Top "Windows-store-apps" questions

This refers to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 apps only.

This app failed to launch because of an issue with its license

I'm happily in the middle of coding then I try to launch my app in debug mode but I get …

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What is the Windows RT / Windows Store App answer to App.config?

What is the best way to go about reading and writing simple configuration data like we used to use App.…

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How to build Windows Store 8.1 app without Visual Studio?

I need this for the build server - I'd like to avoid installing full Visual Studio there. I use the …

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Using a Script; install a Windows Store App

Requirement: install a Windows Store app without requiring the user to nav to the store and click Install. Perhaps a …

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URI schemes supported in Windows 8 apps

What are the URI schemes supported in Windows 8 apps? I have seen references to ms-appx: and ms-appdata: and some rare …

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How do I get a unique identifier for a machine running Windows 8 in C#?

I'm working on a Metro app written in C# and need a way to uniquely identify a device. I found …

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Windows Phone 8.1 Store app - Link to store

In Windows 8.1 Apps we can link to store apps using ms-windows-store protocol. var storeURI = new Uri("ms-windows-store:PDP?PFN=<…

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Is dispatchEvent a sync or an async function

I am trying to write an event handler for a custom event in WinJS. I am not too sure how …

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