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This sample shows how to use the Windows.Devices
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This sample pack includes all the Metro style app code examples developed for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The samples in this pack are available in in C#, C++, VB.NET, and JavaScript. The sample pack provides a convenient way to download all the samples at once.
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This sample shows how to imitate the splash screen that Windows displays for your app by positioning a similar image correctly when Windows dismisses the splash screen that it displays. This sample uses the SplashScreen class in the Windows.Applica
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This sample shows how to create, read, write, copy and delete a file, how to retrieve file properties, and how to make your app remember a file or folder so that it can access it later. This sample uses Windows.Storage and Windows.Storage
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This sample demonstrates how to use the ApplicationSett
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This sample shows how to use an app tile, which is the representation and launch point for your app in the Start screen, and a badge on that tile, which is a method for the app to relay status information to the user when the app is not running.
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The Geolocation sample demonstrates how to use the Geolocation API to get the geographic location of the user's PC.
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This sample shows how to use file pickers so that the user can select files and folders for your app to access and operate on and how to let the user specify the name, file type, and location of a file to save. This sample uses Windows.Storage
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This sample shows how to create a context menu and how to replace the default context menu for text. This sample uses Windows.UI.Popu
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Application data sample This sample shows you how to store and retrieve data that is specific to each user and Metro style app using the Windows Runtime application data APIs. Application data includes session state, user preferences, and other sett...
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This sample shows you how to create and register background tasks using the Windows Runtime background task API.
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