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WinUI Community Toolkit updated

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I recently discovered that the WinUI Community Toolkit has had a massive upgrade. In fact, there are all new packages on NuGet. When you are searching for them, make sure you look for the new blue icon instead of the gray one. I've only used a couple of them so far, but they seem very stable and

.NET (Core,6,7,8) and WinUI Upgrade Pitfalls

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The .NET Upgrade Assistant does an excellent job of updating your classic .Net Framework projects to target the new .NET binaries. It is not a "fire-and-forget" process, however, and you will want to watch out for these common issues. Old Package References If the Upgrade Assistant can't find a

Visual Studio Output Window Options

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Visual Studio can be a cruel partner. One bad upgrade or one misclick can change the way it operates or what it reports to you. Over the years I have had a few frustrating, head-slapping moments. Recently, one of these moments happened when my Output window "stopped working" and wasn't printing the

Visual Studio Editor Config Settings Override the Default Templates

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I wanted to change the default classes that were generated when adding files to Visual Studio projects. Historically this is done by updating the template file. However, what was generated didn't match the template file. It turns out that the editor config settings will override the template. Just
Fix WinUI App Crashes Upon Startup

Fix WinUI App Crashes Upon Startup

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If your WinUI application is crashing immediately upon startup while running through Visual Studio, there may be a quick fix/workaround you can use. Simply go to Tools menu in Visual Studio and navigate to: Tools -> Options -> Debugging -> XAML Hot Reload and uncheck the Enable in-app toolbar