Introduction to Windows on Arm - Port a .NET application to natively support Arm-based processors
This module describes how the Windows operating system supports devices powered by Arm processors. It also describes how to add a build configuration for Arm64 architecture to improve the experience of using your Windows application on Arm-based devices. This training also covers testing, debugging, and troubleshooting the new Arm-based version of your Windows app.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you're able to:
- Describe Windows on Arm.
- Understand why providing an Arm-native build for Windows applications is important.
- Configure an Arm64 build using Visual Studio.
- Test an Arm64 build on an Arm virtual machine.
- Debug an Arm64 build using remote debugging in Visual Studio.
- Troubleshoot common issues experienced with Arm builds.
Prerequisites
Before starting this module, you should have the following prerequisite tooling, knowledge, and experience:
- Familiarity with Visual Studio and compiling source code at a beginner level.
- Visual Studio 2022 installed with the .NET desktop development workload and .NET 6.0 SDK.
- Familiarity with processor architectures such as Intel-based x86, x64, and Arm32 and Arm64 at a beginner level.
- Have an Azure subscription and beginner-level familiarity with creating and connecting to a virtual machine. (Optional for testing).