745 questions with Windows App SDK tags

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Need my button click also should work with transparency and dont want the app to gain the focus.

Hi, i have attached my code and application. now my button click event is not firing. now i want my button click event should fire and also application should not gain the focus.

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-17T13:08:37.087+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-23T11:31:01.533+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How do I make the result of RichTextBox to be multilines?

Hello. I need your help. Visual Studio Community 2019, Visual Basic, for Windows I have RichTextBox and button "PrintPreview". My code for PrintPreview is: *Private Sub Button3_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
VB
VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that is implemented on the .NET Framework. Previously known as Visual Basic .NET.
2,642 questions
asked 2021-11-17T14:14:29.853+00:00
ВЕСЕЛИН ДИМОВ 41 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-18T20:53:54.13+00:00
ВЕСЕЛИН ДИМОВ 41 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Keep Windows 10 Game bar Widget pinned

Hi, I want to keep some of Widgets in Win + G or game bar pinned even after windows restart. Is there a way to pull this off? What I did so far - Run Custom Widget Win + G > Pin Custom Widget > Win + G off > Saw the widget pinned…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-16T15:21:36.407+00:00
Jagat 21 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-18T19:07:27.037+00:00
Jagat 21 Reputation points
1 answer

Need my winui window overlay on top of the start menu

Hi Could you please help me to build a solution or is there is any technique to make the winui3 overlay windows on top of the start menu.

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-14T05:25:10.01+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-18T06:15:12.687+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Need help to make window as overlay in WinUI3 application development.

Hi Team, I have created WinUI3 project to make a overlay application show it on top of every other application. I need below things to be implemented. How to change the background color of the window. How to remove the close icon…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-03T15:59:34.18+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
accepted 2021-11-16T05:26:25.52+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
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Which UWP controls can be used in XAML islands?

Some of them work nicely. Button, StackPanel, TextBlock, CheckBox, OK. Some of them do not work, they simply throw when their XML is loaded. For example TeachingTip, with or without the muxc: namespace. WebView also doesn't load. <WebView…

Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation
A part of the .NET Framework that provides a unified programming model for building line-of-business desktop applications on Windows.
2,705 questions
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,608 questions
asked 2021-10-06T20:37:29.837+00:00
Michael Chourdakis 66 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-14T07:54:50.4+00:00
Castorix31 82,751 Reputation points
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Simple package, complicated packaging

I have a a pwd package written in Java that I want published in MS Store. I have never packaged anything so this is my 1st time here and have many questions, but I'll start small. What is the best & easiest way to "package" several JAVA…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-12T17:04:32.797+00:00
Robert Glover 1 Reputation point
1 answer

Want teaching tip to be present on top on my overlay window.

HI Help me to place the teaching to be present on top of the overlay window as show in the figure.

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-10T13:13:02.167+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
answered 2021-11-10T16:10:13.67+00:00
Castorix31 82,751 Reputation points
1 answer

I need to develop a overlay on top of every application using WinUI3 and Win32.

HI Team, Could you please guide me to create a overlay which should appear on top of each and every application. I want overlay as in screen1. Which project should i select for development to create the overlay in the screen2. what is…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-08T11:09:26.927+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
answered 2021-11-08T11:13:28.6+00:00
Castorix31 82,751 Reputation points
2 answers

Implement over using WinUI3

Hi Team, I am new to WinUI3 development. Could you please help me to develop the overlay using the WinUI3. Regards, Sunil

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-02T09:24:52.883+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
answered 2021-11-08T03:37:35.227+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,151 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Clipboard History not working after Windows 11 Update, any insights?

Clipboard History not working after Windows 11 Update, any insights?

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-03T23:20:23.19+00:00
AC 36 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
answered 2021-11-06T14:03:33.18+00:00
Fahad Bin Hussain 16 Reputation points
0 answers

Microsoft Text to speech should stop when clicked on another page

Hi Good Morning- I am using text to speech azure cognitive services for text to speech and when the audio is playing on a page if user clicks on other page audio should stop in JavaScript Can you please explain how can I achieve …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-05T05:51:35.597+00:00
Varsha M 6 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-05T11:01:19.05+00:00
romungi-MSFT 43,631 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Convert WPF solution to winui3 + win32

HI Could you please guide me to convert the wpf application to WinUI3 + win32 application. I have wpf solution in hand. now i need to convert that solution to winui3. i have all the setup ready for winui3 development.

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-11-04T09:51:40.393+00:00
MM, Sunil 86 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Linking of static library built with VS2019 to an application which is being built with VS2015

The requirement is that the static library built with VS-20XY needs to be linked successfully for building an application using either VS2015, VS2017 or VS2019. What is suitable version of VS-20XY?(considering End of life and version compatibility) …

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
4,816 questions
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,493 questions
Visual Studio Setup
Visual Studio Setup
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
996 questions
Not Monitored
Not Monitored
Tag not monitored by Microsoft.
37,336 questions
asked 2021-11-02T09:47:05.827+00:00
Vinay Kumar L 21 Reputation points
accepted 2021-11-04T04:41:42.007+00:00
Vinay Kumar L 21 Reputation points
0 answers

Can a value be set on a Variable Font's set of available AXIS(s), programmatically, using managed code (C#)?

Can a value be set on a Variable Font's set of available AXIS(s), programmatically, using managed code (C#)? Like in a TextBlock control used in XAML. I know how to do this with Fonts in CSS and HTML5, but don't know if .NET5 (WinUI 3) is set up to…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
10,562 questions
.NET Runtime
.NET Runtime
.NET: Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.Runtime: An environment required to run apps that aren't compiled to machine language.
1,136 questions
asked 2021-10-07T03:41:31.13+00:00
Kenny Brown 51 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-03T08:31:09.953+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,151 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

WinUI3 / XAML - "This element is already associated with a XamlRoot..."

hi... I started working with WinUI3 and together with that I started working with XAML. Now... as long as I can use XAML to define everything and only implement the callbacks from buttons and things like that it works just fine. But now I want to create…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-10-19T12:15:46.49+00:00
Rudolf Meier 291 Reputation points
commented 2021-11-03T08:17:57.51+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,151 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Printing a file in Windows App SDK (tested printing thought processstartinfo with verb print) its not working

I am migrating my app from UWP to WinUI 3 in Desktop with windows app sdk. I used to print using print manager in uwp. So printing a file in Windows App SDK by printing thought processstartinfo with verb "print" its not working. is this a…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-10-28T06:33:30.687+00:00
Vignesh Govindhan 26 Reputation points
answered 2021-10-28T08:50:21.153+00:00
Castorix31 82,751 Reputation points
0 answers

How to create a ThumbnailProvider with IInitializeWithFile

I started with the RecipeThumbnailProvider sample described here: https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/building-thumbnail-providers For my use case, I need the path to the file rather than the stream, so I tried to tweak the sample…

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,608 questions
asked 2021-10-26T17:11:13.383+00:00
Amber Ream 1 Reputation point
commented 2021-10-26T18:02:24.553+00:00
SM 416 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to list all physical drives and find there drive letter?

What I am doing is, to help users (me) to find the raw data sdcard (its physical drive no). and to warn them (me) not to WRITE any thing on that drive letter. for finding part, I have done this: for (1 to 10) { …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-10-22T06:25:24.797+00:00
HUANG da 21 Reputation points
answered 2021-10-26T05:59:58.033+00:00
HUANG da 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Starting a process in an AppContainer from a service (LOCAL_SYSTEM)

Hello, I am trying to run a process in an AppContainer. This process is created from a service, so is in session 0 running as LOCAL_SYSTEM. I have also tried CreateProcessAsUser to run it as LOCAL_SERVICE (also in session 0) and it doesn't work. …

Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
745 questions
asked 2021-09-17T10:25:50.1+00:00
Alex Crane 96 Reputation points
accepted 2021-10-22T18:17:13.927+00:00
Alex Crane 96 Reputation points