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The Visual C++ compiler and linker have options to support programming on the Windows Runtime.
/ZW enable WinRT language extensions /AI<dir> add to assembly search path <dir> is the folder where the compiler searches the winmd files /FU<file> forced using assembly/module force the inclusion of the specified winmd file /D "WINAPI_FAMILY=2" set this define to compile against the ModernSDK subset of Win32
/APPCONTAINER[:NO]
marks the executable as runnable in the appcontainer (only)
/WINMD[:{NO|ONLY}]
emits a winmd; if “ONLY” is specified, does not emit the executable, but just the winmd
/WINMDFILE:filename
name of the winmd file to emit
/WINMDDELAYSIGN[:NO]
/WINMDKEYCONTAINER:name
/WINMDKEYFILE:filename
used to sign the winmd file
