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Neo 421 Reputation points
2023-02-22T09:36:56.5366667+00:00

I want to explorer new technologies in App SDK (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads). Do I need to install both the extension and nuget package listed on the page?

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
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  1. Castorix31 88,056 Reputation points
    2023-02-22T13:22:03.43+00:00

    The extensions are needed to create projects with VS (Templates)

    The Runtime is needed to execute generated .exe from projects (must be the same version as the project Nuget Package version; for example I kept atm the 1.1.0 Runtime version, so I always choose the 1.1.0 Nuget Package (to avoid too many Runtimes on my old PC))

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  1. Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,726 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-02-23T01:35:06.02+00:00

    As a supplement to @Castorix31 ‘s answer, it is from the document you attached:

    The NuGet package is included with the Visual Studio extension project templates. If you have an existing project in which you want to use the Windows App SDK, you can install the latest version of the Windows App SDK NuGet package in your project directly from Visual Studio. For setup instructions, see Use the Windows App SDK in an existing project.

    The runtime is dedicated to apps packaged with external location, and unpackaged apps, that use the Windows App SDK.

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