Create your first Windows Store app using C++

Hello World in C++

Here are the basic concepts to help you start using C++ to develop a Windows Store app that has a UI that's defined in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).

Manage app lifecycle and state (C++)

In Windows 8, you can launch several apps and switch between them without having to worry about slowing down the system or running the battery down. That's because the system automatically suspends (and sometimes terminates) apps that are running in the background for you. A well-designed app can be suspended, terminated, and relaunched by the system and seem as though it were running the entire time.

In Part 2 of this tutorial series, you update your "Hello, world" app to respond to lifecycle events and save user and session data.

Navigation, layout and views (C++)

See the C# version of this topic, Part 3: Navigation, Layout and Views. The XAML is the same for all languages.

File access and pickers (C++)

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Simple Blog Reader (C++)

This tutorial demonstrates some essential code and concepts to help you use C++ to develop a Windows Store app that has a UI that's defined in XAML, and guide you through the steps to create the app step by step. This tutorial assumes that you are already somewhat familiar with the content in the previous tutorials in this section. Our sample app is a basic blog reader that downloads and displays data from an RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 feed.

Doc roadmap

Here are key resources to help you get started with using C++ (including Visual C++ component extensions (C++/CX)) to develop Windows Store apps.