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5. Getting Started
Before beginning the hands-on lab, make sure your computer has the required software and that the provided starter project can run successfully.
You will need:
Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11
Visual Studio 2022
.NET MAUI development tools
An internet connection
The provided Weather API starter project
Important: This training module uses Visual Studio 2022, not Visual Studio Code.
If Visual Studio 2022 is not already installed, download it from Microsoft's official website:
The Community edition is sufficient for this training module.
When installing Visual Studio 2022, select the:
.NET Multi-platform App UI development
workload.
If Visual Studio is already installed:
Open Visual Studio Installer.
Find your Visual Studio 2022 installation.
Select Modify.
Select .NET Multi-platform App UI development.
Click Modify or Install.
Wait for the installation to finish.
The .NET MAUI workload provides the tools required to create and run .NET MAUI applications.
Download or clone the project from here:
Download the starter project here
After downloading the project, extract the ZIP file if necessary.
You should see a Visual Studio solution file (.sln) inside the project folder.
Open the project in Visual Studio 2022.
You can either:
Double-click the .sln file, or Open Visual Studio 2022 and select Open a project or solution.
The project should appear in Solution Explorer.
Your project should contain files similar to:
Before making any changes, make sure the starter project builds successfully.
In Visual Studio:
Select Build from the top menu.
Select Build Solution.
Check the Output and Error List windows.
If the project builds successfully, you are ready to continue.
If errors appear, resolve them before continuing with the lab.
Select an available target device from the Visual Studio toolbar.
Then select the Run button or press:
F5
The application should start.
The starter project will contain a basic page or placeholder interface. Styling has been included.
You will modify the application during the hands-on portion of the training.
Before continuing to the lab, verify the following:
Visual Studio 2022 is installed.
The .NET MAUI workload is installed.
The starter project opens successfully.
The solution builds without errors.
The application runs successfully.
Your computer has an internet connection.
If all of these items are complete, you are ready to begin the Tutorial/Lab.