Location of generic.xaml file for UWP apps

Daniel
Jan 5, 2025

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Strangely, it has become harder and harder to find this information via search engines. The results that come up are pointing to WinUI 3 solutions (which is different from UWP) or Windows Phone.

The location is roughly around here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral\UAP\10.0.22621.0\Generic

The path will vary depending on what version of the Windows SDK you have installed.

A screenshot of the generic.xaml location in File Explorer

Hopefully, this article preserves this information on the web for future UWP developers, and for a future me as well.

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Daniel
Daniel

Written by Daniel

I’m a software engineer at Microsoft, and I build Windows apps. I created Nightingale REST client. My stories are personal & not Microsoft’s.

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