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winui3-migration-guide

UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration reference. Maps legacy UWP APIs to correct Windows App SDK equivalents with before/after code snippets. Covers namespace changes, threading (CoreDispatcher to DispatcherQueue), windowing (CoreWindow to AppWindow), dialogs, pickers, sharing, printing, background tasks, and the most common Copilot code generation mistakes.

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Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winui3-migration-guide

How to Install winui3-migration-guide

Quickly install winui3-migration-guide AI skill to your development environment via command line

  1. Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
  2. Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winui3-migration-guide
  3. Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Source: github/awesome-copilot.

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Use this skill when migrating UWP apps to WinUI 3 / Windows App SDK, or when verifying that generated code uses correct WinUI 3 APIs instead of legacy UWP patterns.

| Windows.UI.Xaml | Microsoft.UI.Xaml | | Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls | | Windows.UI.Xaml.Media | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media | | Windows.UI.Xaml.Input | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input | | Windows.UI.Xaml.Data | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Data | | Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation |

| Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes | Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Shapes | | Windows.UI.Composition | Microsoft.UI.Composition | | Windows.UI.Input | Microsoft.UI.Input | | Windows.UI.Colors | Microsoft.UI.Colors | | Windows.UI.Text | Microsoft.UI.Text | | Windows.UI.Core | Microsoft.UI.Dispatching (for dispatcher) |

UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration reference. Maps legacy UWP APIs to correct Windows App SDK equivalents with before/after code snippets. Covers namespace changes, threading (CoreDispatcher to DispatcherQueue), windowing (CoreWindow to AppWindow), dialogs, pickers, sharing, printing, background tasks, and the most common Copilot code generation mistakes. Source: github/awesome-copilot.

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npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winui3-migration-guide
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2026-03-04
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What is winui3-migration-guide?

UWP-to-WinUI 3 migration reference. Maps legacy UWP APIs to correct Windows App SDK equivalents with before/after code snippets. Covers namespace changes, threading (CoreDispatcher to DispatcherQueue), windowing (CoreWindow to AppWindow), dialogs, pickers, sharing, printing, background tasks, and the most common Copilot code generation mistakes. Source: github/awesome-copilot.

How do I install winui3-migration-guide?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill winui3-migration-guide Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot