Tag Archives: Windows 8

Figure out deprecated WinRT 8.1 types and members with the DeprecatedApi tool

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

Download (x86 | x64) UPDATE: a new version has been published with the existing types (that include deprecated member) in bold to make them more visible In a previous post, I made available the WinmdDiff tool to list the new … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, C#, Metro, Store App, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, WinRT | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

DualApi Finder or listing winRT types usable by Desktop Apps

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

Download DualApiFinder In a previous post, I explained how to use the WinRT API in Desktop applications with Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate. I will soon provide an update for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 on http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mspfe. Meanwhile, you should … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, C#, Desktop, Store App, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, WinRT | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Listing Windows 8.1 Preview additions to WinRT

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

The Preview of Windows 8.1 has been released during the Microsoft //Build conference at San Francisco. Everyone is now able to download the Preview, update their machine and start to explore the new features with Visual Studio 2013 Preview. How … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, C#, Store App, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, WinRT | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

BUILD conference session about Windows Store Apps and WinRT

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

While I’m finishing a post about Inter-Process Communication in WinRT, here is a list of sessions related to Windows Store Application for those who were not lucky enough to attend the last BUILD conference in Redmond. For each, you’ll find … Continue reading →

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WSALs + Guidelines and Requirements for Windows Store Apps Development

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

During the past months, I’ve been involved in many Windows Store App reviews. This work is based on Microsoft guidelines and requirements that are scattered all over MSDN. This post provides a few links from which you will quickly find what you’re … Continue reading →

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ByeBye 1.1 for x64… and x32 now

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Christophe Nasarre

I’ve been quiet for a long time on this blog because I was working hard on the Windows Store App workshop that Microsoft is now proposing to our Premier customers. Feel free to contact your local Microsoftee for more détails … Continue reading →

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ProcDump 5.0 for Windows 8

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Christophe Nasarre

Thanks to Mark Russinovich, the version 5.0 of ProcDump is available and allows you to create dumps of Windows 8 Modern/Store Apps. Feel free to download and use it! I hope this helps

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Missing BCL types in WinRT

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Christophe Nasarre

Download BCLDiff (x86 | x64) In a previous post, I detailed how the .NET 4.5 assemblies of the BCL are packaged in Desktop and Windows 8 managed Apps. When you starts coding your first Win8 Apps, you quickly end up … Continue reading →

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Investigating BCL differences between .NET and Metro/WinRT

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Christophe Nasarre

In the previous post, I’ve explained how to use WinRT APIs from a .NET Desktop application to list the installed Metro App packages. This post is dedicated to the other side of the story: what part of the Microsoft .NET … Continue reading →

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How to call WinRT APIs from C# Desktop applications – list the installed Metro packages

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Christophe Nasarre

As Jaime Rodriguez detailed in April, Windows 8 Excellence Labs are made to help Metro developers to get a token which allows them to submit their application to the Windows Store with high confidence. I’m lucky enough to be part … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, C#, Metro, Release Preview, WinRT | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments