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vb.netwindows-runtimewindows-store-appswinrt-xamlsplash-screen

Increasing Splash Screen Size for Windows 8 Metro app


In my new app i'm creating(With vb.net and Xaml) i have gathered graphics for the appmanifest file with the required sizes. The splash screen's required size is 620 x 300 pixels, so I created the file with those specifications and the splash screen was far to small to fill the screen. Is there something that I should change within the xaml file to enlarge the splash screen? Or is it something else?


Solution

  • The splash screen only shows up in the center of the screen. You need to set the Background color to the color of the background of the splash screen so it seems like the image fills the screen. I can only guess that the thinking is that the splash screen image needs to be small so it doesn't slow app start time.