diff --git a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml
index c9ebdd201763..31c6ba8ac65a 100644
--- a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml
@@ -1,16 +1,34 @@
-<Page
-    x:Class="FaceDetection.MainPage"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:local="using:FaceDetection"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
+<Page x:Class="FaceDetection.MainPage"
+      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+      xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+      xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+      xmlns:local="using:FaceDetection"
+      xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+      mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
-        <Button x:Name="InitBtn" Content="Initialize" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="67" Margin="69,81,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="218" Click="InitBtn_Click"/>
-        <Button x:Name="detectBtn" Content="Detect Faces" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="67" Margin="69,168,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="218" Click="detectBtn_Click"/>
-        <Image x:Name="img1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="446" Margin="354,84,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="883"/>
+        <Button x:Name="InitBtn"
+                Width="218"
+                Height="67"
+                Margin="69,81,0,0"
+                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                Click="InitBtn_Click"
+                Content="Initialize" />
+        <Button x:Name="detectBtn"
+                Width="218"
+                Height="67"
+                Margin="69,168,0,0"
+                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                Click="detectBtn_Click"
+                Content="Detect Faces" />
+        <StackPanel x:Name="cvContainer"
+                    Width="883"
+                    Height="446"
+                    Margin="354,84,0,0"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                    VerticalAlignment="Top" />
 
     </Grid>
 </Page>
diff --git a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml.cpp b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml.cpp
index 9e0bf3a34c42..ed5e8d7326e2 100644
--- a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml.cpp
+++ b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/MainPage.xaml.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <opencv2\imgcodecs\imgcodecs.hpp>
 #include <opencv2\core\core.hpp>
 #include <opencv2\imgproc\imgproc.hpp>
+#include <opencv2\highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2\highgui\highgui_winrt.hpp>
 
 #include <Robuffer.h>
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
 
 // Name of the resource classifier used to detect human faces (frontal)
 cv::String face_cascade_name = "Assets/haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml";
+cv::String window_name = "Faces";
 
 MainPage::MainPage()
 {
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ void FaceDetection::MainPage::InitBtn_Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::U
     cv::Mat image = cv::imread("Assets/group1.jpg");
     groupFaces = cv::Mat(image.rows, image.cols, CV_8UC4);
     cv::cvtColor(image, groupFaces, CV_BGR2BGRA);
-    UpdateImage(groupFaces);
+    cv::winrt_initContainer(cvContainer);
+    cv::imshow(window_name, groupFaces);
 
     if (!face_cascade.load(face_cascade_name)) {
         Windows::UI::Popups::MessageDialog("Couldn't load face detector \n").ShowAsync();
@@ -70,29 +74,8 @@ void FaceDetection::MainPage::detectBtn_Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows:
             cv::rectangle(groupFaces, face, cv::Scalar(0, 255, 255), 5);
         }
 
-        UpdateImage(groupFaces);
+        cv::imshow(window_name, groupFaces);
     } else {
         Windows::UI::Popups::MessageDialog("Initialize image before processing \n").ShowAsync();
     }
-}
-
-void FaceDetection::MainPage::UpdateImage(const cv::Mat& image) {
-    // Create the WriteableBitmap
-    WriteableBitmap^ bitmap = ref new WriteableBitmap(image.cols, image.rows);
-
-    // Get access to the pixels
-    IBuffer^ buffer = bitmap->PixelBuffer;
-    unsigned char* dstPixels;
-
-    // Obtain IBufferByteAccess
-    ComPtr<IBufferByteAccess> pBufferByteAccess;
-    ComPtr<IInspectable> pBuffer((IInspectable*)buffer);
-    pBuffer.As(&pBufferByteAccess);
-
-    // Get pointer to pixel bytes
-    pBufferByteAccess->Buffer(&dstPixels);
-    memcpy(dstPixels, image.data, image.step.buf[1] * image.cols*image.rows);
-
-    // Set the bitmap to the Image element
-    img1->Source = bitmap;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/opencv.props b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/opencv.props
index 1f45f3504afe..435f73592256 100644
--- a/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/opencv.props
+++ b/samples/winrt/FaceDetection/FaceDetection/opencv.props
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
-    <OpenCV_Bin>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\WS\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\$(PlatformTarget)\vc12\bin\</OpenCV_Bin>
-    <OpenCV_Lib>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\WS\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\$(PlatformTarget)\vc12\lib\</OpenCV_Lib>
-    <OpenCV_Include>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\WS\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\include\</OpenCV_Include>
+    <Runtime Condition="'$(ApplicationType)'=='Windows Phone'">WP</Runtime>
+    <Runtime Condition="'$(ApplicationType)'=='Windows Store'">WS</Runtime>
+    <OpenCV_Bin>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\$(Runtime)\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\$(PlatformTarget)\vc12\bin\</OpenCV_Bin>
+    <OpenCV_Lib>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\$(Runtime)\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\$(PlatformTarget)\vc12\lib\</OpenCV_Lib>
+    <OpenCV_Include>$(OPENCV_WINRT_INSTALL_DIR)\$(Runtime)\8.1\$(PlatformTarget)\include\</OpenCV_Include>
     <!--debug suffix for OpenCV dlls and libs -->
     <DebugSuffix Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">d</DebugSuffix>
-    <DebugSuffix Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">
-    </DebugSuffix>
+    <DebugSuffix Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'"></DebugSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!--Add required OpenCV dlls here-->
@@ -33,14 +34,20 @@
     <None Include="$(OpenCV_Bin)opencv_objdetect300$(DebugSuffix).dll">
       <DeploymentContent>true</DeploymentContent>
     </None>
+    <None Include="$(OpenCV_Bin)opencv_videoio300$(DebugSuffix).dll">
+      <DeploymentContent>true</DeploymentContent>
+    </None>
+    <None Include="$(OpenCV_Bin)opencv_highgui300$(DebugSuffix).dll">
+      <DeploymentContent>true</DeploymentContent>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(OpenCV_Include);$(ProjectDir);$(GeneratedFilesDir);$(IntDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(OpenCV_Include);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <!--Add required OpenCV libs here-->
-      <AdditionalDependencies>opencv_core300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_imgcodecs300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_imgproc300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_features2d300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_flann300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_ml300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_imgcodecs300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_objdetect300$(DebugSuffix).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>opencv_core300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_imgproc300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_imgcodecs300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_flann300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_videoio300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_features2d300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_objdetect300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_ml300$(DebugSuffix).lib;opencv_highgui300$(DebugSuffix).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OpenCV_Lib);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories);</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>