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#ifdef WINDOWS – Dev Center Analytics with Hannah Jimma

2017-12-22 KENNETH 0

#ifdef WINDOWS – Dev Center Analytics with Hannah Jimma Analytics are invaluable when it comes to continued success with Microsoft Store. Dev Center analytics enable developers to measure success and generate learnings about how users use their creations, and allow for targeted actions to increase reach and continuously improve the overall experience. I met with Hannah Jimma, a program manager on the Microsoft Store team focusing on Dev Center analytics, and I learned about what analytics are available today and some new features the team is working on for the future. Among other things, we covered:        Measuring success of acquisitions, including what data is available on the way developers are discovering your apps        Understanding how developers are using your apps and quickly discover bugs and crashes        Capturing feedback from your users and interacting with them        Analyzing data that is specific to [ more… ]

Dev Center’s Year in Review: 2017

2017-12-21 KENNETH 0

Dev Center’s Year in Review: 2017 In 2017, the Dev Center Team has been hard at work bringing new features and programs to the Windows developer community. Our goal is to deliver features that will help you, as a developer, attract new customers, engage with your current Windows 10 customers and monetize your apps and games on Windows.  Today, we want to share all the new and exciting things we’ve brought to the community within the past year. Below are just some of the improvements we’ve made: The Dev Center experience: Experience a modern and efficient Dev Center dashboard Use the Import/Export feature to quickly create and update Store listings Schedule the precise date and time that your app will be available in Store Flexible sale pricing and configuration to help promote your app Monetization opportunities: Xbox Live Creator’s Program – now any developer can integrate Xbox Live into their [ more… ]

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Announcing Project Honolulu Technical Preview 1712 Build 05002

2017-12-20 KENNETH 0

Announcing Project Honolulu Technical Preview 1712 Build 05002 Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Project Honolulu Technical Preview 1712 Build 05002 to Windows Server Insiders. Project Honolulu is a flexible, lightweight browser-based customer-deployed platform and solution for Windows Server management scenarios for troubleshooting, configuration and maintenance. Project Honolulu Technical Preview 1712 Build 05002 is now available to Insiders before the public. What’s New in Project Honolulu Technical Preview 1712 Build 05002 We’ve added a couple top requested features in Virtual Machines and continued with the performance enhancements that lead to faster load times and page rendering. Virtual Machines Based on high customer request, we now support viewing and changing VM settings while a VM is running, similar to how you can in Hyper-V Manager. On Generation 2 VMs, you can change general settings, memory setting, checkpoint setting and add [ more… ]

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Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17061 now available

2017-12-20 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17061 now available Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17061 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17061 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from 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. You can install this SDK and still also continue to submit your apps that target Windows 10 Creators build or earlier to the store. The Windows SDK will now formally only be supported by Visual Studio 2017 and greater. You can download [ more… ]

Application Engagement in Windows Timeline with User Activities

2017-12-20 KENNETH 0

Application Engagement in Windows Timeline with User Activities Great applications help users do great things — enabling a wide range of creative, productivity and entertainment scenarios. Returning to activities can be a challenge, especially when a person wants to continue those activities across multiple devices. By writing User Activities, application developers have a new tool to get users back into their application. In this article, you’ll learn how to drive application re-engagement by writing great User Activities into the Microsoft Graph with their UWP applications. This article is also a companion to the Microsoft Connect(); session: Engaging with your customers on any platform using the Microsoft Graph, Activity Feed, and Adaptive Cards. User Activities and Timeline Starting in Windows Insider Preview build 17056 or higher, User Activities generated by your application appear in Timeline. By writing User Activities into the [ more… ]