Create Metro style app in Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8

Now you can develop Metro style application on Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8.

Test platform

• A low grade Netbook, BenQ Joybook Lite U101.
• CPU: Atom N270 1.6 GHz.
• External Monitor!
• OS: Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
• IDE: Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8.

- Install and start Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8, on machine with display resolution higher than 1024 x 768.

- Click New Project...

- Select Template of Visual Basic - Windows Metro style, Grid Application, name your project (ex. testMetro), and click OK.

- Visual Studio 11 Express Beta will generate a dummy Metro style application, now you can click the Run button to start it.

- The generate Metro style application.

! Please note that in order to develop Metro style application, you MUST have a monitor with resolution higher than 1024 x 768.