Load UWP library into .NET Framework app

Question

There are a number of articles(codeproject, blog1, blog2, forum) to use WinRT library into .Net Framework console application in Windows 8.

I tried it with UWP in Wi

Answer 1

Here are the steps working over here, note the subtle differences between yours:

Step 1: Add to .csproj file

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetPlatformVersion>10.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
  </PropertyGroup>

Step 2: Add reference to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Windows.winmd

Step 3: Add reference to

C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETCore\v4.5\System.Runtime.WindowsRuntime.dll

Note the differences, v4.5 instead of v4.5.1, and no references to System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.dll.

This works fine here (Win10, VS2015).

Side note, call to Geolocator will fail regardless:

This operation is only valid in the context of an app container. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007109A)

It won't be available from within desktop, only types referenced here are supported in desktop.

Answer 2

I had this error and I upgraded the version of Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform from "5.0.0" to "5.2.2" and my program started working