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Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI

You're reading from   Modernizing Your Windows Applications with the Windows App SDK and WinUI Expand your desktop apps to support new features and deliver an integrated Windows 11 experience

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803235660
Length 514 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Basic Concepts
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Windows App SDK and WinUI FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: Modernization Journey
4. Chapter 2: The Windows App SDK for a Windows Forms Developer 5. Chapter 3: The Windows App SDK for a WPF Developer 6. Chapter 4: The Windows App SDK for a UWP Developer 7. Chapter 5: Designing Your Application 8. Chapter 6: Building a Future-Proof Architecture 9. Section 3: Integrating Your App with the Windows Ecosystem
10. Chapter 7: Migrating Your Windows Applications to the Windows App SDK and WinUI 11. Chapter 8: Integrating Your Application with the Windows Ecosystem 12. Chapter 9: Implementing Notifications 13. Chapter 10: Infusing Your Apps with Machine Learning Using WinML 14. Section 4: Distributing Your Application
15. Chapter 11: Publishing Your Application 16. Chapter 12: Enabling CI/CD for Your Windows Applications 17. Assessments 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 11

  1. False. Windows Package Manager is a tool that makes it more convenient to install applications from existing sources, such as the Microsoft Store or a website. The repository only contains manifests that describe the application and the URL from which to grab the installer, but it doesn't host the actual application.
  2. True. If you want granular control over the update process, you can use a set of APIs to manage updates within your application. However, you aren't required to use them. You can just rely on the update settings you can define in the App Installer file.
  3. False. The Microsoft Store is the perfect distribution platform for consumer apps since it's already installed in Windows and greatly simplifies the installation experiences for users. However, most of its features target a consumer audience, such as the requirement to use a personal Microsoft account to purchase and download applications. If you want to create a personal catalog of...
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