Connected Experiences on Windows

May 30, 2026 · View on GitHub

Connected Experiences are the Windows platform contracts that let your app participate in three high-value moments: when a user shares content, when they reach for a person, and when they continue an activity on another device. By publishing structured intent — a share target, a contact, or an activity context — your app appears in the Share Sheet, the People Widget, Windows Search, and the taskbar Resume badge, without building any of that UI yourself.

This section covers the three pillars and the resources shared across them.

In this section

TopicDescription
Windows ShareIntegrate your app with the Share Sheet and Drop Tray to send and receive content.
People on WindowsDonate contacts, declare supported operations, and surface your app across the People Widget, Windows Search, and the Share Sheet's people row.
Windows ResumePublish activity context to resume a task on another device through the taskbar Resume badge.