LKBEN11742: Which Windows Runtime (= winrt) classes exist on my system?


Symptom

You would like to use WinRT but don't know which classes can be activated.

Cause

WinRT is the Windows Runtime and is relativly new. WinRT is a perfect for C++.

Solution

To find all the classed that can be used with WinRT you can open the registry and browse the following key:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsRuntime\ActivatableClassId

Here you can find all the classes registered in the system to be used with WinRT.

Hope this helps.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 29-08-2024