Questions tagged [modern-ui]
Modern UI, officially named "Windows Store" apps, is how we refer to the new design language and style used in Windows 8 (and Windows Phones); which through guidelines lays more emphasis typography and less on graphics, resulting in a more simplistic UI.
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Any way to get modern UI apps for windows 8.1 after the windows store shutdown?
So, as you can see in the title, I really wanna have modern ui apps in windows 8.1 because I'm a windows 8 fan and im still running that version on my tablet.
So for example like idk, maybe a modern ...
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What is the name of this dialog box that some apps create, which gets stuck above the taskbar over other applications?
The below is an example of the dialog box I am talking about. The example is created when I use the word app, but a similar dialog appears from software I have paired with my logitech craft keyboard. ...
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How to get the Microsoft Store URL from Get-AppXPackage output or AppxManifest.xml?
To get info about an AppX package I can use Get-AppXPackage, e.g. for Windows Calculator
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers *windowscalculator*
Name : Microsoft....
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When will we see Store Apps enabled in Windows Sandbox?
Windows Sandbox is incredibly useful to me; having an instant Container that I use to try things out is great, it's an amazing feature, but I just can't get my head around why Store Apps do not work ...
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Windows 10 now displays English in some parts of non-English OS version
I recently started noticing parts of my Windows 10 OS in English when they should be in Portuguese, as it has always been. This wasn't a big deal, but it was nagging after a while so I wanted to ...
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Getting Windows 11 Live Tiles to work again
I've installed the Windows 10 Developer preview that has the Windows 11 UI changes. I don't like them. They look like a bad version of the MacOS instead of the Windows Live Tiles. I followed the ...
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Metro/Modern UI/UWP apps stuttering on external monitor at 144Hz
I have a BenQ EX2780Q monitor (1440p@144Hz capable) connected to a gaming laptop running Windows. I have Windows set to use the second screen only which is this external monitor. In normal ...
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How can I transform a webapp/ website into a windows10 app?
I would like to have some websites easily available on my desktop.
The first thing that comes to my mind is a simple shortcut to the website, yet this is not as satisfactory as I would like.
The best ...
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Bulit-in Windows 10 modern app Mail and Calendar downloads mail from Gmail with a long delay
I'm using the latest, updated Win 10 with the latest Mail and Calendar app. For some time now, the app downloads new emails from Gmail with a ~2 hour delay.
To fix this, I tried resetting the app to ...
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What is the top-level "Desktop" explorer node that apears with the "Show all folders" option? All *which* folders?
In the Windows 10 Explorer, if you are showing the Navigation (left) pane, and you (by any of several various methods) select "Show all folders", everything but the "Quick access" node gets placed ...
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In Windows 8.1 is it possible to use classic control panel dialogs (modal windows) instead of the Metro-style sidebar (e.g. for choosing WiFi)?
In Windows 8 many areas of the control panel were redesigned to use a Metro-style interface. For example connecting to a new WiFi network uses a full-screen sidebar like this:
This has several ...
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Can I disable the metro-style settings menus in windows 10?
Sorry in advance for my use of incorrect terminology.
Before Windows 8/10 there used to be a single menu for most settings. For example, if I wanted to change the mouse settings, I would go to the ...
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Open a second "modern" control panel window in Windows 10 or Server 2016 [duplicate]
Let's say I want to open those two windows in parallel on a "Modern UI" based Operating System (Windows 10 or Server 2016+):
The first one, so I can monitor the upgrade process, and the second one, ...
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changing font type of metro ui
I changed system font to San Francisco (macOS High Sierra) by refering this guide: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-default-system-font-windows-10
So as you can see from the image below blue ...
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How to create Microsoft.StickyNotes.exe shortcut in Windows 10?
All I want to do is create either a shortcut or a copy of Microsoft.StickyNotes.exe so that I can put it in my QuickLaunch. Whenever I try to do this I get this error:
This application can only run ...
