Building great Windows apps with WinUI and agents

Name: Building great Windows apps with WinUI and agents
Uploaded: 2026-11-13T01:23:01+00:00
Description: dotnet explores building Windows apps with WinUI and modern .NET tooling, covering project templates, package identity, Native AOT, and development...

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In this video from dotnet, the focus is on the practical tooling behind Windows application development: creating projects, running apps with package identity, and working through the development lifecycle. It also examines how WinAppCLI and AI coding agents fit into those workflows.

Creating and running WinUI projects

The video introduces new dotnet new templates that simplify WinUI project creation and shows how dotnet run handles package identity. These capabilities bring Windows-specific application requirements into familiar .NET command-line workflows.

Performance and development tooling

Native AOT is covered as a way to deliver fast, efficient Windows apps. The session also explores tooling for the main stages of WinUI development:

Building and running applications.
Debugging and testing.
Packaging apps for delivery.

The workflows include both Visual Studio and VS Code, covering development in either environment.

WinAppCLI and AI coding agents

The video shows how WinAppCLI and AI coding agents can work together to automate repetitive tasks and support application development. The emphasis is on using these tools alongside the WinUI and .NET development workflow to reduce manual work.