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Asked: 2026-06-15T20:41:42+00:00

I downloaded Microsoft visual studio express 2012 for windows phone. But when I go

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I downloaded Microsoft visual studio express 2012 for windows phone.
But when I go to new project, I can’t find HTML5 app for visual c++ project template.
However HTML5 app for visual c# and visual basic is found.

It seem like microsoft done this on purpose (don’t know why).
Does anyone know guide to create new HTML5 app with visual c++ project template?
any link would be useful.

edit: I did more searching and found this
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj206940(v=vs.105).aspx

HTML-based phone apps aren’t a supported app model in Windows
Phone 8. However, a developer can create a managed app with a XAML
front end that uses an embedded browser control to display local HTML
content,

However this only apply to windows phone 8 and not windows 8
which is the source of confusion for me.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This is because the HTML app template is a WebBrowserControl hosted inside in small XAML/.NET app layer, and it isn’t currently possible to write a XAML/C++ app on WP8.

    If you need to add C++ you should be able to add a Windows Runtime component to your app and call through to that: although that would mean calling through from JS->.NET->WinRT.

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