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• PowerToys to manage your window layouts

  Posted on January 13, 2025 at 02:42 CST by Mary Branscombe • Comment in the Forums

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Mary Branscombe

  Get document and app windows where you want them more easily — with some help from Microsoft’s free utilities.

  Some of the utilities in PowerToys are powerful tools you might need only once every few years, but there’s one I use dozens of times a day because it’s so useful. You might already be using a version of it that’s built into Windows 11!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.02.0, 2025-01-13).

  Windows 11 FancyZones, Metro Apps, Newsletters, PowerToys, Snap Layouts, Windows 8, Workspaces

• “Metro apps” becomes “Windows apps” and other obfuscations

  Posted on April 1, 2015 at 20:38 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Some day Microsoft will get its branding act together. This is not one of those days.

  Windows Secrets Newsletter.

  Windows News Metro Apps, Modern apps, Universal apps, Windows apps, Windows desktop applications

• Updated Windows 8 apps not in sync with Google Calendar

  Posted on March 26, 2013 at 21:16 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  It’s like two kids fighting in a schoolyard – except we’re getting screwed.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News, Windows Patches/Security Google Calendar, Metro Apps

• Top Metro apps for Win8 power users

  Posted on March 20, 2013 at 22:14 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Yes, there are Windows 8 power users. Don’t be too cynical.

  InfoWorld slide show.

  Windows News Metro Apps

• Windows Live’s demise creates Windows 8 problems

  Posted on May 3, 2012 at 19:01 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Kinda stuck between a rock and a leaky hard place.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Metro Apps, Windows Live