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Making the app single-instanced (Part 3) Single-instanced apps only allow one instance of the app running at a time. WinUI apps are multi-instanced by default. They allow you to launch multiple instances of the same app at one time, which we call multiple instances. However, you may implement single-instancing based on the use case of your app. Attempting to launch a second instance of a single-instanced app will only result in the first instance’s main window being activated instead. This tutorial demonstrates how to implement single-instancing. By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1. Turn off XAML’s generated Program code 2. Define customized MAIN method for redirection 3. Test single-instancing via app deployment Turn off XAML’s generated Program code We need to check for redirection as early as possible, and before creating any windows. To do [ more… ]

Build your first WinUI 3 app (Part 1) As part of the Windows App SDK, WinUI 3 provides a modernized UI framework for building Windows 10 and Windows 11. This 3-part blog aims to help members new to Windows development quickly build familiarity using the Window App SDK through a fun sample app. This post is only part 1 of the 3-part Windows App SDK blog and is scoped to showing you how to use WinUI 3 controls to create a simple working user interface. Part 2 and 3 are for windowing and single instancing. Sample app overview We are going to build an app with buttons that produce drum sounds (DrumPad). As simple as this demo app is, it shows some cool things you can do right away with the Windows App SDK (WinAppSDK):  Working with simple and easy-to-use [ more… ]