3,042 questions with Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP) tags
UWP App communication with another process (*.exe)
UWP Experts, We have a UWP app where we use a third party process (*.exe) and get the updates for file conversions. We call the process using .NET Process class and get the conversion updates and based on the process exit code it is decided that the…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Are there any tools for testing purchases, taking into account the need to receive completed purchases via Microsoft Store API?
We are developing a user purchase management system that provides information about subscriptions using Microsoft Store API (e.g. https://purchase.mp.microsoft.com/v8.0/b2b/recurrences/query). We need to test the processing of subscriptions in the…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Microsoft Partner Center API
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
How to use Shadow effect in the border of Flip view item.
i have a flipview item , i tried to use drop shadow but it cover in whole grid.
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Bring UWP app window to front and move it
I want to move windows programmatically. It works fine except for all windows belonging to UWP apps. When I try to read out all HWNDs of Microsoft Movies & TV there are 3 possibilities: The Window is minimized: I can read out 3 HWNDs two of them…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#
Are ESim related WinRT APIs require Package Identity?
Hi, team I am trying to use WinRT API (under name space Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators) to read ESim ID on my laptop. I created a UWP App and this api worked. However the project i'm working on is not a UWP app and it's based on .NET 4.6. I imported…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
Developer technologies | C#
Windows SDK versions are not clear for me
Hello! On the https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-sdk/ page the latest SDK version is 10.0.26100, however Wikipedia tells that the stable release is 10.0.22621.0 (which is on the SDK archive page). Maybe the wiki page is not…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows development | Windows App SDK
Windows development | Windows API - Win32
BackgroundTaskBuilder.Register throws HRESULT: 0x00700B7 on multiple task registration
A bit of background: I am working in an ecosystem where independent devices on a network ask a central server for things to do. Lately I've been working on a new kind of device that itself does not have a network connection, and connects to a PC with…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other

GridView - item remove from source collation not shown on Windows 11
I am using GridView to implement list of games with cover arts. All grid items are binded to ObservableCollection by ItemsSource="{x:Bind StoreInfo.GameInfos}" I added an option to update the game cover art. To show updated item in live I…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
I have not received my September payment.
On the dashboard, everything looks normal: the funds were marked as sent, I received the email notification. However, the funds have not arrived in my bank account. Seller ID: 72804590 Payment reference number: 006850072376
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
c# UWP resource directory DataTemplate with x:DataType not working
HI, using VS2022 UWP c# I am trying to put a DataTemplate into a ResourceDictionary using a x:DataType I get a compile error Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State Error The XAML Binary Format (XBF) generator reported syntax…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#
using readAllBytes throws "file not accessible error"
I trying to read an encrypted file using the following: and getting access not allowed error. // would prefer to use the following instead of picker" // AuthFile = @"C:\vbscripts\pid.txt"; // if…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#
How to sign a UWP app with a trusted certificate for sideloading without breaking WNS?
Our sideloaded UWP app uses WNS (push notifications) and we want to sign it with a trusted certificate from DigiCert. In order to use the DigiCert certificate we have to change the publisher identity in the project's Package.appxmanifest to match our…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

App certification failing due to APIS with no description
Updates to my app are failing certification when submitted to the store, ostensibly due to the supported API test, however the test report doesn't provide details of the APIS in question - it just says "Unable to get the list of approved…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Microsoft Partner Center | Other
UWP How to cancel a file search
I have a code to search for files in a user's selected folder, the file search takes some time and I need to be able to cancel it if the user changes the folder QueryOptions options = new QueryOptions(CommonFileQuery.OrderByName, filesExtensions) {…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#
Do we need to Register the background tasks in Print Support App.?
Do we need to register the background tasks .? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/register-a-background-task I am using "Extension Category="windows.printSupportWorkflow" " for the Print Support app. Because…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows development | Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Loading data and splash screen time
Hello, I am loading data to the app using such code now: private async void Page_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { await CreateDataBaseIfNotExists(); //creates database if it doesn't already exists. await LoadData(); //loads data to…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#

Uninstalling optional package also uninstalls main app
I'm testing the usage of the optional package using this UWP sample. With this sample I just deploy the main app and it's optional package. In the Windows "Settings/Apps/Installed apps" I see the optional package and I uninstall it, and the…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)

MediaStreamSource is not applying Bitrate Assigned to Media Encoding Profile
I am Using Media Composition To Preview Video and to Generate Stream I pass a MediaEncoding Profile wherein video Container I am assigning the bitrate that has to Apply when previewing but it's not working. MediaEncodingProfile profile =…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C#
Adding ContentDialog item to UWP Blank App (C++/WinRT) fails to generate .g.h file?
I am trying to add a ContentDialog item to UWP Blank App (C++/WinRT) project. With a fresh project of this type I choose Add New Item > XAML > ContentDialog. Once the item is added to the project it no long builds successfully - a error 'C1083:…
Developer technologies | Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Developer technologies | C++
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
inquiry about shimmer effect in uwp app
I am developing a UWP application and would like to inquire whether there are any built-in controls or effects in UWP (or any associated libraries) that can be used directly to implement shimmer effect in my app.