[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

The Windows Runtime API is the foundation on which Metro style apps are built.

In This Section

• Windows.ApplicationModel
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Background
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts.Provider
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Core
• Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer
• Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.ShareTarget
• Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.SendTarget
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Infrastructure
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.Core
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Search
• Windows.ApplicationModel.Store
• Windows.Data.Json
• Windows.Data.Xml.Dom
• Windows.Data.Xml.Xsl
• Windows.Devices.Enumeration
• Windows.Devices.Enumeration.Pnp
• Windows.Devices.Geolocation
• Windows.Devices.Input
• Windows.Devices.Portable
• Windows.Devices.Printers.Extensions
• Windows.Devices.Sensors
• Windows.Devices.Sms
• Windows.Foundation
• Windows.Foundation.Collections
• Windows.Foundation.Diagnostics
• Windows.Foundation.Metadata
• Windows.Globalization
• Windows.Globalization.Collation
• Windows.Globalization.DateTimeFormatting
• Windows.Globalization.Fonts
• Windows.Globalization.NumberFormatting
• Windows.Graphics
• Windows.Graphics.Display
• Windows.Graphics.Imaging
• Windows.Graphics.Printing
• Windows.Graphics.Printing.Advanced
• Windows.Management.Core
• Windows.Management.Deployment
• Windows.Media
• Windows.Media.Capture
• Windows.Media.Devices
• Windows.Media.Playlists
• Windows.Media.PlayTo
• Windows.Media.Protection
• Windows.Media.Transcoding
• Windows.Media.VideoEffects
• Windows.Networking
• Windows.Networking.BackgroundTransfer
• Windows.Networking.Connectivity
• Windows.Networking.NetworkOperators
• Windows.Networking.Proximity
• Windows.Networking.PushNotifications
• Windows.Networking.Sockets
• Windows.Security.Authentication.Live
• Windows.Security.Authentication.Web
• Windows.Security.Credentials
• Windows.Security.Cryptography
• Windows.Security.Cryptography.Certificates
• Windows.Security.Cryptography.Core
• Windows.Security.Cryptography.DataProtection
• Windows.Storage
• Windows.Storage.AccessCache
• Windows.Storage.BulkAccess
• Windows.Storage.Compression
• Windows.Storage.FileProperties
• Windows.Storage.Pickers
• Windows.Storage.Pickers.Provider
• Windows.Storage.Search
• Windows.Storage.Streams
• Windows.System
• Windows.System.Display
• Windows.System.Threading
• Windows.System.UserProfile
• Windows.UI.ApplicationSettings
• Windows.UI.Core
• Windows.UI.Core.AnimationMetrics
• Windows.UI.Input
• Windows.UI.Input.Inking
• Windows.UI.Notifications
• Windows.UI.Popups
• Windows.UI.StartScreen
• Windows.UI.ViewManagement
• Windows.UI.WebUI
• Windows.UI.Xaml
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation.Peers
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation.Provider
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation.Text
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Data
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Documents
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Input
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Interop
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Markup
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Media
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Media3D
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Printing
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Resources
• Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes
• Windows.Web.AtomPub
• Windows.Web.Html
• Windows.Web.Syndication