New Xaml-island (!Help wanted!)

What I have done

  1. Create 3 projects
    • Windows Application Packaging Project
    • Windows Desktop Project (or barebone C++ project)
    • Windows Runtime Component
  2. Add BlankUserControl.xaml to the Windows Runtime Component project.
  3. Add a reference to the Windows Runtime Component project in the Windows Desktop project.
  4. Add a reference to the Windows Desktop project in the Packaging project
  5. Add CppWinRT and Microsoft.UI.Xaml 2.8.5 public release to both Windows Runtime Component project and Windows Desktop project
  6. Add a app.manifest to the Windows Desktop project
  7. Add a App.xaml to the Windows Runtime Component project