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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226 for PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to release Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16226 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! What’s New in Build 16226 For PC New features in Microsoft Edge Giving you more control over closing tabs: Building on our work in Build 16199, we’ve updated Microsoft Edge to ensure the X in the tab band is always available to close a tab, even when a JavaScript (i.e. alert, prompt, etc.) dialog is showing within Microsoft Edge. Additionally, closing the Edge window always remains an available option. You can also access many browser capabilities (i.e. favorites bar, settings, etc.) while a dialog is showing. Making it easier to move from another browser: Users can now migrate Cookies and Settings from Chrome to Microsoft Edge, which [ more… ]

Monetizing your app: Set your COPPA settings for your app The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) prohibits operators of commercial websites and online services (including mobile apps) from targeting children below the age of 13 using targeted ads. The Dev Center provides an option for an app developer to specify whether an app or ad unit is targeted to children. We reminded our developer community back in 2015 to set their application COPPA settings, but several developers have not set their COPPA settings correctly. Doing so greatly affects the revenue that a developer can earn on apps that are not targeted to children under the age of 13. If a developer selects the COPPA compliance option that his app is directed at children under 13, Microsoft will disable its behavioral advertising services when delivering advertising to the app. If [ more… ]