In this Speaker Series, Dale Linneman discusses the process of deploying your first UWP based app on Xbox One. The presentation begins with an overview of changes when going from ADK/XDK to UWP, such as framework, Dev Kits, and the Windows One Store. Dale walks through the steps necessary to set up your development PC, including flashing kits and enabling Dev Mode on Retail Xboxes. The presentation continues with steps on creating, debugging, and launching your first app to the Xbox One. The Q&A portion also discusses UWP Mouse Mode, timelines and resources available for developers.

Resources and URLs

• MSDN Xbox UWP
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/index
  • Insider Preview - https://insider.windows.com/Home/Index
• GDNP ADK/UWP Recovery Download
  • https://developer.xboxlive.com/en-us/apps/development/Pages/UWPDeveloperPreview.aspx
• Retail Activation
  • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/devkit-activation
  • Dev Mode URL for ActivationCode - https://developer.microsoft.com/xboxactivate