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Paul Brian Thurrott is a technology reporter, published author, podcaster, and the news editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine. He regularly writes reviews for beta and completed Microsoft products, such as Windows 7 and Windows Vista. He is the host of Windows Weekly on TWiT.TV with Leo Laporte, a podcast attracting over 80,000 downloads for each episode.

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WinUIpad: Code Cleanup, “Needs to Be Saved” Indicator, More ⭐

In this update, a little code cleanup, a "Need to be Saved" indicator, and new minimum app window width and height settings.

Remember, the latest version of the code is available on GitHub.
A little code cleanup
Given all the refactoring work I'd done on the WPF version of this app (.NETpad), I was never super comfortable with the quick and dirty approach I was taking to WinUIpad. But this was born o

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	Windows 8 Secrets by Paul Thurrott (Goodreads Author), Rafael Rivera 4.10 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows 7 Secrets by Paul Thurrott (Goodreads Author), Rafael Rivera really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows Phone 7 Secrets 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best of Windows 7 Secrets by Paul Thurrott (Goodreads Author), Rafael Rivera 3.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows Everywhere: The rise and fall of the most important software platform of all time 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows Phone 8 Field Guide: The Quickest Way to Get It Done with Windows Phone 8 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows 8.1 Field Guide: The quickest way to get it done with Windows 8.1 by Paul Thurrott (Goodreads Author), Rafael Rivera 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows Vista Secrets 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windows XP Home Networking 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	VBScript for the World Wide Web 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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