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Start screen visibility sample
This sample shows how to get information about monitors that are displaying Windows Store apps or the Start screen. It also demonstrates how to receive notifications when the state of a monitor changes or when the visibility of the Start screen changes.
Note The Windows-classic-samples repo contains a variety of code samples that exercise the various programming models, platforms, features, and components available in Windows and/or Windows Server. This repo provides a Visual Studio solution (SLN) file for each sample, along with the source files, assets, resources, and metadata needed to compile and run the sample. For more info about the programming models, platforms, languages, and APIs demonstrated in these samples, check out the documentation on the Windows Dev Center. This sample is provided as-is in order to indicate or demonstrate the functionality of the programming models and feature APIs for Windows and/or Windows Server.
This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. This sample was created for Windows 8.1 and/or Windows Server 2012 R2 using Visual Studio 2013, but in many cases it will run unaltered using later versions. Please provide feedback on this sample!
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Operating system requirements
Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2
Build the sample
To build this sample, open the solution (.sln) file titled AppVisibilitySample.sln from Visual Studio Professional 2012, Visual Studio 2013, or a later version (any SKU). Press F7 (or F6 for Visual Studio 2013) or go to Build->Build Solution from the top menu after the sample has loaded.
Warning This sample requires Visual Studio Professional 2012, Visual Studio 2013, or later versions of Visual Studio (any SKU) and doesn't compile in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows
Run the sample
To run this sample after building it, press F5 (run with debugging enabled) or Ctrl-F5 (run without debugging enabled) from Visual Studio. (Or select the corresponding options from the Debug menu.) When the app is running, switch to the Start screen and back to the desktop.