Microsoft Build 2022 | Windows 11 apps, Dev Box cloud service, and more

Microsoft Build 2022, the company’s annual developer conference commenced on Tuesday with the keynote from CEO Satya Nadella. The software giant made several announcements on day one that included Windows 11 apps-related updates, a cloud service for developers, new features and tools for Teams developers, Azure AI updates, and more. Windows 11 apps-related updates Microsoft Store, the gateway to Windows apps, was rebuilt and launched last year alongside the company’s latest operating system – Windows 11. The tech giant has also announced Microsoft Store Ads, which according to the company, would help developers surface their apps to the right user at the right time. They can build, test and debug Arm-native apps alongside productivity tools, including Visual Studio, Windows Terminal, WSL, VSCode, Microsoft Office and Teams, according to the firm.