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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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Installation Failed after creating UWP with Desktop App Converter

I decided to have another crack at converting my tool (https://github.com/mikecann/Windows7-Taskbar-Monitor) to a windows store app using the Desktop App Converter. Things I did this time: 1) Force-updated my machine to the anniversary update. 2)…
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Desktop App Converter does not capture regitryes under HKCU

I have a MSI file which adds some entries under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software hive. It seems that the App Converter totally ignores them. Tee registries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE are detected ok. Has anyone encountered this issue? Maybe a…
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Desktop App to UWP using Desktop App Converter

I have desktop application and want to convert it to an uwp application. I use desktop app converter with powershell. I am trying to convert my startup projects exe, but everytime i try execution stops at Running Installer in Isolated…
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Can the UWP applications scan the disk?

As shown in title. we know that the data recovery applications would scan the disk and get information about disk partitions, but in UWP, the access to file system is limited, as the link descriped…
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Correct Data Protection Declaration

I have an app that is to be released onto the Microsoft Store. Because it uses the restricted Capability AppDiagnostics, I am required to provide a URL to a Data Protection URL. But my app does not have any Internet capabilities, so as far as I know…
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Cannot compile the generated code. Please inspect the generated code via this exception's SourceCode property

I installed my private application which makes use of the Desktop Bridge and Dev Express XAF Winforms, from the Windows Store. Then I uninstalled it using powershell Remove-AppxPackage -Package *jobtalk* Now when I try to reinstall from the store…
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How to make a Windows Store package for Insider builds only?

I am trying to give Windows Insider users a different version of my app. In Package.appxmanifest I specify:
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Windows Application Packaging Project - how to create folders

I'm looking at migrating a .jsproj based Desktop Bridge installer to use .wapproj, one of the things my project does is deploy files in sub-directories of the install directory. How do I replicate this in a .wapproj file? Mike
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How to access Windows.Services.Store from Delphi 7

I am selling Delphi app in Win 10 Store and like to start to use new buy in-app features. How to use Windows.Services.Store from Delphi 7 ? Is there example code for accessing StoreContext COM interface ?
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Why there is no new UwpDesktop package version released for new windows kit UAP Version

We have new window kit platform UAP version 10.0.15063. But I dont see UwpDesktop package Version for this UAP version. I found new version of UAP on my windows 10 machine. And when I go for its UWPDesktop package version then I do not gets its…
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UWP Application Third party SDK

I have a WPF application that is using a third party SDK to control a camera ( through its specific driver ). I'm wondering if such an application can be converted to a UWP Application. Indeed, I don't have the source code of this SDK, it's…
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Converted UWP... Nothing Happens

I have converted a Win32 Application to UWP using MakeAppX and it doesn't seem to run. When I click the icon in the start menu literally nothing happens except a busy icon briefly appears on the cursor. I completed the same process with Notepad++…
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Project Centennial: How to edit outputted XML and call MakeAppx.exe

I’m running into this error while trying to convert my Windows Forms Application using Project Centennial. I was able to run threw the shown VLC tutorial on the MSDN site, so I do know the converter is working. It says I need to “set the…
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How to call UWP API from converted Win32 app. (Desktop App Converter)

I converted Win32 app (C++) to UWP one successfully. But it can't work read/write file method, so I want to use UWP API from converted app. Supported UWP APIs for converted desktop apps I found this sentence "Most UWP APIs work well on converted…
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How to call functions present in WPF projects from UWP project

I am having one function to hide the taskbar in my WPF project, hiding taskbar is not possible in UWP, so i need to call that WPF function from UWP on button click, How can i achieve that ? i read something about desktop bridge , but i am not clear…
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