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Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 xaml designer not showing for UWP

Where disappeared XAML designer for Universal Windows app in Visual Studio 2015 Update1?

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It is working for wpf and window 8.1 apps and XAML designer is enabled in Tools->Option->XAML Designer

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Liero Avatar asked Dec 04 '15 12:12

Liero


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3 Answers

Change the Target Version to (10.0; Bulid 10240)

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Marcin Sowula Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 07:10

Marcin Sowula


See the notification asking to update Windows - enter image description here

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artista_14 Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 06:10

artista_14


I was having the same problem. Updated windows from windows update as instructed by the VS2015 notification and now it is fixed.

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99darshan Avatar answered Oct 19 '22 08:10

99darshan