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How to create Widgets for Windows 11

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Learn how to create a widget for Windows 11! The widget board is a component of Windows 11 that appears over the desktop when a user clicks the taskbar icon or selects ⊞ Win+ W containing a grid of adaptive cards with text, images, and actions related to your app. J.P. Roca shows you how to create a Widget for your app in order to improve engagement with Windows 11 users, along with a few quick demos showing what Widgets can do. In this episode: 00:00 J.P. Roca, PM for Widgets at Microsoft, shows the Widget board and what Widgets can do. 01:04 The three high-level steps needed to create a Widget for your desktop app (Design the Widget card, Implement the communication interface, Register your Widget). 01:34 The six methods used to communicate between the Widget board UI and your desktop app (Create, Delete, OnAction, OnChanged, Activate, Deactive). 02:20 Creating the UI for your app's Widget using the Adaptive Cards Designer. 03:04 Imple …...more
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J.P. Roca, PM for Widgets at Microsoft, shows the Widget board and what Widgets can do.

0:00

The three high-level steps needed to create a Widget for your desktop app (Design the Widget card, Implement the communication interface, Register your Widget).

1:04

The six methods used to communicate between the Widget board UI and your desktop app (Create, Delete, OnAction, OnChanged, Activate, Deactive).

1:34

Creating the UI for your app's Widget using the Adaptive Cards Designer.

2:20

Implementing the six communication methods with Widget interface in your C# app project using Visual Studio.

3:04

Registering your Widget using the Appx Manifest.

4:25

Testing your Widget by deploying it to the Widget board.

5:17

Learn more in the documentation at or share feedback at WidgetsSupport@microsoft.com

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How to create Widgets for Windows 11
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Learn how to create a widget for Windows 11! The widget board is a component of Windows 11 that appears over the desktop when a user clicks the taskbar icon or selects ⊞ Win+ W containing a grid of adaptive cards with text, images, and actions related to your app. J.P. Roca shows you how to create a Widget for your app in order to improve engagement with Windows 11 users, along with a few quick demos showing what Widgets can do. In this episode: 00:00 J.P. Roca, PM for Widgets at Microsoft, shows the Widget board and what Widgets can do. 01:04 The three high-level steps needed to create a Widget for your desktop app (Design the Widget card, Implement the communication interface, Register your Widget). 01:34 The six methods used to communicate between the Widget board UI and your desktop app (Create, Delete, OnAction, OnChanged, Activate, Deactive). 02:20 Creating the UI for your app's Widget using the Adaptive Cards Designer. 03:04 Implementing the six communication methods with Widget interface in your C# app project using Visual Studio. 04:25 Registering your Widget using the Appx Manifest. 05:17 Testing your Widget by deploying it to the Widget board. 06:15 Learn more in the documentation at https://aka.ms/widgetdevdocs or share feedback at WidgetsSupport@microsoft.com Learn more:

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