XAML code autocomplete (Intellisense) is disabled/ greyed out and can't be enabled
Hard case here: After i installed a WinUI Preview version the WinUI Templates disappeared after weeks of installation (it's a known bug but i can't find the link anymore). Nothing helped but a reinstallation with previous removal of all VS…
Windows App SDK
Visual Studio Debugging
Audio Graph Can not createFileOutputNode in WinUI 3 C++/Winrt Project,
I am migrating from UWP C# app to WinUI 3 C++/WinRT project regarding a Audio Recorder using Audio Graph. But after graph.createFileOutputNode(voiceFile, encodingProfile), Status returned is UnknownFailure. Similar code worked for UWP C# code I call…
Windows App SDK
How to map the App PFN to its Azure AppId?
Hi, I follow the steps in the documentation especially Step 4 (Map your app's Package Family Name to its Azure AppId) but the email to Win_App_SDK_Push@microsoft.com always fails (undelivered). I need to map my app PFN to its Azure AppId. without this…
Windows App SDK
How to read and set the Advanced Sharing Settings (All networks)
How to read and set the Advanced Sharing Settings (All networks) for windows 10 , 11 thanks
Windows App SDK
Windows Performance Analyzer shows no data for NPU utilization
After recording Neural Processing Activity by WPR with latest ADK version, and open recording by WPA, i can see no data for NPU activity. Microsoft® Windows® Performance Analyzer 11.7.383.39833 Microsoft® Performance Toolkit SDK 1.2.2.5750 Event…
Windows App SDK
GetThumbnailAsync() throws Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154)
The following code of a UWP works fine usually: StorageItemThumbnail siThumbnail = await myStorageFileMedia.GetThumbnailAsync( ThumbnailMode.PicturesView, 300, ThumbnailOptions.UseCurrentScale); It…
Windows App SDK
.exe file converter to html
I have This Software .exe file but I don't have source code. I want to Rebuild it
Windows App SDK
Process terminates with Invalid_error in - NtWaitForWorkViaWorkerFactory
Hello, I am trying to debug windows application termination without any crash dump. Application is simply in a WaitForMultipleObjects, and is calling CreateProcess when it gets the event. windbg indicates no exception. Output of winDbg is below. Any…
Windows App SDK
Windows Server

Migrate to WinUI 3 C++/Winrt from UWP C# for Audio Recording (AudioGraph, FileInput/ Output Node)
I am converting a project in UWP for Audio Recording using Audio Graph, UWP sample link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/audiocreation/ For achieving similar functionality in WinUI 3 in C++/Winrt I could not…
Windows App SDK
Working with Windows 11 Phone Link
Is there any way of detecting incoming calls reported by Windows 11 Phone Link from a 3rd party app? Also is there any way of triggering an outbound call from a 3rd party app via Windows 11 Phone Link? In essence, I would like PhoneLink to work like a…
Windows App SDK
Why does Visual Studio tell me that my Winui3 optional package is not a related set when I try to deploy it to PC for debug?
I wrote a simple Visual Studio solution with two projects. The first project is the main WinUI3 app, and the second is the optional package. I deploy the main app on the PC successfully. When I try to deploy the optional package, Visual Studio shows me…
Windows App SDK
WinUI 3 App Not Showing in Kiosk Mode (Assigned Access) App List on Windows 11 Pro
Hello, I'm developing a Kiosk application using WinUI 3 on Windows 11, and I'm trying to test it locally using Assigned Access (Kiosk mode). I’ve packaged the app as an MSIX using Visual Studio and successfully installed it on my machine. The app runs…
Windows App SDK
voice assistant features on Windows only enabled for UWP applications
Hi MSFT team, I want to query, whether "WinUI3 app" can access voice assistant features. As I know UWP will be deprecated, and instead, MSFT is perfer WinAppSDK Apps (Likes: WinUI3…
Windows App SDK
How to consume a winrt/c++ lib in WinUI3 Application
Hi MSFT team, I am trying to consuming a winrt/C++ library (xxx.dll, xxx.winmd) in my application created by VS2022. If I create UWP/C# application, it's easy to add the reference by: "right click project" -> Add -> reference ->…
Windows App SDK
C#
Windows 11
NavigationView pane isnt recognizing boolean
I am using storage to save and retrieve the status of the pane in the navigationView <NavigationView x:Name="NavView" Margin="0,50,0,0" IsBackButtonVisible="Collapsed" …
Windows App SDK
.Riv animation for Winui (Windows App Sdk)
Hi, I'm working on a Windows desktop application using WinUI 3 (Windows App SDK) and I want to integrate Rive (.riv) animations into the UI. Rive is an animation tool that exports .riv files and supports runtimes for platforms like Flutter, React Native,…
Windows App SDK
MSIX product name issue
Hello, Please advise when creating Msix packages, how can I set different product names to be shown in the: Start Menu > Applications < My Product > vs Settings > Apps < My Product Pro > Generally, in which fields these 2 names are…
Windows App SDK
NavigatioView canont find page contructor
I am using DI services.AddTransient<CalendarPageViewModel>(); services.AddTransient<AccountPageViewModel>(); services.AddTransient<AboutPageViewModel>(); services.AddSingleton(sp => new InteractiveBrowserCredential( new…
Windows App SDK
Navigation page doesn't highlight the selected page
I am using a NavigatinonView <winex:WindowEx x:Class="HorizonHub.View.MainWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" …
Windows App SDK
I keep getting - SignTool Error: An unexpected internal error has occurred. Error information: "Error: SignerSign() failed." (-2147024846/0x80070032)"
I am on Windows 11, and I have set everything up on Azure for Trusted app signing. I tried to sign the application using: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.22621.0\x64\signtool.exe" sign /v /debug /fd SHA256 /tr…