Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines
"Everything is best for something and worst for something else.
The trick is knowing for what, when, for whom, and why."
—Bill Buxton
The goals for these official Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines (or "UX Guide" for short) are to:
- Establish a high quality and consistency baseline for all Windows-based applications.
- Answer your specific user experience questions.
- Make your job easier!
What's new
The following guidelines have been added or updated since our last update:
UX Guide is downloadable and printable!
By popular demand, we have UX Guide in PDF format.
Feedback
We want your feedback. If you have specific questions, comments, or requests, contact us at winui@microsoft.com.
For technical support:
Last updated June 30, 2009