Point of Service basics

This section contains topics that are common across all Point of Service device categories.

Topic	Description
Capability declaration	Learn how to add the pointOfService capability to your application manifest. This capability is required for use of Windows.Devices.PointOfService namespace.
Enumerating devices	Define a device selector for querying devices available to the system and use this selector to enumerate Point of Service devices.

PointOfService device objects	Learn how to create a PointOfService device object that will give you access to read-only properties of the peripheral and claim the peripheral for exclusive use in a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) application.
PointofService device claim and enable model	Use the Point of Service device claim and enable APIs to claim devices and enable them for I/O operations.
Sharing peripherals with others	Share network or Bluetooth connected peripherals with other computers in an environment where multiple PCs rely on shared peripherals rather than dedicated peripherals attached to each computer.
PointOfService end-to-end	This is an end to end example of how to interact with PointOfService peripherals utilizing the examples above.

Topic	Description
Application distribution	Learn about the options for distributing your app to enterprise customers.
Application lifecycle	Learn about the life cycle of a UWP application and what happens when Windows launches, suspends, and resumes your app.
Application resources	Learn how to author, package, and consume your app's string, image, and file resources.
Data binding	Learn how to use data binding to display data in your app's UI.
Device enumeration	Learn use advanced enumeration techniques to find your peripherals.
Version adaptive applications	Lean how to design your app so that it runs on multiple versions of Windows 10.

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