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System Requirements

Windows

Only Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and later, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 are supported.

Screen resolution of 1024 x 768

The Virtual Lab sessions are best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater. Otherwise you may experience clipping of content.

Cookies Enabled

You must have cookies enabled to run these Virtual Lab sessions.

Firewall

Connecting to the Virtual Lab sessions require that you have port 443 open. Please contact your network administrator for assistance.

HTML5 capable browser

Due to the complex requirements of presenting these Virtual Lab sessions over the internet, only HTML5 capable browsers are supported.

What you’ll learn in this lab
After completing this lab, you will be better able to use the Windows Phone Developer Tools: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone and Windows Phone Emulator. These tools are all you need to create and test any managed Windows Phone application. You will also be better able to use Microsoft Expression Blend for Windows Phone to enhance the user experience of your application by applying styles and animations, learn the structure underlying a Silverlight for Windows Phone application and the differences between Silverlight and Silverlight for Windows Phone, and write, test, deploy, and debug your Silverlight for Windows Phone application using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone and the Windows Phone Emulator.

What are Virtual Labs? MSDN Virtual Labs enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft’s newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can complete in 90 minutes or less. There is no complex setup or installation required.