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Windows 10 Desktop Bridge platform and tooling allows developers to take advantage of UWP features and package as a Windows app.

The Windows 10 Desktop Bridge platform and tooling helps developers of Win32 and .NET applications to take advantage of the modern app deployment technology and new UWP features, by packaging their apps as a Windows app package, and providing access to the UWP app model.

Learn more at http://aka.ms/desktopbridge

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Mysterious error running makepri for Windows Universal App's Desktop Bridge

I've been trying to wrap WPF app inside a Windows Universal App, using Desktop Bridge. In order to make the app's taskbar icon unplated, with transparent background, I followed the instructions that can be found in various blogs and MSDN…
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Can a Java Swing desktop application be converted to a UWP centennial app (AppX)?

I have been reading about project centennial (https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/porting/desktop-to-uwp-root#preparing-your-desktop-app-for-conversion-to-uwp), and it occurs to me that there are many legacy line-of-business apps that are written…
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What part of Windows 10 SDK do I need to install to get MakeAppx.exe?

I'm trying to follow Microsoft's "Project Centennial" directions to convert MSI installer for my app to UWP, and I'm getting this error that MakeAppx.exe isn't found: This Windows 10 is not my development machine. So I went out to download Windows…
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Possible for Win32 App calling an WinRT API?

Assuming that I am on Windows 8+ and I have a Win32/C App. Can my Win32 App call into WinRT API?
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Can't upgrade settings when updating a WPF Desktop Bridge Universal app

My app is written in WPF C# and I export it as Universal app using MSIX Application Project straight from Visual Studio. I just can't get the settings to persist between updates. I'm using the following code in the MainWindow_Loaded…
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How to to determine when AppService is closed due to UWP app suspending or full-trust process closing?

Consider the following example: https://github.com/StefanWickDev/UWP-FullTrust/tree/master/UWP_FullTrust_3 When the UWP app creates the AppService, it will observe the related task cancellation in order to detect the closing of the AppService. The…
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Startup apps don't start until logging off and on

Solved. (See my answer.) I have a couple of startup apps using the desktop bridge. In the past they used to work fine. Now, probably after some Windows update, after a reboot they don't start when I first log on, and don't even appear in the startup…
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InkEdit globally and not only inside my program

I want to create a ruler like seen in drawing apps that works globally. I have found that I could create something like this with an Inkedit Control or this sample, but both only seem to work inside of the specific application. Is there a way to…
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How to create UWP setup installer like Windows Build

How to create the setup installer for the UWP application. For the desktop application. Please advice
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Share named mutex between UWP and desktop app

Is there any way to share a mutex between a UWP app and a desktop bridge app in the same package? They seem to have different namespaces; using the same name doesn't yield the same object between the processes. The UWP app's objects are, according…
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StorePurchaseStatus.NotPurchased immediately after RequestPurchaseAsync()

In my WPF application which is packaged via Desktop Bridge I found a problem that some users can't buy addon via in-app purchase. It displays my "Canceled" alert which represents StorePurchaseStatus.NotPurchased where result.ExtendedError is…
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Microsoft store certification fails due to DPI awareness

I had wanted to publish a new version of my app (WPF converted to UWP with Desktop Bridge) to the Microsoft Store, but it failed the certification with following warning: File **.exe neither has PerMonitorV2 manifested in the manifest nor calls…
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Send speech recognition args.Result as parameter in UWP desktop-bridge package

I'm trying to figure out, if it is possible send using Windows.Media.SpeechRecognition; args.Result.Text as parameter from UWP to Console application. For example by following scenario I'm sending TextToSpeech(args.Result.Text); with…
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Why can't I see a localdb database created by a UWP (Desktop Bridge App) in the SQL Server Object Explorer?

Does UWP support LocalDB? My investigations indicate there are some issues using localdb that I don't experience with SQL Server 2017 Development edition. I managed to convert a winforms EF-Code First, xaf application to run as a UWP app with the…
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The underlying provider failed on Open after deleting database files and sqllocaldb

I am investigating my experience of the issue here When my Winforms XAF, Entity Framework Code First + Desktop Bridge application is installed via the Windows Store, it creates a database in the users directory. If I delete the files then I will get…
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