Chapter 8. Exploiting Windows Desktop Features

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Chapter 8. Exploiting Windows Desktop Features

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Windows desktop applications have access to several features that aren’t available to Windows Store apps. WPF exposes some of these features in an easy-to-use fashion. A desktop application can appear much more modern and ...

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