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22description : Get started with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and app development for Windows.
33title : Get started with the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
4- ms.date : 03/23/2018
4+ ms.date : 09/26/2023
55ms.topic : article
66keywords : get started, windows 10, uwp, xaml, c#
77ms.localizationpriority : medium
88---
99
10- # Get started with Windows apps
10+ # Get started with UWP (Universal Windows Platform)
1111
12- Build apps that work on all Windows devices, or enhance your existing apps with new and updated features .
12+ Build apps that work across different Windows devices.
1313
1414<br />
1515
1616:::row:::
1717 :::column:::
1818 <img src =" /media/illustrations/biztalk-developer-documentation-1.svg " alt =" Overview illustration " />
19- <h3 >Learn about Windows apps </h3 >
20- <p >Windows and the Universal Windows Platform let you build apps that work and look great across all Windows device types, or update existing apps with modern features.</p >
19+ <h3 >Learn about UWP </h3 >
20+ <p >The Universal Windows Platform let you build apps that work and look great across all Windows device types, or update existing apps with new features.</p >
2121 <br >
22- <a href =" /windows/uwp/get-started/universal-application-platform-guide " >What's a Windows app?</a ><br />
22+ <a href =" /windows/uwp/get-started/universal-application-platform-guide " >What's a UWP app?</a ><br />
2323 <a href =" /windows/uwp/design/ " >Design and UI</a ><br />
2424 :::column-end:::
2525 :::column:::
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Build apps that work on all Windows devices, or enhance your existing apps with
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3333 <img src =" /media/illustrations/team-services-dev-ops-test.svg " alt =" Code illustration " />
3434 <h3 >Start coding</h3 >
35- <p >Whether you're an experienced dev or just building your first app, get hands-on experience with the Windows platform and docs .</p >
35+ <p >Learn how to create a UWP app.</p >
3636 <br >
3737 <a href =" /windows/uwp/get-started/create-uwp-apps " >Start coding</a ><br />
3838 <a href =" /uwp/ " >API Reference</a ><br />
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Build apps that work on all Windows devices, or enhance your existing apps with
5454 :::column:::
5555 <img src =" /media/illustrations/biztalk-get-started-scenarios.svg " alt =" Samples illustration " />
5656 <h3 >Samples</h3 >
57- <p >Get firsthand experience with the Windows platform, and see APIs in action.</p >
57+ <p >Get firsthand experience with the UWP platform, and see APIs in action.</p >
5858 <br >
5959 <a href =" /windows/uwp/get-started/get-uwp-app-samples " >Using Windows app samples</a ><br />
6060 <a href =" //github.com/Microsoft/Windows-appsample-customers-orders-database " >Customer Orders Database</a ><br />
@@ -63,32 +63,13 @@ Build apps that work on all Windows devices, or enhance your existing apps with
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6464 :::column:::
6565 <img src =" /media/illustrations/ms365enterprise-partner-news-2.svg " alt =" What's new illustration " />
66- <h3 >What's new </h3 >
67- <p >Expand your horizons and explore the latest additions to Windows.</p >
66+ <h3 >New to development? </h3 >
67+ <p >Learn about the different options for developing Windows apps .</p >
6868 <br >
69- <a href =" https://developer.microsoft.com/ windows/windows-for-developers /" >What's cool for developers in Windows 11 </a ><br />
70- <a href =" /windows/apps/whats-new/ windows-11-build-22000 " >What's new for developers in Windows 11 </a ><br />
71- < a href = " /windows/uwp/whats-new/windows-10-version-latest " >What's new in Windows 10 for developers</ a >< br />
69+ <a href =" / windows/apps/get-started /" >Selecting a development technology </a ><br />
70+ <a href =" /training/browse/?products= windows&resource_type=module " >Windows on Microsoft Learn training </a ><br />
71+
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7373:::row-end:::
7474
7575<br />
76-
77- :::row:::
78- :::column:::
79- <h3 >Developer tools</h3 >
80- <a href =" https://github.com/Microsoft/WindowsTemplateStudio/ " >Windows Template Studio</a ><br />
81- <a href =" /windows/uwpcommunitytoolkit/ " >Windows Community Toolkit</a ><br />
82- <a href =" //developer.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtual-machines " >Virtual machines</a ><br />
83- <a href =" /windows/wsl/about " >Bash on Ubuntu on Windows</a ><br />
84- :::column-end:::
85- :::column:::
86- <h3 >New to development?</h3 >
87- <a href =" /training/browse/?products=windows&resource_type=module " >Windows on Microsoft Learn training</a ><br />
88- :::column-end:::
89- :::column:::
90- <h3 >Explore related docs</h3 >
91- <a href =" /dotnet/csharp/ " >C# Guide</a ><br />
92- <a href =" /visualstudio/ide/ " >Visual Studio</a ><br />
93- :::column-end:::
94- :::row-end:::
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