Where’s UISpy.exe?

 

The UI Spy tool did not ship in the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, released February, 2008. We’re working to get this great tool back into the next SDK release. If you need this tool, you can find it in the earlier Windows SDK for Vista Update. If you don’t want the entire SDK on your computer, you can download just the .NET Framework Tools from the Windows SDK for Vista Update. The tools component will install side by side with the new Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 SDK. You’d end up with:

 

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0\Bin (with the tool set that includes UISpy.exe), and

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.1\Bin (with the new tool set)

What is UISpy? The UI Spy tool enables developers and testers to view and interact with the user interface (UI) elements of an application. By viewing the application's UI hierarchical structure, property values, and raised events, developers and testers can verify that the UI they are creating is programmatically accessible to assistive technology devices such as screen readers.

Comments

• Anonymous
  February 16, 2008
  The UI Spy tool did not ship in the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 , released

• Anonymous
  September 26, 2010
  Hi.. ui spy wasnt shipped with win 7 sdk .net 4 either.. is there any way to download it separately?