windows so badly?

User complains "Task Manager autostart settings have no effect on your application"

User checks HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
And both keys, SupportFullTrustStartupTasks and EnableFullTrustStartupTasks, are missing.
Recreates it, and autostart works again.

In fact, everything except "HideFastUserSwitching" and "DisableAutomaticRestartSignOn" were missing.

HOW!?

#Win32 #UWP

quicktipp #104: opening the classic Windows notepad.exe on Windows 11 (instead of the new modern Notepad app) with `classic.exe`.

https://github.com/christian-korneck/classic-windows-notepad

#windows11 #windows #win32 #notepad #app #apps #uwp #metro #modernapp #microsoft #windows10

Working on a small util app for #nearshare on #Windows to simplify the usage of Nearby Sharing on Windows (e.g. send files from your clipboard, drag'n'drop, etc).

It's a #WinUI 3 app on #UWP.

https://github.com/nearby-sharing/windows

#dotnet