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Add a bit of machine learning to your Windows application thanks to WinML
[Updated on 11/07/2018] WinML APIs are now out from the preview and, as such, many things in this...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 05/23/2018
Guidance Summary for writing Windows 10 S Mode apps with Adaptive Layout, Live Tiles, and Notifications and Action Center
Introduction Many developers writing applications for Windows 10, need to write their apps to be...
Author: Mike Francis MSFT Date: 05/21/2018
Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Private.CoreLib
This post to help those that are facing the following error when trying to install an UWP - Desktop...
Author: Luís Henrique Demetrio Date: 05/15/2018
Using the NavigationView in your UWP applications
The navigation view control provides top-level application navigation. For a more detailed...
Author: Raiford Bonnell Date: 05/06/2018
Handling app transition with Advanced Installer Express
When you decide to package a desktop application using the Desktop Bridge and to release it on the...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 04/30/2018
Two-hand manipulation with the new Mixed Reality Toolkit
The Mixed Reality team has recently released a major update to the stable version of the Mixed...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 04/26/2018
Packaging desktop applications with Advanced Installer Express
Other than releasing our own tools to support developers who want to package desktop applications...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 04/24/2018
Microsoft Graph and HoloLens: Authentication
The Idea When I was embedded into the LIT Studio team earlier this year, I had an interesting task:...
Author: Marc Plogas Date: 04/12/2018
Moving over to the Microsoft GitHub organisation
Good news! We’ve been asked to join the Microsoft GitHub organisation. and today marks the day of...
Author: Marc Plogas Date: 04/12/2018
Progressive Web Apps on Windows 10: Live Tiles, Toast Notifications and Action Center
Progressive Web Apps are gaining in popularity with web developers wanting to improve user...
Author: Mike Francis MSFT Date: 04/07/2018
Handling auto updates for sideloaded UWP and Desktop Bridge apps
If your goal is to reach the widest possible audience for your Windows application, the Microsoft...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/22/2018
Handling platform-specific dependencies in Centennial projects
Handling platform-specific dependencies in Centennial projects Setting So, it happens from time to...
Author: Marc Plogas Date: 03/17/2018
Distribute your Adobe Air apps through the Microsoft Store with the captive runtime bundle
One of the great things about the Desktop Bridge is that it's provided new distribution channels -...
Author: Mike Francis MSFT Date: 03/14/2018
Choosing the right icon for the Store in a UWP or Desktop Bridge app
The manifest editor included in Visual Studio 2017 for UWP or Desktop Bridge apps is a great...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/09/2018
Creating a 3D model for 3D App Launcher
Bored about the classic 2D tile for representing you Windows Mixed Reality app in the Cliff House?...
Author: Sebastien Bovo Date: 01/23/2018
New OneMinute Video - Packaging
Check out the great new video recently released that walks through packaging from Visual Studio....
Author: Robert Evans (REDMOND) Date: 01/08/2018
Microsoft Store for Education: App Trials and Add-Ons
Developers have had great success with the freemium business model and free trials offered through...
Author: Mike Francis MSFT Date: 12/14/2017
Using the Desktop App Converter tool on an updated Windows version
Being able to distribute your classic Desktop App through the Windows Store is a great opportunity...
Author: Sebastien Bovo Date: 11/22/2017
Desktop Bridge: best practices and common issues
This post has been written by the TAppEx and CMCO teams, in collaboration with Windows AppConsult...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 11/06/2017
Handling Visual C++ dependencies in a Desktop Bridge app in the Fall Creators Update
One of the requirements for packaging a desktop application with the Desktop Bridge is to embed...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 10/30/2017
Windows Mixed Reality platform is here! (Updated on 2018/02/19)
Developers: We can’t wait to see what you will create!! To develop your apps and games, Install the...
Author: Sebastien Bovo Date: 10/17/2017
Preparing a Desktop Bridge application for the Store submission
If you follow this blog regularly, you’ll know that currently the submissions of Desktop Bridge apps...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 09/25/2017
Chaining multiple installers with the Desktop App Converter
One of the key requirements of an app package deployed from the Store is that it must be...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 09/11/2017
Asynchronous programming in Unity, Using Coroutine and TAP
[中文版本] Background A couple of weeks ago, Unity has released a new version, 2017.1. In this version,...
Author: 韦恩卑鄙 waywa Date: 09/01/2017
异步编程，在Unity中使用Coroutine 与TAP
[English Version] 背景 几个星期前，Unity 发布了新版本2017.1。在这个版本中，社区翘首以盼的TAP 与 async await支持终于随着.net 4.6兼容以beta...
Author: 韦恩卑鄙 waywa Date: 08/29/2017
Package a .NET desktop application using the Desktop Bridge and Visual Studio Preview
09/04/2017: post updated to include a reference to desktop applications developed with C++, since...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 08/28/2017
How to validate if your application is compliant with the Windows Store polices (Windows 10 and Windows 10 S)
As you may already know, in order to publish a Desktop application to the Store the application must...
Author: Luís Henrique Demetrio Date: 08/16/2017
Unpackage, modify, repackage, sign an APPX
If you are working on a desktop application that you want to release on the Windows Store by...
Author: Sebastien Bovo Date: 08/07/2017
Desktop App Converter fails on Windows 10 15063.483 and later: how to solve it
Update on 04/12/2017: the image BaseImage-15063-UPDATE.wim has been deprecated. If you're using the...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 08/04/2017
Accessing to the files in the installation folder in a Desktop Bridge application
We already had the chance to discuss this scenario previously on this blog, specifically when we...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 06/23/2017
Porting and testing your classic desktop applications on Windows 10 S with the Desktop Bridge
On 2nd May Microsoft has announced Windows 10 S, a new Windows 10 edition (based on the same...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 06/15/2017
UWP APPX Deployment fails with 'Deployment failed. XmlException'
On the App Consult team we often work on several different applications in given day. The other day...
Author: Mike Francis MSFT Date: 06/02/2017
“Failed due to unknown reasons” error when you try to sideload a Desktop Bridge app
If you’re working since a while with the Desktop Bridge to convert classic desktop applications in...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 05/31/2017
Testing if your Desktop Bridge app is ready for distribution
If you have read some of the posts that have been published on this blog about the Desktop Bridge,...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/21/2017
Convert your Electron app using the Desktop Bridge
Electron is an emerging development platform that allows to create cross-platform desktop apps...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/14/2017
Using the updated Desktop App Converter to manually convert a desktop application
In one of the first blog posts of the series we’ve learned how the Desktop App Converter is a great...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/09/2017
Handling data in a converted desktop app with the Desktop Bridge
It’s hard to find an application that doesn’t requires to store, in some ways, some local data, from...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 03/06/2017
Using Realm Mobile Database in a converted desktop app with the Desktop Bridge
Realm Mobile Database is an open source project that has quickly become very popular, especially...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 02/28/2017
Supporting “launch at startup” in a desktop app converted with the Desktop Bridge
One of the common requirements that many traditional desktop apps have is to support the “launch at...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 02/23/2017
An easier way to generate the packages for a Desktop Bridge converted app
In one of the posts on this blog we’ve seen how to use the manual approach to generate a converted...
Author: Matteo Pagani Date: 02/21/2017