Microsoft Windows 10 Controls API

The Controls API from Microsoft Windows 10 — 2 operation(s) for controls.

Operations 2

GET /winui/controls Microsoft Windows 10 List WinUI controls #
GET /winui/controls/{controlName} Microsoft Windows 10 Get control details #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/apiindex/windows-api-list
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/desktop-programming
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/adaptive-interactive-toasts
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/api-reference
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/get-started
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.storage
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/vcd
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.input.inking
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/input/pen-and-stylus-interactions
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/visual-layer
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/composition/using-the-visual-layer-with-xaml
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/directx
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/getting-started-with-directx-graphics
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/audio-video-camera
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/audio-video-capture-in-media-foundation
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/which-networking-technology
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/devices-sensors/bluetooth-dev-faq
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/bluetooth/bluetooth-programming-with-windows-sockets
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.geolocation
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sensorsapi/introduction-to-the-sensor-and-location-platform-in-windows
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/security/windows-hello-auth-service
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui2/getting-started
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks

Specifications

Other Resources

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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/
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SDKs
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-classic-samples
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Examples
https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/quickstart-sending-local-toast-win10
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.notifications
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Tutorials
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ai/windows-ml/tutorials
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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-Machine-Learning
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Best Practices
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/files/best-practices-for-writing-to-files
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Guidelines
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cortana/voice-commands/voicecommand-design-guidelines
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Examples
https://github.com/Microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/tree/master/Samples/SimpleInk
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.composition
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/Windows.UI.Composition-Win32-Samples
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples
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Reference
https://microsoft.github.io/DirectX-Specs/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.capture
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.networking.sockets
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/websocket/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/_bluetooth/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/locationapi/windows-location-api-portal
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/geolocation/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.devices.sensors
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/webauthn-apis
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/winui/api/microsoft.ui.xaml.controls
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Examples
https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
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Examples
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/microsoft/windows-universal-samples/backgroundtask/

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-windows-10-controls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Windows 10 Windows Background Tasks Accelerometer Controls API
  description: API for running code in the background when an application is suspended or not running. Based on the Windows.ApplicationModel.Background namespace, it supports time-triggered, system-triggered, and maintenance-triggered background tasks. Key classes include BackgroundTaskBuilder, BackgroundTaskRegistration, SystemTrigger, TimeTrigger, and BackgroundTaskCompletedEventArgs.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Developer Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks
  license:
    name: Microsoft Software License
    url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://api.windows.com
  description: Windows Platform API
tags:
- name: Controls
paths:
  /winui/controls:
    get:
      operationId: listWinUIControls
      summary: Microsoft Windows 10 List WinUI controls
      description: Retrieves the catalog of available WinUI XAML controls organized by category. Includes basic input controls (Button, TextBox, CheckBox), collections (ListView, GridView, TreeView), navigation (NavigationView, TabView, Pivot), status (ProgressBar, ProgressRing, InfoBar), and media controls (MediaPlayerElement, Image).
      tags:
      - Controls
      parameters:
      - name: category
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter controls by category
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - BasicInput
          - Collections
          - DateAndTime
          - Dialogs
          - Layout
          - Media
          - Menus
          - Navigation
          - Scrolling
          - StatusAndInfo
          - Text
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of controls
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WinUIControl'
  /winui/controls/{controlName}:
    get:
      operationId: getWinUIControl
      summary: Microsoft Windows 10 Get control details
      description: Retrieves detailed information about a specific WinUI control including its properties, events, methods, XAML usage examples, and Fluent Design System guidelines.
      tags:
      - Controls
      parameters:
      - name: controlName
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Control name (e.g., NavigationView, InfoBar, TreeView)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of control details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WinUIControlDetail'
        '404':
          description: Control not found
components:
  schemas:
    WinUIControlDetail:
      type: object
      description: Detailed control information
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        namespace:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        category:
          type: string
        baseClass:
          type: string
          description: Parent class in the inheritance hierarchy
        properties:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              type:
                type: string
              defaultValue:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              isDependencyProperty:
                type: boolean
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              eventArgsType:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
        xamlUsage:
          type: string
          description: Example XAML markup
        guidelines:
          type: string
          description: Fluent Design usage guidelines
    WinUIControl:
      type: object
      description: A WinUI XAML control
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Control class name
          example: NavigationView
        namespace:
          type: string
          description: Full namespace
          example: Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls
        category:
          type: string
          description: Control category
        description:
          type: string
          description: Brief description
        isNewInWinUI:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this control is new or updated in WinUI
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
externalDocs:
  description: Background Tasks Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/applifecycle/background-tasks