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Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app samples

This repo contains the samples that demonstrate the API usage patterns for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) in the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 10. These code samples were created with the Universal Windows Platform templates available in Visual Studio, and are designed to run on desktop, mobile, and future devices that support the Universal Windows Platform.

Note: If you are unfamiliar with Git and GitHub, you can download the entire collection as a ZIP file, but be sure to unzip everything to access shared dependencies. For more info on working with the ZIP file, the samples collection, and GitHub, see Get the UWP samples from GitHub. For more samples, see the Samples portal on the Windows Dev Center.

Universal Windows Platform development

These samples require Visual Studio and the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 10.

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Using the samples

The easiest way to use these samples without using Git is to download the zip file containing the current version (using the following link or by clicking the "Download ZIP" button on the repo page). You can then unzip the entire archive and use the samples in Visual Studio.

Download the samples ZIP

Notes:

• Before you unzip the archive, right-click it, select Properties, and then select Unblock.
• Be sure to unzip the entire archive, and not just individual samples. The samples all depend on the SharedContent folder in the archive.
• In Visual Studio, the platform target defaults to ARM, so be sure to change that to x64 or x86 if you want to test on a non-ARM device.

The samples use Linked files in Visual Studio to reduce duplication of common files, including sample template files and image assets. These common files are stored in the SharedContent folder at the root of the repository, and are referred to in the project files using links.

Reminder: If you unzip individual samples, they will not build due to references to other portions of the ZIP file that were not unzipped. You must unzip the entire archive if you intend to build the samples.

For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, please refer to the guidance, tutorials, and reference topics provided in the Windows 10 documentation available in the Windows Developer Center. These samples are provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows.

Contributions

These samples are direct from the feature teams and we welcome your input on issues and suggestions for new samples. At this time we are not accepting new samples from the public, but check back here as we evolve our contribution model.

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information, see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

See also

For additional Windows samples, see Windows on GitHub.

Samples by category

App settings

App package information

Application data

Store

Audio, video, and camera

360-degree video playback	Adaptive streaming	Advanced capture
Advanced casting	Audio categories	Audio graphs
Background media playback	Basic camera app	Basic face detection
Basic face tracking	Basic media casting	Camera face detection
Camera frames	Camera preview frame	Camera profiles
Camera resolution	Camera stream coordinate mapper	Camera stream correlation
DASH streaming	Direct2D photo adjustment	Media editing
Media import	Media transport controls	MIDI
Playlists	PlayReady	Processing frames with OpenCV
Simple imaging	Spatial audio	System media transport controls
Transcoding media	Video playback	Video playback synchronization
Video stabilization	Windows audio session (WASAPI)

Communications

Bluetooth RFCOMM chat

Real-time communication

SMS send and receive

Contacts and calendar

Appointment calendar	Contact cards	Contact panel
Contact picker	UserDataAccountManager

Controls, layout, and text

3D Printing	3D Printing from Unity	Bottom-up list (XAML)
Clipboard	Colored glyphs (DirectWrite)	Commanding
Context menu	Context menu (XAML)	Custom text edit control
Data virtualization	Display orientation	Downloadable fonts (DirectWrite)
Downloadable fonts (XAML)	Drag and drop	Focus visuals
Full screen mode	Gamepad-style navigation (XAML)	Line spacing (DirectWrite)
ListView and GridView	Lock screen apps	Message dialog
Multiple views	OCR	Printing
Scaling according to DPI	Secondary windows	Splash screen
State triggers	Tailored multiple views	Title bar
UI basics (XAML)	User interaction mode	WebView control (XAML)
Window resizing

Custom user interactions

Basic input	Complex inking	Ink analysis
Low latency input	Pen haptics	Simple inking
Touch keyboard	Touch keyboard text input

Data

Compression	Content indexer	Logging
PDF document	Serializing and deserializing data	x:Bind
x:DeferLoadStrategy	XML DOM	XmlLite

Deep links and app-to-app communication

App services	Jump list customization	Remote systems
Sharing content source app	Sharing content target app	User activities

Devices and sensors

Accelerometer	Activity detection sensor	AllJoyn consumer experiences
AllJoyn producer experiences	Altimeter	Background sensors
Barcode scanner	Barcode scanner provider	Barometer
Bluetooth advertisement	Bluetooth Low Energy	Cash drawer
Compass	Custom HID device	Custom sensors
Custom serial device	Custom USB device	Device enumeration and pairing
General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)	Gyrometer	Inclinometer
Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C)	Lamp array	Lamp device
Light sensor	Line display	Magnetometer
Magnetic stripe reader	Near field communication (NFC)	NFC enterprise provisioner
Orientation sensor	Pedometer	POS printer
Presence sensor	Proximity sensor	Radial controller
Relative inclinometer	Serial Arduino	Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
Simple orientation sensor

Files, folders, and libraries

File access	File and folder thumbnail	File picker
File picker provider	File search	Folder enumeration
Library management	Semantic text query

Gaming

Direct3D game

DirectX and XAML game

Globalization and localization

Application resources and localization	Calendar	Date and time formatting
Globalization preferences	Japanese phonetic analysis	Language font mapping
Linguistic services	Number formatting and parsing	Text segmentation
Text suggestions	Unicode string processing

Graphics and animation

Animated GIF playback (XAML)	Animation metrics	Composition visual without framework
Direct2D advanced color image rendering	Direct2D custom image effects	Direct2D gradient mesh
Direct2D SVG image rendering	Transform3D animations

Holographic

Basic hologram	Holographic face tracking	Holographic mixed reality capture
Holographic spatial mapping	Holographic spatial stage	Holographic voice input
Spatial interaction source	Tag-along hologram
Mixed Reality Model

Identity, security, and encryption

Credential locker	Client Device Information	Credential picker
Disabling screen capture	Enterprise data protection	KeyCredentialManager
Lock screen personalization	Microsoft Passport and Windows Hello	Personal Data Encryption
Smart cards	User information	UserCertificateStore
Web account management	WebAuthenticationBroker	UserConsentVerifier

Launching and background tasks

Association launching	Background activation	Background task
Extended execution	Multi-instance apps	Suspend and resume

Maps and location

Geolocation

Geotag

MapControl

Navigation

Back Button	Master/detail	Pivot
Projection

Networking and web services

Background transfer	DatagramSocket	HttpClient
JSON	Mobile broadband	Mobile hotspot
Network connectivity	On-Demand Wi-Fi hotspot	Radios
Socket activity trigger stream socket	StreamSocket	Syndication
USSD protocol	WebSocket	Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct services	Wi-Fi hotspot authentication	Wi-Fi scanning

Platform architecture

Capabilities	Custom capabilities	In-process component authoring
In-process component authoring	Out-of-process component authoring	Version adaptive code

Speech and Cortana

Cortana voice command

Speech recognition and synthesis

Tiles, toasts, and notifications

Notifications

Secondary tiles