Top "Windows-8" questions

The successor to Microsoft Windows 7 that focuses on a new interface style for touch-based devices and tablets.

Download windows phone sdk 8 offline

I just installed Visual Studio 2012 express edition on my Windows 8 machine. Now I wanted to install the Windows 8 Phone's SDK, …

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Windows Phone development in Visual Studio 2012 RC

Today Microsoft released Windows 8 Release Preview and visual studio 2012 rc. I'm a Windows phone developer. What dev tool I have …

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How to print the contents of a TextBox

How do I print the contents of a TextBox in metro apps? I have read this quickstart guide on MSDN …

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Is it possible to program on Windows RT

Is there any way to install a C++ compiler or Ruby/Python interpreter on WinRT. (or is there any other …

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Using DirectX with Visual Studio 2012

I have some DirectX projects written in C# that I need to run via Visual Studio 2012 specifically. All of these …

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Set resource string to XAML

I know how to set string from resource <TextBlock x:Uid="Text1"/> where Text1.Text is "Hello" But …

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How to run application with Admin privileges using Manifest file in Visual Studio 2005?

I need to create an application which needs to create files/folders in "C:\Program Files","Users[username]" and Sys32. …

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How to load any XAP file with the Windows Phone 7 emulator

Does anyone know if it is possible to load a windows phone 7 XAP file into the emulator without the solution …

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ListViewItem won't stretch to the width of a ListView

I'm currently designing a windows 8 store app using XAML but I have a minor sizing issue. I have a ListView …

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How to deploy a Metro App to the Desktop?

I am trying to deploy my C# app to my Windows 8 Metro desktop. I can see the deployed files in …

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