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Download Windows 8 code samples and demo apps. New samples are added frequently in JavaScript, C++, C#, and Visual Basic.You can also download code samples for other products like Windows Azure, Windows Phone, Office, SharePoint, Silverlight, or explore the Official Visual Studio 2010 C#, VB.NET, and 101 LINQ samples.

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File picker sample
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This sample shows how to access files and folders by letting the user choose them through the file pickers and how to save a file so that the user can specify the name, file type, and location of a file to save. This sample uses Windows.Storage.Picke...
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This sample pack includes all the app code examples developed for Windows 8. The sample pack provides a convenient way to download all the samples at once. The samples in this sample pack are available in C#, C++, VB.NET, and JavaScript.
XAML, DirectX, Direct3D
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9/14/2011
568,234 Downloads
C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript
Splash screen sample
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This sample shows how to imitate the splash screen that Windows displays for your app by positioning a similar image correctly when Windows dismisses the splash screen that it displays. This sample uses the SplashScreen class in the Windows.Applicati...
Windows Runtime
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9/14/2011
88,387 Downloads
C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript
File access sample
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This sample shows how to create, read, write, copy and delete a file, how to retrieve file properties, and how to track a file or folder so that your app can access it again. This sample uses Windows.Storage and Windows.Storage.AccessCache API.
Windows Runtime
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9/14/2011
63,497 Downloads
C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript
App tiles and badges sample
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This sample shows how to use an app tile, which is the representation and launch point for your app in the Start screen, and a badge on that tile, which is a method for the app to relay status information to the user when the app is not running.
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2/29/2012
30,224 Downloads
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App settings sample
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This sample demonstrates how to use the ApplicationSettings API and settings flyouts to integrate an app's settings UI w
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