Microsoft Build 2022: news and updates from Microsoft’s developer conference – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2022-05-24T16:26:02+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/22903625 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Tom Warren <![CDATA[Windows 11 is getting an easy way to restore apps to a new PC]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139768/microsoft-windows-11-restore-apps-microsoft-store-feature 2022-05-24T12:26:02-04:00 2022-05-24T12:26:02-04:00
The Microsoft Store for Windows 11. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft is finally adding restore apps to the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. The software maker will soon start testing a new feature that allows you to restore apps onto a new Windows 11 PC. The existing Microsoft Store hasn't offered an automatic way to restore apps, instead forcing Windows users to manually install apps from their library.

"To make it easier for customers to transition to their new PCs quickly and seamlessly, we will soon test a new feature in the Windows Insider channel that helps customers automatically restore their apps, previously installed from the Microsoft Store, to their new Windows device," explains Giorgio S …

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]]> Tom Warren <![CDATA[Microsoft is making a native Arm version of Visual Studio 2022 and a mini PC]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139475/microsoft-visual-studio-2022-native-arm-vs-code 2022-05-24T11:06:49-04:00 2022-05-24T11:06:49-04:00

Microsoft is working on a native Arm64 version of Visual Studio 2022 and a miniature Arm PC. A preview version of an Arm native version of Visual Studio 2022 will be available "in the next few weeks" and is expected to ship fully later this year alongside Arm64 .NET support.

While Arm devices like the Surface Pro X have been able to run Visual Studio through x64 emulation, some features haven't been supported and performance has suffered, too. Developers will certainly be intrigued to hear more about native Arm support for Visual Studio 2022 and VS Code, and Microsoft is creating what it describes as an "Arm-native toolchain":

  • Full Visual S …

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]]> Tom Warren <![CDATA[Microsoft starts testing new OneNote design overhaul]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23139312/microsoft-onenote-design-update-build-2022 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00
The new OneNote design. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft has started testing its new OneNote design refresh. The software maker first teased the visual update last year, revealing that it will unify its OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 apps into a single OneNote app. Beta testers can now get access to some of the new OneNote design changes as part of the traditional desktop version of OneNote.

The design changes allow OneNote to slot in more seamlessly with the rest of the Windows 11 aesthetic. The navigation panes and full-screen mode are being updated, and the page list, section tabs, and notebook dropdown all look different, too. Microsoft is using its Mica effect, which is used in …

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]]> Tom Warren <![CDATA[Microsoft will support third-party Windows 11 widgets later this year]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23137636/microsoft-windows-11-widgets-developers-apps 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00
Windows 11 widgets. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft is planning to support third-party widgets inside Windows 11 later this year. At its annual Build developer conference today, the software giant says it will open up access to Windows 11 widgets to developers as companions to their win32 or PWA apps.

Currently, the Windows 11 widgets system is restricted to native widgets created by Microsoft, and the selection is rather limited. Microsoft has built widgets for its Outlook and To Do apps, but the rest are largely web-powered ones that present the weather, entertainment feeds, or news in the dedicated widgets panel for Windows 11.

Third-party widgets will need a companion Windows a …

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]]> Tom Warren <![CDATA[Microsoft Dev Box is a cloud-powered developer workstation]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23137602/microsoft-dev-box-azure-workstation-cloud-build 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00

Microsoft put PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 last year, and now, it wants to entice developers to use a cloud-powered developer workstation. Microsoft Dev Box is a new cloud service that includes apps and services designed for developers to quickly access a preconfigured developer workstation.

Microsoft Dev Box is built on top of the foundations of Windows 365, so it's easy to spin up a new virtual machine and get working. That means Microsoft Dev Box will work on any modern browser, and the machines support any integrated development environment (IDE), software development kit (SDK), or tools that run on top of Windows.

Microsoft is pi …

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]]> Tom Warren <![CDATA[Microsoft Teams Live Share takes meetings beyond simple screen sharing]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23137619/microsoft-teams-live-share-developers-apps-build-2022 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00 2022-05-24T11:00:00-04:00

Microsoft is adding a new Live Share feature to Microsoft Teams, which will allow participants to start co-editing or co-creating during Teams meetings. Live Share will be available through apps that integrate into Microsoft Teams, offering more interactive meetings that go beyond simple screen sharing.

Developers at Frame.io, Hexagon, Skillsoft, MakeCode, Accenture, Parabol, and Breakthru are all currently experimenting with apps that utilize this new Live Share functionality. Hexagon has created an app prototype that uses Live Share in Microsoft Teams to allow engineers to zoom in, annotate, and edit 3D models in real time during a Teams …

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]]> Umar Shakir <![CDATA[How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2022 conference]]> https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/24/23137927/microsoft-build-2022-live-stream-how-to-watch-event 2022-05-24T07:00:00-04:00 2022-05-24T07:00:00-04:00
Microsoft’s Build social media profile template has a cute cat as a placeholder. You can download it here (warning: 75MB zip file) along with themed wallpapers and Teams backgrounds. | Screenshot: Umar Shakir / The Verge

Microsoft's yearly developer conference is kicking off Tuesday, May 24th and running through Thursday, May 26th. The conference, historically attended by IT professionals, engineers, and students, moved online in 2020 due to the pandemic and also became an entirely free event.

Microsoft is continuing this trend in 2022 and keeping its sessions open to anyone interested in learning the latest on what the company is cooking up. So if you're into checking out the latest Windows and Edge browser updates, understanding the difference between a product and a platform, and learning from other people that work heavily in Microsoft land, check out t …

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