Getting started – Building your first app

Windows 8 Metro style apps have a brand new look and feel

Download and evaluate – Direct links

What you need to install Windows 8 Metro style app samples
What’s new?

Windows 8 Release Preview introduces a new type of application

If you know web development technologies, you can develop a Metro style app using HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets, Level 3 (CSS3), and JavaScript.
If you have developed .NET, Windows Presentation Foundation, or Microsoft Silverlight applications, you can develop a Metro style app using XAML

More about new applications

Product and technology description

Are you new to the Windows 8 story and building Metro style apps for the Windows Store? Well it's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices.

Check out these resources and links to get started and go deeper with Windows 8 and get the tools to build great Metro style apps for Windows 8 so you can jumpstart your next BIG idea today!