Where is WinUI3 in Visual Studio 2022?

Question

I am unable to find Microsoft's new development platform WinUI3 in visual studio. Should I install any components or something bug in my VS?

Answer 1

You need to install the correct workload as described here:

Required workloads and components While installing Visual Studio 2022 or 2019, select the following workloads and components.

On the Workloads tab of the installation dialog, select:

• Universal Windows Platform development .NET Desktop Development Desktop development with C++ On the Individual components tab of the installation dialog, make sure Windows 10 SDK (10.0.19041.0) is selected in the SDKs, libraries, and frameworks section.

• In the Installation details pane of the installation dialog, make sure C++ (v142) Universal Windows Platform tools is selected in the Universal Windows Platform development section:

You also have to:

2. Install the Windows App SDK extension for Visual Studio (VSIX) The Windows App SDK includes project and item templates for creating and developing WinUI 3 apps. These project templates are available as Visual Studio extensions (VSIX) for Visual Studio 2022 / 2019.

Answer 2

In the Visual Studio Installer under "Workloads / Installation details" at the right side, enable:

• ".NET desktop development" > "Windows App SDK C# Templates"
• "Desktop development with C++" > "Windows App SDK C++ Templates"

All other required features will be selected automatically.