Should I be using a Page, Window or UserControl

Question

I\'m developing a new desktop application that will have several views such as a dashboard, event viewer, chart viewer to name a few. Essentially the user will switch betwee

Answer 1

A page is something you would use in a browser, not for a standalone application.

The Window class represents a top-level object, that is, it is not meant to be contained in another control. All the windows you see while using the Windows OS (if they were WPF application) would be created by deriving from the Window class, and you would use the Window class to create your own windows.

The UserControl class lets you create new custom controls, in case a standard control does not already exist for what you need. A UserControl can be contained inside of a window or another control, but a Window is not contained inside anything (this is the big difference!)