Sending a notification from a Windows application
Notifications are another one of the features which are part of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) ecosystem and that, originally, wasn't available to the Win32 ecosystem. However, expanding this feature to the whole developer ecosystem very soon became a priority for Microsoft, since more and more apps wanted to participate in the notification ecosystem to take advantage of all the new features and to provide a more streamlined experience. When you participate in the native ecosystem, rather than building your own custom notification solution, you get advantages like the following:
- A familiar look and feel for the user, which follows the Windows UX guidelines
- Integration with features such as Focus Assist, which automatically hides all the notifications when your screen is mirrored or when you're sharing your screen with other users through applications such as Microsoft Teams
- Integration with the Action...