Universal Windows App Deployment
The official blog of the team that owns building and deploying Universal Windows Apps
On demand resource packages
Resource packages offers a great way to reduce users disk footprint by segmenting language or scale...
Date: 02/23/2018
Removing Optional Packages
Optional packages provide a great way to componentize and distribute pieces of your application as...
Date: 11/17/2017
Automated app updates with .appinstaller file
This blog covers updates for UWP apps that are not distributed through the Windows Store. This is a...
Date: 09/27/2017
UWP App Installs from Web via App Installer
We have introduced App Installer in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to make installation of...
Date: 09/26/2017
Using Windows Device Portal to debug streaming install
With the Fall Creators Update, you can now debug streaming install of UWP apps through the Windows...
Date: 08/09/2017
Installing from network shares and installing related sets using Windows Device Portal
Windows Device Portal (WDP) is available on all Windows 10 devices and makes it a great tool for...
Date: 08/09/2017
App remediation in Windows 10
When building the Universal Windows Platform, one of the core tenets we had was ensuring app...
Date: 07/12/2017
UWP Apps with Network Share Access
Hi Developers, If you recall, Windows 10 Creators Update introduced support for registering loose...
Date: 06/09/2017
Walkthrough: Using App Extensions in Visual Studio
Interested in using extensions and don't quite know how to get started? Here's a walk-through of the...
Date: 05/16/2017
Tooling to create a Related Set
In my previous blog we talked about the requirement to create a related set to load code from an...
Date: 05/12/2017
Loading code from an optional package
In the last blog we looked at how to create a basic optional package and how to load content from...
Date: 05/11/2017
Build your first Optional Package
In my last blog we talked about why you would develop an optional package. In this segment lets try...
Date: 05/09/2017
Updated AppExtensionCatalog documentation
We have updated the AppExtensionCatalog documentation with improved guidance and information about...
Date: 05/05/2017
Introduction to App Extensions
One of the great new Universal App features in Windows 10 Anniversary Edition is App Extensions....
Date: 05/01/2017
Extend your application using Optional Packages
What is an optional package? So you have a Universal Windows App. Over a period of time you added...
Date: 04/05/2017
Streaming Install Part 5: Testing and Debugging a Stream-able App
Loose File Deployed Stream-able App A stream-able app can still be deployed as loose files (or F5...
Date: 03/30/2017
Streaming Install Part 4: Support Streaming Install in the App
After you have your content group map for your app, you need to support streaming install in your...
Date: 03/28/2017
Streaming Install Part 3: Content Group Maps Deep Dive
Content Group Map Requirements and Details General Content Group Map Requirements From the previous...
Date: 03/23/2017
Streaming Install Part 2: Content Group Maps Overview
To illustrate the streaming install concepts through the rest of this blog series, we will use parts...
Date: 03/21/2017
UWP Streaming App Installation
What is UWP App Streaming Install? As apps and games get progressively larger, users are waiting...
Date: 03/15/2017
Developer Mode on Windows Desktop
Developer Mode is a general requirement for most if not all, developer scenarios on Windows. In...
Date: 03/10/2017
Introduction to Pre-installed Apps
Whenever you get a new Windows PC or use a PC configured for work or school you may have noticed...
Date: 02/22/2017
Using ComparePackage to understand version differences and user impacts
ComparePackage is a new Windows 10 SDK (ver 10.0.15003.1001) tool that analyzes the differences...
Date: 02/12/2017
Make your app deployment feedback actionable!
Our insiders and loyal windows users are key contributors to the success of Windows 10. They...
Date: 01/25/2017
Managing App Data across app users and apps from the same publisher
In the last blog we looked at how to create settings and files that can be roamed or backed up....
Date: 01/24/2017
Managing your App Data to build a continuous app experience
If you have an engaging app, you must be managing state and user generated data aka App Data....
Date: 01/13/2017
Test Universal Windows Platform Apps using Windows Device Portal - Part II
In my previous blog, I talked about how to test your Windows Apps on various windows device types...
Date: 01/08/2017
Test Universal Windows Platform Apps using Windows Device Portal
Universal Windows Platform Apps enable you as a developer to build an app that works on many...
Date: 12/17/2016
Universal Windows Platform apps in the Enterprise
Why use Universal Windows Apps in the Enterprise? Due to their nature, Classic Windows Apps (CWA)...
Date: 12/09/2016
Differential updates for UWP apps
One of the key benefits of building a UWP app are the savings users see when downloading updates....
Date: 12/03/2016
Installing UWP apps to alternate drives
Windows has always been, and continues to be, the premier platform of games. As Windows games keep...
Date: 11/23/2016
Deploying apps in the Enterprise
What are the options available for deploying Universal Windows Platform apps in the Enterprise? The...
Date: 11/17/2016
Developer controlled app updates
Keeping apps up to date is a somewhat tedious task; it requires extra work on developers to check...
Date: 11/11/2016
Rapid app development using register layout from network share – new in build 14965
We hear a lot from our developers that collaborative and multi-device development is time consuming...
Date: 11/04/2016
Upgrade Improvements in 14942
Hey everyone, I’m happy to share with you a great upgrade experience improvement for the latest...
Date: 10/25/2016
Optimizing the download of apps with Resource Packages
Creating rich multi-language or multi-scale experiences for your UWP apps is highly encouraged; it...
Date: 09/30/2016
App Installer!
App Installer - An easy way to install your Universal Windows Apps on Windows Desktop! New in the...
Date: 05/27/2016