http://rayharwood.com/Wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Windows_10_UI_GuidelinesWindows 10 UI Guidelines - Revision history2026-11-06T06:32:23ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.20.3http://rayharwood.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Windows_10_UI_Guidelines&diff=102&oldid=prevRayharwood at 13:35, 4 June 20162016-06-04T13:35:12Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There is a general document which is not specific to a particular version of Windows available: [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn688964(v=vs.85).aspx Design Guidelines]  It contains images and descriptions relating to controls, commands, text, messages, interaction, windows, visuals, experiences, and the windows environment.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There is a general document which is not specific to a particular version of Windows available: [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn688964(v=vs.85).aspx Design Guidelines]  It contains images and descriptions relating to controls, commands, text, messages, interaction, windows, visuals, experiences, and the windows environment.</div></td></tr>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Normally I'd say "go search on MSDN" for guidance and examples for anything "Windows desktop forms" programming, but unfortunately the Windows 10 guidelines are either buried or mixed in with "old" Windows 7 information. Here's a collection of things I've found relating to a uniform Windows 10 User Interface.<br />
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There is a general document which is not specific to a particular version of Windows available: [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn688964(v=vs.85).aspx Design Guidelines] It contains images and descriptions relating to controls, commands, text, messages, interaction, windows, visuals, experiences, and the windows environment.</div>Rayharwood