WinRT

Great Reads

A WinRT CollectionView class with Filtering and Sorting

by Bernardo Castilho

The article presents an ICollectionView class that supports filtering and sorting.

Toob - London Underground travel app

by Graham Odds

Toob is a Windows 8 London Underground travel information app.

UPnP code for Windows 8

by ljw1004

How to use UPnP on Windows 8

Introduction to HoloLens Development with UWP

by Joel Ivory Johnson

In this article I take a look at setting up a system for HoloLens development, the compatibility of the applications with other UWP platforms, and introduce Unity for making a 3D application

Latest Articles

WinUI3 in Existing Win32 Applications

by Michael Chourdakis

How to use the WinUI3 controls in a plain Win32 application without packaging

Consume a C++/WinRT Runtime Component in a Win32 Application - Part 1

by Giuseppe Pischedda

Introduction to C++/WinRT

Extending Content/Message Dialog Class in UWP to Avoid Crash

by P_Dash

Showing multiple dialogs concurrently in UWP

Generating Anagrams at Breakneck Speed

by Graeme_Grant

A documented journey looking for the fastest solution for generating valid Anagrams for the Weekly Code Project Challenge...

All Articles

top

WinRT

A WinRT CollectionView class with Filtering and Sorting

30 Sep 2014 by Bernardo Castilho

The article presents an ICollectionView class that supports filtering and sorting.

WinRT

VS2013

XAML

Dev

Toob - London Underground travel app

4 Oct 2012 by Graham Odds

Toob is a Windows 8 London Underground travel information app.

UPnP code for Windows 8

13 Sep 2012 by ljw1004

How to use UPnP on Windows 8

Introduction to HoloLens Development with UWP

16 Jun 2016 by Joel Ivory Johnson

In this article I take a look at setting up a system for HoloLens development, the compatibility of the applications with other UWP platforms, and introduce Unity for making a 3D application

Consume a C++/WinRT Runtime Component in a Win32 Application - Part 1

12 Jan 2022 by Giuseppe Pischedda

Introduction to C++/WinRT

Event Finder - Google Places Event App

25 Oct 2012 by Simon Key

Event Finder - A WinRT app making use of the Google Places API and other data sources to display a lists of local events

WinRT

.NET

RSS

Implementing WinRT Interfaces Defined Using WRL/C++ with WRL/C++, C++/CX and C#

8 Jan 2013 by orouit

This article demonstrates how to implement interfaces defined for a WinRT component using WRL and C++.

Using JavaScript frameworks from your C#/UWP application

2 Dec 2015 by David Catuhe

Thanks to Chakra (the JavaScript engine used by Microsoft Edge), it is now possible to host one of the fastest JavaScript engines (and also the one with the highest support of ECMAScript 6) inside any Universal Windows Platform application.

Javascript

WinRT

Win32

Building WinRT components that implement interfaces with C#

14 Dec 2012 by orouit

This article demonstrates how to implement interfaces defined for a WinRT component in a C# Windows store DLL or a C# Windows store application.

WinRT

Windows

Using Smart cards with a Windows Store App

10 Feb 2013 by orouit

This article describes a solution to access API and resources that are not available with WinRT.

Tackling text-to-speech and generating audio file in Windows Store Apps

26 Dec 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

In this post, you will learn how to perform text-to-speech actions in Windows Runtime for Windows Store applications, also how to store the speech stream in a waveform file format on your machine.

.NET

WinRT

.NET-Compiler-Platform

Building WinRT components with C++/CX

3 Dec 2012 by orouit

This article demonstrates how to create different versions of WinRT components implementing a set of common interfaces.

WinRT

Windows

VS2012

Consume Webservice in Windows Universal App

24 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

In this article, we will learn how to consume Webservice in Windows Universal App

Deploying a Windows Runtime Component Project as a Visual Studio Extension SDK

3 Jan 2013 by Carlos Henrique Rodrigues Araújo

This article aims to supply a need for more detailed information on how to deploy a Windows Runtime component project as a Visual Studio Extension SDK.

WinRT

XAML

Techniques for automating logos, screenshots, language strings in Windows Store Apps

13 Mar 2016 by Gregory Morse

Code methods for capturing and automating multilingual and imaging aspects for sound store deployments

WinRT

LevelDB for UWP Applications

18 Mar 2016 by Zohaib Sibte Hassan

Getting started on using LevelDB for your UWP application

Use existing sqlite database in Windows phone 8.1

20 Mar 2016 by Sumit Samediya

In this article we will learn how to use existing sqlite database in WP 8.1 apps.

Under the Hood Part 2: C++ WinRT Component DLL & C# Metro Application

8 Mar 2012 by kishore Gaddam

C++ WinRT component DLL and C# Metro application

C++

WinRT

Metro-design

Working with IAsync* WinRT Methods

19 Jun 2012 by Manning

A chapter excerpt from Windows XAML in Action

WinRT

XAML

Dev

Why Would you Want to Write Applications for Windows 8 Now?

12 Sep 2012 by Telerik

Windows 8 opens up new opportunities for developers – whether an early adopter building consumer apps or an enterprise looking to improve the customer experience. This article explains in detail why you would want to start building for Windows 8 now and how the Telerik Windows 8 can help.

Image Enabled Windows Store Applications with LEADTOOLS

7 Jan 2013 by LEADTOOLS Support

The advanced WinRT imaging technology in LEADTOOLS will include everything developers need to build imaging enabled Windows Store applications including support for loading and saving over 100 file formats, PDF and PDF/A, touch screen enabled viewer controls, annotations and image processing.

WinRT OCR for Windows Store Apps with LEADTOOLS

7 Jan 2013 by LEADTOOLS Support

WinRT OCR for Windows Store Apps with LEADTOOLS

WinRT

Dev

product-showcase

iOS OCR and Barcode with LEADTOOLS 18

11 Jan 2013 by LEADTOOLS Support

iOS OCR and Barcode with LEADTOOLS 18.

Multi-Platform Barcode with LEADTOOLS 18

1 May 2013 by LEADTOOLS Support

Multi-Platform Barcode with LEADTOOLS 18

DICOM Images and Metadata with LEADTOOLS

2 Sep 2014 by LEADTOOLS Support

LEADTOOLS includes comprehensive support for DICOM in each of its programming interfaces including .NET (used in the examples below), CDLL, C++ Class Library, HTML5 / JavaScript, WinRT, iOS, Android and more.

Best Practices for Developing Apps and Games for Intel® Android Tablets

1 May 2015 by Intel

This article covers design considerations for tablet apps, including UI design, session length, accommodating user differences, and localization.

Extending GridView with Drag and Drop for Grouping and Variable Sized Items

9 Oct 2015 by Irina Pykhova, Greg Lutz

This article describes the implementation of an extended GridView control that enables drag and drop with grouping and variable sized items.

WinUI3 in Existing Win32 Applications

6 May 2023 by Michael Chourdakis

How to use the WinUI3 controls in a plain Win32 application without packaging

Building camera app with library in Windows 10

25 Aug 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

In this article I will explain Windows.Media.Capture namespace's MediaCapture element and how it can be used in Windows Runtime to create applications that make use of camera, for capturing photos and videos. Plus, the article shows how to capture the list of photos or videos that are recorded for p

PropertyPathObserver - A New Way of Creating Bindings - Portable

8 Nov 2016 by Paulo Zemek

This article presents the PropertyPathObserver class, which allows for faster bindings and more.

Async MVVM Modern UI

16 Aug 2012 by Juan Pablo G.C.

Using MVVM with Windows 8 Modern UI.

What's New in VS11 for Native Development

5 Apr 2012 by Marius Bancila

In this article, I will enumerate and discuss some of the new or improved features for native development (but not all).

Recording and playing PCM audio on Windows 8 (VB)

15 Jan 2013 by ljw1004

How to record and play PCM audio on Windows 8 in .NET.

Attached VM Behaviours

23 Mar 2015 by Sacha Barber

Showcase of how to use a sort of Attached Behaviours for ViewModels, and how to build BIG XAML apps

Generating Anagrams at Breakneck Speed

9 Mar 2017 by Graeme_Grant

A documented journey looking for the fastest solution for generating valid Anagrams for the Weekly Code Project Challenge...

SurfaceImageSource Manager: Connecting C# and DirectX/Direct2D using the WinRT/Metro SurfaceImageSource class, through a small C++ component

21 Mar 2012 by Philippe Monteil

SurfaceImageSource Manager is a C++ WinRT component making it easy to produce ready-to-use SurfaceImageSource instances, and then use DirectX or Direct2D to define their aspect in C# Metro applications.

Visual C++ and WinRT/Metro - Databinding Basics

18 Oct 2011 by Nish Nishant

An introduction to using WinRT databinding with Visual C++

Enabling Frame Rate Counters for XAML Applications in Windows 8

23 Sep 2011 by mbcrump

A look at how to enable Frame Rate Counter for XAML Applications in Windows 8

Adding the Missing Real Time Clock to Windows IoT on Raspberry Pi

20 Jul 2016 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Windows IoT on Raspberry Pi doesn't yet have native support for a hardware real time clock. I've created a solution for getting Windows IoT to initialize its clock from RTC at bootup so that other solutions don't need to be modified to read from the RTC directly.

How to Create Schedule Task in Universal Windows Apps?

22 Feb 2015 by Kunal Chowdhury «IN»

How to create Schedule Task in Universal Windows apps?

WinRT Apps Exception Logging

2 Dec 2013 by Borja Prado

WinRT Apps exception logging with WinrtErrLog and Google Spreadsheets.

WinRT

exceptions

logging

Metro Paint

6 Nov 2013 by Farhan Ghumra

A Metro style app for basic drawing feature.

Windows Phone 8.1 Media Editing API

10 Jul 2014 by Borja Prado

Windows Phone 8.1 Media Editing API

WinRT

Windows-Phone-8

.NET

Enabling Frame Rate Counters for HTML Applications in Windows 8

7 Oct 2011 by mbcrump

A look at how to enable Frame Rate Counter for HTML Applications in Windows 8

Radiation Counter on Windows RT

22 Jan 2014 by SergeiR[MCTS]

First of a kind radiation counter directly connected to ARM processor on Windows RT

Adding an Application Bar to your XAML Metro applications

1 Nov 2011 by mbcrump

A look at how to add an Application Bar to your XAML Metro applications.

WeakEventManager for WinRT

16 Jun 2014 by Samuel Cragg

WeakEventManager for WinRT

WinRT

Developing Immersive Apps For A New Breed Of All-In-One Computer

6 Nov 2014 by praveen_kundurthy

This paper presents four guidelines that can help guide software developers as they design applications that encourage touch interaction and deliver a memorable user experience on Intel® processor-based pAIOs.