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Published onMarch 6, 2017

published onMarch 6, 2017

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Back one month ago with Windows 10 Insider build 15031 for PC,Microsoft introducedCompact Overlay mode for UWP apps. While this feature already headedto the Movies & TV appa few weeks ago, Microsoft also recently pushed out an update for Skype Preview which delivers the same picture in picture like experience to the video chatting service.

This is#SkypePreviewapp version 11.12.96.0 ? (and OS Build # 15048)

— Jen Gentleman ???? (@JenMsft)March 6, 2017

As noted by Windows Insider team member Jen Gentleman, support for Compact Overlay was delivered to Windows Insiders by way of a version 11.12.96.0 update to Skype Preview. Just as Microsoft promised in the initial announcement of the feature in build 15031, the support for the feature now means your video and audio calls can now enter a picture in picture mode at the corner of your screen, so you can continue the experience while switching into another app.

It’s very comforting to see Microsoft adopting the new Compact Overlay feature in stock UWP apps, butsome still hopethat the feature will head to the Microsoft Edge web browser as well. Let us know if you’ve already received this feature and tried it out by dropping us a comment below! Or, if you’re not fully updated, or not using this app, please check the app download button below!

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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