Walkthrough: Windows 8 Extended Splash Screen

So we have two real problems:

1. If your app does not present a UI to the user in a given time, Windows 8 will assume your app is frozen and will terminate it.
2. If your app does not present a UI to the user in a given time, the user will assume your app is frozen and will terminate it.

And, fortunately, we have solutions!

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