Develop UWP apps

How-to articles and code for creating UWP apps for Windows.

Overview of the Universal Windows Platform

An explanation of what UWP is, how it works, and the features it provides.

Porting guide

Bring your existing Windows Forms, WPF, Android, or iOS app to UWP.

API reference

Windows UWP namespaces

The classes, structures, interfaces, methods, properties, and events that make up the Windows Runtime, organized by namespace.

Schemas for UWP

File and XML schema specifications for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.

Articles

App types

Education apps
Enterprise apps
Games and DirectX apps
Progressive Web Apps

App UI

For controls, layout, typography, animation, usability, and UI design, see the Design and UI section.

Communication

App-to-app communication
Networking and web services

Data and files

Audio, video, and camera
Data access
Data binding
Files, folders, and libraries
Machine learning

Deployment

Choose a UWP version
Debugging, testing, and performance
Monetization, engagement, and Store services
Packaging apps

Platform

C++/WinRT
Launching, resuming, and background tasks
Security
Threading and async programming
Visual layer
Windows as a service
Windows Runtime components
XAML platform

People and places

Contacts, My People, and calendar
Maps and location

Peripherals, sensors, and power

Overview
Enable device capabilities
Pair devices
Point of Service
Sensors
Printing
3-D printing<
NFC
Battery info

Porting

Overview
Windows Phone Silverlight to UWP
Windows Runtime 8.x to UWP
Desktop Bridge
Share code between desktop and UWP
Concept mapping for Android and iOS developers
Move from iOS to UWP
Convert your web app to a PWA
Windows on ARM

Processes and threading

Launching, resuming, and background tasks
Threading and async programming

Samples and tools

Samples

Learn how to build great apps for Windows by experimenting with these samples. These samples show you how features work and help you jumpstart your own UWP apps.

Developer tools

Get Visual Studio 2019, the Windows SDK, and other developer tools.