UWPCommunityToolkit - The UWP Community Toolkit is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services

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The UWP Community Toolkit is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services. It simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building UWP apps for Windows 10.Please read the getting Started with the UWP Toolkit page for more detailed information about using the toolkit.

UI-For-UWP - This repo contains the source code for Telerik UI for Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which includes 20+ UI controls for developers building UWP applications

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This is an open-source version of Telerik UI for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) by Progress. The project is community-supported on Stack Overflow. Commercial support is available at telerik.com/uwp where you'll find a supported commercial trial and pricing options. Please visit telerik.com for UI tools for ASP.NET, WPF, WinForms, or JavaScript.The UI for UWP Demos application demonstrates a great number of user case scenarios using Telerik UI for UWP.

Caliburn

•    CSharp

Caliburn.Micro is a small, yet powerful framework, designed for building applications across all XAML platforms. With strong support for MVVM and other proven UI patterns, Caliburn.Micro will enable you to build your solution quickly, without the need to sacrifice code quality or testability.The Caliburn.Micro team uses ReSharper by JetBrains.

Debloat-Windows-10 - A collection of Scripts which disable / remove Windows 10 Features and Apps

•    PowerShell

Note about Creators Update: These scripts have not been tested with the Creators Update. Anything may happen, be prepared. I'll look into relevant changes and recent issues when the update is released / pushed on to everyone. This project collects Powershell scripts which help to debloat Windows 10, tweak common settings and install basic software components.

WindowsCommunityToolkit - The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services

•    CSharp

The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of helper functions, custom controls, and app services. It simplifies and demonstrates common developer patterns when building experiences for Windows 10. Please read the getting Started with the Windows Community Toolkit page for more detailed information about using the toolkit.

WindowsCompositionSamples - Windows Composition Samples the place for getting the latest code samples and demos using Windows

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Welcome to the Windows Composition Samples repository! This is the place for the latest code samples, demos, and developer feedback around building beautiful and engaging Universal Windows Platform apps. This repo focuses on the platform building blocks that make up the Fluent Design System, with emphasis on creating UI using APIs in both the Windows.UI.Xaml and Windows.UI.Composition namespaces. The code samples and demos in this repo are targeted at developers who are interested in experimenting, building, and providing feedback on the latest flighting Windows UI APIs. If you’re not quite ready for the code, check out the app in the Store.

TranslucentTB - A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.

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A lightweight (uses a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU) utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent on Windows 10. You can see it in action here (short) and here (longer).

CompactGUI - Visual Interface for the Windows 10 Compact Function

•    VB

CompactGUI is a standalone user interface that makes the Windows 10 compact.exe function easier to use. What is the Windows 10 compact.exe function? It's a commandlet with a collection of new algorithms introduced in Windows 10 that allow you to transparently compress games, programs and other folders with virtually no performance loss.

alwsl - Install archlinux as the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) host.

•    Batchfile

Notice: This project is no longer maintained. I would recommend to not use the current install script, as the root system is severely out of date. Please refer to the WSL Distro switcher or official MS tooling for non-ubuntu distros. Of course the script and the download source will remain available. This project provides an easy way to install a custom, minimal, arch linux distribution as the WSL host.

Win10-Initial-Setup-Script - PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 / Windows Server 2016

•    PowerShell

This is a PowerShell script for automation of routine tasks done after fresh installations of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. This is by no means any complete set of all existing Windows tweaks and neither is it another "antispying" type of script. It's simply a setting which I like to use and which in my opinion make the system less obtrusive. If you just want to run the script with default preset, simply right click on the Win10.ps1 file, choose Run with PowerShell, and confirm execution policy change. Make sure your account is a member of Administrators group as the script attempts to run with elevated privileges.

calculator - Windows Calculator: A simple yet powerful calculator that ships with Windows

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The Windows Calculator app is a modern Windows app written in C++ that ships pre-installed with Windows. The app provides standard, scientific, and programmer calculator functionality, as well as a set of converters between various units of measurement and currencies. Calculator ships regularly with new features and bug fixes. You can get the latest version of Calculator in the Microsoft Store.

Publii - Publii is a desktop-based CMS for Windows and Mac that makes creating static websites fast and hassle-free, even for beginners

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Publii is a desktop-based CMS for Windows, Mac and Linux that makes creating static websites fast and hassle-free, even for beginners. Unlike static-site generators that are often unwieldy and difficult to use, Publii provides an easy-to-understand UI much like server-based CMSs such as WordPress or Joomla!, where users can create posts and other site content, and style their site using a variety of built-in themes and options. Users can enjoy the benefits of a super-fast and secure static website, with all the convenience that a CMS provides.

Awesome - :computer: An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows.

An awesome & curated list of best applications and tools for Windows. This Awesome Repository is highly inspired from ichait's Awesome osx. Special thanks to egeerardyn.

WindowsTemplateStudio - Windows Template Studio quickly builds a UWP app, using a wizard-based UI to turn your needs into a foundation of Windows 10 patterns and best practices

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Windows Template Studio is a Visual Studio 2017 Extension that accelerates the creation of new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps using a wizard-based experience. The resulting UWP project is well-formed, readable code that incorporates the latest Windows 10 features while implementing proven patterns and best practices. Sprinkled throughout the generated code we have links Docs, Stack Overflow and blogs to provide useful insights.Example scenario: I need an app that uses MVVM Light, uses master detail, can suspend and resume, settings, maps on one of the pages and will need Azure hub notifications. It will need a background service that does a query every 5 minutes.

EdgeDeflector - Force Windows 10 to use your preferred web browser instead of Microsoft Edge.

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You’ll never see EdgeDeflector ever again after installing it. It does its thing transparently in the background and only runs when a link needs to be deflected away from Microsoft Edge. System requirements: Windows 10, and your favorite web browser.

WSL-Programs - A community powered list of programs that work (and those that don't) on the Windows subsystem for Linux

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If you'd like to chat about the Windows Subsystem for Linux (or have a question) please use the gitter chat linked above. If you are looking for guidance on getting started with Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, check the Ubuntu Repo. A community powered list of programs that work (and those that don't) on the Windows subsystem for Linux. The official Microsoft repository for filing bugs, etc., is located at Microsoft's BashOnWindows repo. This repo complements the offical one by providing a quick reference for how well programs run.

MoveToDesktop - Move windows using hotkeys or the system menu

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Hint It is usefull to start MoveToDesktop as Administrator. If you do so, MoveToDesktop is also enabled for privileged tasks. For starting MoveToDesktop on logon the prefered way is to create a scheduled task. See how. You can place the MoveToDesktop.ini into %AppData% and modify the settings in it. A restart of the application is required.

Threshold-Skin - A Windows 10 UWP style skin for Steam

•    CSS

In Steam, go to Settings > Interface > and choose Threshold from the list of skins.

ArchWSL - Install ArchLinux as a WSL Instance.

•    Shell

Please extract to a folder that has write permission. For example 'Program Files' can not be used. Exe filename is using to the instance name to register. If you rename it you can register with a diffrent name.

mvvmlight - The main purpose of the toolkit is to accelerate the creation and development of MVVM applications in Xamarin

•    CSharp

The main purpose of the toolkit is to accelerate the creation and development of MVVM applications in Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Forms, Windows 10 UWP, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, Windows Phone. More information about the MVVM Light Toolkit can be found on http://www.mvvmlight.net.