We’ve just published an update to the Console UWP App project templates on the Visual Studio marketplace here. The latest version (v1.5) adds support for C#. The C# template code only works with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 or later. In a previous post, I described how to build a simple findstr UWP app using the C++ Console templates. In this post, we’ll look at how to achieve the same with C#, and call out a few additional wrinkles you should be aware of.

Having installed the updated VSIX, you can now choose a C# Console UWP App from the New Project dialog:

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I will say it again Visual Studio has come a long way.