Control PowerPoint from a UWP app?

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From mh UWP app I want to be able to change slides on the running PowerPoint presentation.

Is this possible?

Daniele 1,996 Reputation points

2020-06-12T20:58:40.713+00:00

Do you know how to do that from a WPF or WinForm app?
Qualar 26 Reputation points

2020-06-12T22:38:35.36+00:00

No I do not.

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Richard Zhang-MSFT 6,936 Reputation points

2020-06-12T10:33:12.633+00:00

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

UWP is sandbox application, which means that its operating environment is isolated from the outside.

Currently UWP apps do not have the ability to control other apps, so you cannot control PowerPoint through UWP apps.

Thanks.
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Qualar 26 Reputation points

2020-06-12T19:26:16.96+00:00

That's what I suspected but that seems to be a major limitation.
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