I ran Enable-Migrations after much drama I finally got the command right so that it creates the Migrations directory within my project. However, this is the file it gave me back.. I have moved the...

I am converting a WPF to UWP and it uses a number of IMultiValueConverters. I can't find any reference for IMultiValueConverter.  Is it available in UWP? If not, if there an alternative?

I have been making an UWP app with the using a MapControl but when I run the app I get an error in the bottom corner saying "Warning: MapServiceToken not specified". The XAML I am using is as follo...

So it seems that in the spirit of having documentation all over the place, docs.microsoft has once again taken the cake. Looking into sending push notifications, I came across these two pages: h...

Microsoft documentation states that you can set icons using SVG vector graphics files: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/style/icons However, when I try to use an svg file to se...

Basically when using NavigationView, the settings item always shows up as a gear icon and a text of "Settings". Is it possible to change these two things?

How do you run Universal Windows (UWP) unit test projects from the command line? I am using the MSTestFramework.

I have been looking for a little while now and am not finding much help via MSDN resources and others. My predicament is simple: my app needs a base directory to the Downloads folder. I am aware o...

Here's a fragment of a UWP app I am writing // [...] using Windows.Devices.Enumeration; using Windows.Devices.SerialCommunication; using Windows.Networking.Connectivity; // [...] private Dictio...

How to remove on/off text from switch <Label Text="Below is the binded data: "></Label> <Label Text="{Binding MyData}"></Label> <Label x:Name="lbldisp"></Label>...

I have a Xamarin.Forms app that implements certificate pinning utilizing the ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback class and method. On Android and iOS, this works without issue i...

I want to create or read a registery file within a uwp app. Then I should be able to add menu item to windows context menu. I'm aware that this is not possible, because uwp apps run in a sandbox. I...

Is it possible to have communication between uwp and non uwp apps. My non-uwp is a background task which provides a service. I want to call that non-uwp service in uwp app. How to make that call?...

I have a very simple uwp app in which I refer to a class library which is also a uwp project obviously and has a Custom ContentDialog. When I reference it directly as a project then it works just f...

I have something strange happening with my code when trying to connect to a serial port. When using Serial Sample, everything works just fine and it connects on the first try. However, with my code...

If I press my login button multiple times, it triggers the message: "An async operation was not properly started. Only a single ContentDialog can be open at any time." (The delay is there to repres...

I have two ObservableCollection<T> and its bonded with two different ListView UI. ObservableCollection<Department> deptList = new ObservableCollection<Department>(); ObservableCo...

I am developing a solution in Winforms and Console windows. when i call the following line, the browser opens successfully: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.google.com"); but how can...

I know that UWP applications can use SQLite databases within their own AppData directory, but I would like to access a SQLite database that the user picks from another location (such as their Downl...

A pivot item's "slide-in-from-the-side" animation is played not only when swiping, but also when clicking the pivot item's header with a mouse on a desktop. How can i disable this animation? Eithe...

I've build this example to show my issue. I need to create a hierarchy to be shown in a treeview, treeview to be bound to the view model. In the good old days of VB6 I would have used DoEvents to u...

I hate reposting, but I thought posting to the MSDN forum was the right thing to do since it looks there are not many people working on UWP apps with HTML/JavaScript, but, since I had no answers at...

I have spent over two weeks searching google, bing, stack overflow, and msdn docs trying to figure out how to do a proper dependency injection for a mobile app that I am developing. To be clear, I ...

Sending an attachment from a universal app with the following code is not working, why? Dim emailMessage As New EmailMessage() emailMessage.[To].Add(New EmailRecipient("[email protected]"))...

Using the Desktop Bridge (formerly known as Project Centennial) through the DAC, one can create a full-trust UWP App. I thought this meant you can now create a Full-Trust UWP App and if so, how do ...