Microsoft is creating a team of engineers that will build 100% native Windows 11 apps

Windows 11's in-box apps and system interfaces are currently a mishmash of native and web-based interfaces, but it sounds ...

Microsoft plans 100% native Windows 11 apps in major shift away from web wrappers

Rudy Huyn, a Partner Architect at Microsoft working on the Store and File Explorer, said in a post on X that he is building a ...
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Microsoft is forming a new team to replace web apps with 100% native apps on Windows 11

The company has not yet explained which products will be rebuilt or launched first, but this could finally free Windows 11 ...
Windows Report

New Microsoft Team Aims for 100% Native Windows Apps, Ditches WebView Approach

Rudy Huyn is building a new Windows team focused on native apps, aiming to improve performance, UI consistency, and user ...

Microsoft is Forming New Team Tasked With Building “100% Native” Windows Apps

Microsoft is forming a new team dedicated to building native, high-quality Windows apps. It’s led by Rudy Huyn, a Principal ...
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Where did native Windows apps go?

Installing Windows apps used to feel exciting. A tiny, 5 MB installer could give you a blazing-fast music player, a rock-solid text editor, a powerful image viewer that opens instantly, and barely ...
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Microsoft’s revamped Copilot app for Windows goes truly native

Original story from March 5, 2025: Microsoft has once again made changes to Copilot, with the new version now being delivered to Windows 11 Insiders. The redesign is meant to rethink the experience ...