An instructional sample app for Windows 8.1 that introduces beginning concepts for creating a Windows Store app in Visual Studio using C++ and XAML. This is the companion sample for the 4-part set of articles that begins with  Hello World in C++.

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This sample, and the accompanying documentation, introduce the basics of the C++/CX component extensions that enable you to create a Windows Store app using C++ and XAML in a modern C++ idiom. These articles introduce the following concepts:

 

Client

Windows 8.1

Server

Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

1.    Visual Studio 2013 Preview and select File > Open > Project/Solution.

2.     Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.

3.    Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.

 

SEE ALSO

Create your first Windows Store app using C++