1.0.NET Bloghttps://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnetKlaus Loeffelmannhttps://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/author/klloeffe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xBev367RJ5"><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/update-to-winforms-vb-appframework/">What’s new for the WinForms Visual Basic Application Framework</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/update-to-winforms-vb-appframework/embed/#?secret=xBev367RJ5" width="600" height="338" title="“What’s new for the WinForms Visual Basic Application Framework” — .NET Blog" data-secret="xBev367RJ5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/NewPSystemWinFormsAppDesigner.png874516Since .NET 6, we updated the WinForms runtime to support and improve the Visual Basic Application Framework. In Visual Studio 2022, we also modernized the related user experience. Time to take a closer look how all this works behind the scenes, lets you move from .NET Framework to .NET 6/7+ and provides a great opportunity to modernize your WinForms Visual Basic Apps!