Universal Windows Platform documentation

The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) lets you build apps for any Windows device—PCs, phones, Xbox One, HoloLens, and more—and publish them to the Microsoft Store.

What's new

New APIs and features

What's new in the docs

Experimental APIs
Get started

What's a UWP app?

Sign up for a developer account

Get set up

Create your first app
Design and UI

Design basics

Fluent Design System

Controls and patterns

Design toolkits
Develop apps

Enterprise apps

Packaging apps

Windows Community Toolkit

Porting apps to Windows 10

Windows Runtime components

Education apps

Windows 10 on ARM
Develop games

Windows 10 game development guide

Game programming

DirectX programming

UWP on Xbox One

Xbox Live
Publish

App submissions

App certification process

Upload app packages

Reserve a name

Set app pricing and availability
API reference

Universal Windows Platform APIs

Windows UWP namespaces

Extension SDKs

Schemas
Related links

Win32 and COM APIs for UWP apps

.NET for UWP apps

Microsoft Store Services SDK APIs

Device Family Extension SDKs and API contracts

File and XML schema specifications for UWP apps
Community and support

@WindowsDocs on Twitter

OneDevMinute on YouTube

Windows developer support