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Content Prefetching for Windows Store Apps

1 post · Feb 2014

What this trail covers

Introduced the ability to manually trigger content prefetching for Windows Store Apps from the Visual Studio Debug menu. This allows developers to test and validate the behavior of the ContentPrefetcher API, which caches app resources before launch to improve startup performance. The feature includes a walkthrough of the process, common status dialogs for troubleshooting, and guidance on ensuring correct registration and relaunching the app after edits.

All Microsoft trails
  1. Triggering Prefetch for Windows Store Apps in Visual Studio 2013 Update 2This post details the addition of a 'Trigger Prefetch' option in Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, found under Debug -> Debug Other Targets. It provides a walkthrough for developers to manually trigger content prefetching for Windows Store Apps, enabling them to test the ContentPrefetcher API and validate app startup performance. The post also outlines common status dialogs encountered during this process and offers troubleshooting guidance.