This sample pack includes all the app code examples developed for Windows 8. The sample pack provides a convenient way to download all the samples at once. The samples in this sample pack are available in C#, C++, VB.NET, and JavaScript.

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.Applicati...

This sample shows how to create, read, write, copy and delete a file, how to retrieve file properties, and how to track a file or folder so that your app can access it again. This sample uses Windows.Storage and Windows.Storage.AccessCache API.

This sample demonstrates how to use the ApplicationSettings API and settings flyouts to integrate an app's settings UI with the Settings charm.

This sample uses ASP.NET Web API to build a simple contact manager application. The application consists of a contact manager web API that is used by an ASP.NET MVC application, a Windows Phone application, and a Windows 8 app to display and manage a list of contacts.

This sample provides completed versions of the apps you create by following the Create your first Windows Store app using JavaScript tutorial series.

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.

The Geolocation sample demonstrates how to use the Geolocation API to get the geographic location of the user's PC.

This sample shows how to access files and folders by letting the user choose them through the file pickers and how to save a file so that the user can specify the name, file type, and location of a file to save. This sample uses Windows.Storage.Picke...

This sample demonstrates how to use a MessageDialog for displaying dialogs, setting commands and the actions they will perform, and changing the default button.

This sample demonstrates how to build a complete Windows Store app using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

This sample demonstrates basic data binding techniques using the Binding class and Binding markup extension. Specifically, this sample covers: Controlling the direction of data flow and updates using the Binding.Mode property., Changing the format of...

This sample demonstrates the use of the HttpClient class and the IXMLHTTPRequest2 interface to upload and download various types of content from an HTTP server using the networking features provided by the Windows Runtime. The sample shows the use of...

This sample demonstrates how to use the MediaCapture API to capture video, audio, and pictures from a capture device, such as a webcam.

This sample shows how to use application resources to separate localizable content from application code.

This sample contains the starting point for a basic game for Windows Store and Windows Phone, a “Starter Kit” which provides support for consuming runtime assets produced by the VS tools. This includes loading and rendering assets (meshes, textures and shaders).

This sample shows how to create a context menu and how to replace the default context menu for text. This sample uses Windows.UI.Popups API, including the PopupMenu and the oncontextmenu event.

One of the biggest issues with Windows Store Apps (aka Metro Applications) was the removal of the TraceListeners from the windows runtime. Log4Net community has not yet took a step forward to port at least some of the functionality to .NET for Windows Store
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This sample demonstrates the basics of the StreamSocket class using the networking features provided by the Windows Runtime. The client component of the sample creates a TCP socket to make a network connection, uses the socket to send data, and close...

This sample demonstrates how to use the GridView and ListView controls.

This sample demonstrates how to use the AppBar control to present navigation, commands, and tools to users.

This sample shows you how to create and register background tasks using the Windows Runtime background task API.

This sample shows how to use the DataReader and DataWriter classes to store and retrieve data.

This sample demonstrates the web authentication broker WinRT API to enable single sign on (SSO) connections to OAuth providers like Facebook, Flickr, Google, Live, and Twitter.

This sample shows how to use toast notifications, which are notifications sent from an app to the user that appear as pop-up notifications in the upper right corner of the screen. A user can select the toast (touch or click) to launch the associated ...

The main goal of this sample modern application is to provide a sample app where you can see most of the new technologies related to Visual Studio 2012, in a practical way.

This sample shows you how to store and retrieve data that is specific to each user and Windows Store app using the Windows Runtime application data APIs. Application data includes session state, user preferences, and other settings. It is created, r...

This sample demonstrates how to use the WebView control to display to a URL, load HTML and interact with script within a WebView, and use WebViewBrush .

This sample demonstrates various techniques for displaying and manipulating images in your app using the Image control and the BitmapImage class.

This sample is a five-lesson tutorial that provides an introduction to the Direct3D API, and which introduces the concepts and code used in many of the other DirectX samples.

This sample demonstrates how apps can integrate the Windows print experience.

This sample demonstrates how to use the Windows.Media.Capture.CameraCaptureUI API, which displays a full-screen UI for capturing photos or videos. The Camera Capture UI provides controls for switching from photo to video, a timer for taking time-dela...

This sample demonstrates the basic end-to-end implementation of a simple first person 3-D game using DirectX (Direct3D 11.1, Direct2D, XInput, and XAudio2) and XAML in a C++ app. XAML is used for the heads-up display and game state messages.

This sample demonstrates how to use the DateTimeFormatter class in the Windows.Globalization.DateTimeFormatting namespace to display dates and times according to the user's preferences.

This sample shows some common imaging scenarios for Windows Store apps built for Windows using JavaScript including image properties, editing and saving, and integrating with web services such as Bing Maps. This sample focuses on the Windows.Storage ...

This sample demonstrates the Play To API.

This sample shows how to use the Windows 8 Mobile Broadband SMS API ( Windows.Devices.Sms ). It demonstrates how to: Send a text message to a specified destination number., Receive a text SMS message., Send a binary SMS message (PDU format)., Read a ...

This sample demonstrates how to use several common controls. It also shows you how to style a control, use a control to create a template, and create visual state behaviors.

This sample demonstrates how to use the ScrollViewer control to pan and zoom.

This sample demonstrates how to use the PeerFinder and ProximityDevice classes to communicate with nearby computers

This sample shows how to use scheduled and recurring tile updates and toast notifications for an app. This ability enables you to specify a precise time to deliver the notification, even if the app is not running.

This sample demonstrates how to build a complete Windows Store app using C++ and XAML.

This sample demonstrates how to crop bitmap in a Windows Store app.

This sample shows how to use the Windows.Devices.Sensors.Accelerometer API.

This sample demonstrates how an app can share content with another app. This sample uses classes from the Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer namespace. Some of the classes you might want to review in more detail are the DataTransferManager class, ...

Classic Video Player, Media Element, Video Library, Video List, Video Slider, MediaElement Slider, MediaElement Volume, Volume Slider, mediaelement

This sample demonstrates different ways of getting the name of the user that is currently logged in. It also demonstrates how to get and set the image used for the user's tile.

This sample describes how to build an app that scales according to the dots per inch (dpi) (pixel density) of the screen by loading images of the right scale or by overriding default scaling. This sample uses the Windows.Graphics.Display API.

Input: Ink sample (C#)

This sample demonstrates how to use ink functionality (such as, capturing, manipulating, and interpreting ink strokes) in Metro style apps using C# and XAML.

Specifically, this sample covers using the 
Windows.UI.Input.Inking APIs to:

    - Render

To create tiles, we generally choose to use web images to send with the notifications.However, the content you want to send to the tile consumer might not always be in the desirable size, color, or format. To solve this problem, you can easily implement a server side component.

The sample demonstrates how to add an item dynamically to a grouped GridView in a Windows 8 store app.

This sample shows you how to launch the user's default app for file type or a protocol. You can also learn how to enable your app to be the default app for a file type or a protocol.

This sample demonstrates how to build a basic 3D game using DirectX.

This sample demonstrates the power-friendly, cost-aware, and flexible behavior of the Background Transfer API for Windows Runtime applications. Provided sample scenarios cover file downloads and uploads.

This sample demonstrates how to create and use the XAML Popup element in your projects. Specifically, this sample covers: Fundamentals of a Popup , including positioning one using the HorizontalOffset and VerticalOffset properties, and displaying or ...

This sample demonstrates the native gestures supported by the user interaction platform in both Windows Store apps and the new Windows UI in Windows 8.

This sample demonstrates the interaction model of the ListView control. Specifically, this sample covers: Creating a multi-select storefront where a user can select items and add them to a shopping cart., Creating a master-details view by displaying ...

This sample demonstrates how to use the Windows Runtime Network Information APIs to demonstrate the following:

This sample demonstrates code sharing techniques you can use when developing an app for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

This sample demonstrates how to use grouping with the GridView and SemanticZoom controls.