How Can I Add Microsoft Windows SDK for .NET in a WPF Project?

Question

Hi there, I want to add Microsoft Windows SDK in my existing WPF project. Now comes into the story that why I need it? Actually, I have an existing WPF project from my office, where Windows SDK is already been there and that project is working as expected.

But I am unable to add this Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref in my new WPF project. Actually, In my project I need to implement this

using Windows.Devices.Display;
using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;

That's why I want to add Microsoft Windows SDK in my project but don't find a proper way to do this. At first I think I should add it through NuGet Packages but that's not the ultimate solution.

I attach an image of my office WPF project where it's beautifully placed inside "Frameworks" sub folder under Dependencies.

I want to implement that specific way, hope you people understand.

If anyone please know how to add, then please help.

Answer 1

I need to implement this using Windows.Devices.Display; using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;

Those are WinRT classes

In .NET Core, you must add Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT package

and modify project file by adding SDK version, like :

 <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>

Answer 2

Hi,@MERUN KUMAR MAITY. Welcome to Microsoft Q&A. 

If you want to use Windows.Devices.Display and Windows.Devices.Enumeration in WPF Application, you could modify TargetFramework.

<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.22621.0</TargetFramework>

When you rebuild the project, you will find that Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.Ref has been referenced

 

At this point, you could program the code to use

using Windows.Devices.Display;

using Windows.Devices.Enumeration;

   

public partial class MainWindow : Window

    {

        public MainWindow()

        {

            InitializeComponent();

            Fun();

        }

 

        public async void Fun()

        {

            //Handle each display device

            var displayDevices = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(DisplayMonitor.GetDeviceSelector());

            foreach (var device in displayDevices)

            {

                MessageBox.Show(device.Name);

            }

        }

    }

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