How to Setup for create Metro Style apps with Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2012 RC is a family of products, tools, and technologies that you can use to build powerful, high-performance apps. You can create Metro style apps, in addition to desktop, web, phone, and game-console apps, in this release of Visual Studio 2012.

You can develop Metro style apps in a variety of languages:
If you know web development technologies, you can develop a Metro style app using HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets, Level 3 (CSS3), and JavaScript.
If you have developed .NET, Windows Presentation Foundation, or Microsoft Silverlight applications, you can develop a Metro style app using XAML, with code-behind in C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
If you know DirectX, you can develop a Metro style DirectX app using native C++ and HLSL to take full advantage of graphics hardware.
This guide tells you why you want to develop Metro style apps, where to get the tools you need, and how to build your first app.
Important Metro style app development is supported only on Windows 8 Release Preview. You can't develop Metro style apps on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2012.

What's a Metro style app?
At this point, you might be asking, "OK, so what are Metro style apps and how do they differ from desktop apps?" Read this article to learn about what makes Metro style apps different.





Get the Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 tools
Download Windows 8 and the free developer tools you need to create Metro style apps: Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 RC for Windows 8, Blend for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 RC for Windows 8, the Windows 8 software development kit (SDK), and project templates for creating new Metro style apps.



Get a free developer license
Before you can start creating Metro style apps, you need a developer license. Fortunately, it's quick and easy to get one.