Setting up for Universal Windows Platform Development
Setting up in order to develop Universal Windows Platform(UWP) apps aka Universal Windows apps aka Windows 10 apps is pretty easy.
Basic Requirements
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1. Get Latest Windows
Install or upgrade to latest version of Windows operating system. Windows 10 will work.
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2. Get Visual Studio
To develop UWP apps install the latest Visual Studio or update your existing one. At the minimum, Visual Studio 2015 is a must. Don’t forget to select Universal Windows App Development Tools feature while carrying out Visual Studio installation/updation.
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Getting Started
[All Developer Tools for Windows 10]
3. Enable Developer Mode
After installing Visual Studio you need to enable developer mode on your system. In Windows 10 follow these steps.
- Go to Settings
- Select For developers
- Choose Developer mode
4. Install Universal Windows SDK
If you somehow forgot to select “Universal Windows App Development Tools” , as told in step 2, amongst the list of features provided at the time of Visual Studio installation then download and install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK).
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