win-dev-skills

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Agents and skills for building Windows apps with WinUI 3 and the Windows App SDK

  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • cgmanifest.json
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • LICENSE
  • README.md
  • RELEASING.md
  • SECURITY.md
  • SUPPORT.md
  • THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd win-dev-skills

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. .NET

Medium Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • .NET SDK The SDK required for the dotnet command.
- .NET SDK >= 8.0 (run `dotnet --list-sdks`; if none >= 8.0, `winget install --id Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.10 --exact --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements`)

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

- WinUI 3 templates: always run `dotnet new install Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI.CSharp.Templates` (after refreshing $env:Path) โ€” it upgrades in place if already installed.

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

โœ… After dotnet run, check the message or address shown in the terminal.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
โš ๏ธ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd plugins/winui

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

npm install

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm start

Starts the development/run server.

โœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.
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