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Is there any way to start a "Metro" app from a desktop app in .net? SLaks All Modern UI apps have a URL protocol associated with them which can be used to launch the app. You can find find the protocol for a specific app like this: Press Windows+R Type regedit Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Extensions\ContractId\Windows.Protocol\PackageId Find the subkey for your app (eg, AMZNMobileLLC.KindleforWindows8_1.1.0.0_neutral__stfe6vwa9jnbp ) Within that subkey, go to ActivatableClassId_some long name_\CustomProperties The Name value will tell you the protocol name. You can then pass name :// to

This question already has an answer here: Invoking the click method of a button programmatically 2 answers How can I trigger a button click directly in my code? I have a code like this: namespace App1 { /// <summary> /// An empty page that can be used on its own or navigated to within a Frame. /// </summary> public sealed partial class MainPage : Page { public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); } protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e) { // fire a click ebent von the "Button" MyBtn } private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // ... } } } Is it

I want to change the icon of an AppBar Button in my Windows Store app. I found that the AppBar buttons have XAML markup that looks like this: <Style x:Key="PicturesAppBarButtonStyle" TargetType="ButtonBase" BasedOn="{StaticResource AppBarButtonStyle}"> <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="PicturesAppBarButton"/> <Setter Property="AutomationProperties.Name" Value="Pictures"/> <Setter Property="Content" Value=""/> </Style> What does the content value  mean? Is there any refernece to the built-in icons ? Also how can I display a different icon of my own ? Frank

I'm trying to learn enough about Windows Runtime to make a recommendation about what it would entail for my employer to port our existing applications to it. I'm having trouble finding documentation that provides a technical overview of how the API works. All my web searches seem to lead me to API reference on MSDN , which is terse to the point of unreadability. It documents the formal signatures of API classes and methods, but seems to assume that the reader already knows how things fit together. The purpose of each method is usually just described as a terse sentence fragment that restates

I'm trying to get the "SharpDX.Direct3D11.DeviceContext.OutputMerger.Blendstate" to work. Without this, i have nice scene (Polygones with textures on it, for a Spaceshooter). I've done OpenGL Graphics in the past three years, so i thought it might be as simple as in OpenGL - just enable Blending and set the right Dst/Src Modes. But if i set a new BlendStateDescription, all Output is Black, even if "RenderTarget[x].IsBlendEnabled" is set to "false". I searched for a tutorial or something, and find one - but it uses effects. So my question is simple - do i have to use technique's and effects in

I have an app that keeps a connection alive to a server, however if the user walks away and the tablet goes to sleep, I would like to handle the disconnect gracefully, and I would also like to log back in when the user wakes the tablet. I've tried in my putting the following code in my connection class, but they never get fired. Application.Current.Suspending += this.OnAppSuspending; Application.Current.Resuming += this.OnAppResuming;; For desktop apps, you can use SystemEvents.PowerModeChanged event to know if Windows is going into sleep state. I don't know if this works for the tablets too,