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Announcing TraceProcessor Preview 0.1.0

2019-05-10 KENNETH 0

Announcing TraceProcessor Preview 0.1.0 Process ETW traces in .NET. Background Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) is a powerful trace collection system built-in to the Windows operating system. Windows has deep integration with ETW, including data on system behavior all the way down to the kernel for events like context switches, memory allocation, process create and exit, and many more. The system-wide data available from ETW makes it a good fit for end-to-end performance analysis or other questions that require looking at the interaction between by many components throughout the system. Unlike text logging, ETW provides structured events designed for automated data processing. Microsoft has built powerful tools on top of these structured events, including Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA), which provides a graphical interface for visualizing and exploring the trace data captured in a ETW trace file (.etl). Inside Microsoft, we [ more… ]

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Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18890 available now!

2019-05-10 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18890 available now! Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 18890 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18890 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from the developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and updates to the known issues, please see the developer forum. For new developer feature requests, head over to our Windows Platform UserVoice. Things to note: This build works in conjunction with previously released SDKs and Visual Studio 2017 and 2019. You can install this SDK and still also continue to submit your apps that target Windows 10 build 1903 or earlier to the Microsoft Store. The Windows SDK will now formally only be supported by Visual [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894

2019-05-09 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18894 (20H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. IMPORTANT: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC. If you wish to remain on 19H1, please change your ring settings via Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program *before* taking this flight. See this blog post for details. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including [ more… ]

ORIGIN PC sticks to its roots as it looks ahead to another 10 years

2019-05-09 KENNETH 0

ORIGIN PC sticks to its roots as it looks ahead to another 10 years ORIGIN PC co-founder Kevin Wasielewski In the competitive world of gaming PCs, it takes a lot to stand out. It takes custom airbrushing a computer to look like an Audi R8. It takes dropping everything at a big show to work on a customer’s computers so that a new game plays the way it’s supposed to. It takes being playful enough to create a tongue-in-cheek, retro-80s neon rig with a “Vice” theme based on the company’s hometown: Miami, Florida. ORIGIN PC, like the sports cars its co-founder Kevin Wasielewski prefers, prides itself on being agile and quick, and being different from the pack. The South Florida-based company celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year and recently thanked its fans for reaching a milestone of one million followers [ more… ]

Lenovo introduces latest Windows 10 ThinkPads

2019-05-08 KENNETH 0

Lenovo introduces latest Windows 10 ThinkPads Lenovo has announced the latest additions to its ThinkPad portfolio: the T495, T495s and X395. These new Windows 10 laptops, with up to the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 Pro Mobile Processors and integrated AMD Vega graphics, are designed to boost productivity, enhance multimedia and improve energy efficiency. Lenovo ThinkPad T495 The new T and X series offer feature upgrades – without compromising a high level of hardware security and manageability. They have a longer battery life, too: up to four more hours on a single charge [1] and increased performance by up to 18 percent (compared to benchmarks of prior generations). With Radeon FreeSync technology, users will experience a fluid frame refresh rate, free of screen stutters—perfect for videos, presentations and light PC gaming on the side. New to the AMD series, the [ more… ]