Merge pull request #5484 from Saisang/sai-mstopicbulkupdate-20250610-2

Bulk update ms.topic in apps,cross-device,dev-drive,dev-environment,package-manager,powertoys,python,app-resources,app-to-app,apps-for-education,apps-for-xbox,audio-video-camera,communication,composition,contacts-and-calendar,cpp-and-winrt-apis

Author: drewbatgit

hub/apps/distribute-through-store/how-to-distribute-your-win32-app-through-microsoft-store.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: This section will guide you on how to distribute your Win32 application through Microsoft Store.
 title: How to distribute your Win32 application through Microsoft Store.
 ms.date: 02/15/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/distribute-through-store/how-to-transition-users-from-your-web-unpackaged-app-to-store-packaged-app.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: This section will guide you on how to transition users from your web unpackaged app to Store packaged app.
 title: How to transition users from your web unpackaged app to Store packaged app.
 ms.date: 02/15/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/distribute-through-store/how-to-use-store-web-installer-for-distribution.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: This section describes how you can use the Microsoft Store Web installer to improve distribution of your app on the web
 title: How to use the Microsoft Store Web Installer to distribute your apps on the web.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 05/07/2024
 keywords: uwp, microsoft store installer, store installer, web installer
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/get-started/best-practices.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Windows Application Development - Best Practices
 description: A collection of best practices related to UI/UX, security, performance, and more.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: best-practice
 ms.date: 03/14/2023
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.collection: windows11
@@ -298,4 +298,4 @@ Most modern apps collect and use a large amount of data – including personal d
 
 - [Create your first WinUI 3 project](../winui/winui3/create-your-first-winui3-app.md)
 - [Windows Developer FAQ](./windows-developer-faq.yml)
-- [Things you can do to make your app great on Windows 11](./make-apps-great-for-windows.md)
+- [Things you can do to make your app great on Windows 11](./make-apps-great-for-windows.md)

hub/apps/get-started/enable-your-device-for-development.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Enable your device for development
 description: Activate Developer Mode on your PC to develop apps.
 keywords: Developer mode, Visual Studio, developer license, enable device
 ms.date: 02/19/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ---
 
 # Enable your device for development

hub/apps/get-started/simple-photo-viewer-winui3.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Tutorial--Create a simple photo viewer with WinUI 3
 description: In this topic we walk through the process of building a simple WinUI 3 app to display photos. We'll use controls, layout panels, and data-binding. And we'll be writing both XAML markup (which is *declarative*) and C# code (which is *imperative*, or *procedural*).
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: tutorial
 ms.date: 08/19/2024
 keywords: Windows, App, SDK, WinUI 3, WinUI, photo, viewer, Windows 11, Windows 10, XAML, C#, C++
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/get-started/uno-simple-photo-viewer.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Tutorial--Build a simple photo viewer that targets multiple platforms
 description: Learn how to reach users across native mobile, web, and desktop with minimal changes to the C#/WinUI 3 simple photo viewer built in the previous tutorial. We'll use Uno Platform to create a new multi-platform app, which we can move code from the existing desktop project to.
 author: alvinashcraft
 ms.author: aashcraft
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: tutorial
 ms.date: 08/19/2024
 keywords: Windows, App, SDK, WinUI 3, WinUI, photo, viewer, Windows 11, Windows 10, XAML, C#, uno platform, uno
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/get-started/windows-developer-glossary.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Windows developer glossary
 description:  A glossary of terms related to Windows application development.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: glossary
 ms.date: 12/16/2024
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ms.collection: windows11

hub/apps/how-tos/hello-world-winui3.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: How to build a Hello World app using C# / WinUI 3 / Windows App SDK
 description: Get started with WinUI 3 / Windows App SDK by building a simple Windows desktop app that displays "Hello world!". 
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 2/20/2023
 keywords: windows app sdk, winappsdk, winui3
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/how-tos/uno-multiplatform.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: How to target multiple platforms with your WinUI 3 app
 description: Reach more users with a single WinUI 3 / .NET codebase using Uno Platform.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 3/31/2023
 keywords: uno platform, winui
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/package-and-deploy/ci-for-winui3.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Set up continuous integration for your WinUI 3 app
 description: How to automate WinUI 3 builds with continuous integration to produce sideload and/or Store packages.
 ms.date: 12/13/2021
 zone_pivot_groups: winui3-version-c#-only
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: ci, continuous integration, automated builds, github actions, pipelines, winui 3, winui3, windows app sdk
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/package-and-deploy/deploy-overview.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Windows App SDK deployment overview
 description: There are two ways in which you can deploy the Windows App SDK—framework-dependent or self-contained.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.date: 11/02/2023
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/package-and-deploy/index.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Deployment overview
 description: The topics in this section introduce options and guidance around deploying different types of Windows apps. Your first decision will be whether or not to package your app.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.date: 10/05/2023
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/performance/choose-between-tools.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Choosing between Visual Studio Performance Profiler and Windows Performance Toolkit
 description: Learn how to select between Visual Studio Performance Profiler and Windows Performance Toolkit for general purpose performance analysis activities on Windows
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.date: 02/27/2025
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ PerfView is targeted at deep investigations of .NET applications and runtimes, b
 
 ## Summary
 
-Visual Studio Performance Profiler, Windows Performance Toolkit, and PerfView are three robust tools from Microsoft available to you for understanding your application's performance. Choosing which tool will best meet your needs requires a variety of considerations regarding your specific situation. We hope that this guide will provide the information needed for you to make wise performance analysis choices, but also welcome you to file feedback on this page below, or for issues specifically pertaining to Windows development performance, please file an issue on the [Windows Dev Performance repo](https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-Dev-Performance).
+Visual Studio Performance Profiler, Windows Performance Toolkit, and PerfView are three robust tools from Microsoft available to you for understanding your application's performance. Choosing which tool will best meet your needs requires a variety of considerations regarding your specific situation. We hope that this guide will provide the information needed for you to make wise performance analysis choices, but also welcome you to file feedback on this page below, or for issues specifically pertaining to Windows development performance, please file an issue on the [Windows Dev Performance repo](https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-Dev-Performance).

hub/apps/performance/disk-memory.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Disk use, memory improvements and Windows Application Performance
 description: This guide will demonstrate ways to improve the memory consumption and the disk footprint of your Windows app(s).
 ms.reviewer: visu
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 05/11/2022
 #Customer intent: As a Windows application developer, I want to know how to improve the way my app consumes memory and uses disk space.
 ---

hub/apps/performance/index.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Windows app performance and fundamentals overview
 description: Learn about ways to optimize the performance of your Windows apps.
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.date: 02/27/2025
 ms.reviewer: adityar
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ Performance can be a tricky part of your development process without the right g
 |Identifying what to measure|Depending on your workload, environment, and other factors, certain areas of performance may be more of a focus than others. Learn what to measure and when with this doc|
 |Performance Testing Cycle|Step with us through the performance testing lifecycle which includes setting up your test environment, analyzing your results and making product improvements|
 |Understanding the different performance tools|This doc will introduce more performance tooling and go over the use cases and best practices for using them|
-|Case Studies|A series of end-to-end scenarios and their journeys through the performance testing cycle|
+|Case Studies|A series of end-to-end scenarios and their journeys through the performance testing cycle|

hub/apps/performance/introduction.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Introduction to Windows App Performance
 description: Introduction to Windows app performance testing, measurement, and optimization improvements. Performance metrics include CPU, Memory, Power, Network, Storage, and Animation.
 ms.reviewer: adityar
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.date: 11/05/2021
 #Customer intent: As a Windows application developer, I want to know what perf is and why it matters to me, so that I can figure out how to incorporate it into my development process.
 ---

hub/apps/performance/power.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Power consumption improvements and Windows Application Performance
 description: Improve power consumption and battery life by minimizing the use of system resources and not waking the CPU when your Windows app is in the background.
 ms.reviewer: sandeepp
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 05/16/2022
 #Customer intent: As a Windows application developer, I want to know how to improve the way my app consumes power by identifying and minimizing the use of system resources and not waking the CPU when my app is in the background.
 ---
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ To learn more, see the article [Using Windows Performance Analyzer to analyze Mo
 
 - [Q&A forum](/answers/questions/812324/i-don39t-have-sampled-cpu-usage-data-in-my-profile.html)
 
-- [List of Windows Performance Toolkit (WPA) Graphs](/windows-hardware/test/wpt/list-of-wpa-graphs)
+- [List of Windows Performance Toolkit (WPA) Graphs](/windows-hardware/test/wpt/list-of-wpa-graphs)

hub/apps/performance/responsive.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Responsive interactions and Windows Application Performance
 description: This guide will help you to improve the responsiveness of your Windows application by optimizing latency for launch and key interactions.
 ms.reviewer: prrapa
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 05/16/2022
 #Customer intent: As a Windows application developer, I want to improve the responsiveness of your Windows application by optimizing latency for launch and key interactions.
 ---

hub/apps/performance/winui-perf.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: WinUI performance optimization
 description: Learn how to use performance monitoring tools from the Windows Performance Toolkit to produce in-depth performance profiles of WinUI applications. 
-ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.topic: article
 ms.date: 03/06/2024
 #Customer intent: As a Windows application developer, I want to improve the responsiveness of my WinUI application by finding slow UI thread frames to optimize.
 ---

hub/apps/publish/actionable-analytics-insights.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Viewing actionable analytics insights in Partner Center.
 title: Viewing actionable insights in Partner Center
 ms.date: 10/23/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 keywords: windows 10, windows 11, windows, windows store, store, msix, pwa, insights, analytics, review summary
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/create-a-custom-app-promotion-campaign.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: In addition to creating an ad campaign for your app that will run i
 title: Create a custom app promotion campaign
 ms.assetid: 7C9BF73E-B811-4FC7-B1DD-4A0C2E17E95D
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, uwp, custom, app, promotion, campaign
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/create-customer-segments.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Learn how to create customer segments so you can target a subset of your customer base for promotional or engagement purposes.
 title: Create customer segments
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, uwp, segment, segments, targeted group, customers
 ms.assetid: 58185f6c-d61f-478b-ab24-753d8986cd5a
 ms.localizationpriority: medium

hub/apps/publish/create-known-user-groups.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Learn how to create known user groups to use for package flighting and more.
 title: Create known user groups
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, uwp, targeted group, customers, flight group, user groups, known users
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/generate-preinstall-packages-for-oems.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: If your developer account has been granted the appropriate permissi
 title: Generate preinstall packages for OEMs
 ms.assetid: AC3A45E8-7BBD-44E9-B2D3-B74B7C9B2BC9
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, uwp
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/generate-promotional-codes.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: You can generate promotional codes for an app or add-on that you ha
 title: Generate promotional codes
 ms.assetid: 9B632266-64EC-4D62-A4C4-55B6643D8750
 ms.date: 1/30/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, uwp, promo code, promo codes, token, tokens
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/index.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Learn how to publish your Windows apps and games to the Microsoft Store.
 title: Publish Windows apps and games to Microsoft Store
 ms.date: 12/4/2024
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: get-started
 keywords: windows 10, uwp, publishing, publish, selling, sell, distribute, distributing, store, dashboard
 ms.assetid: 631d1e2d-e4da-4740-ace0-4c0ad78653fe
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
@@ -299,4 +299,4 @@ There are different reports available for your apps, check the descriptions to f
 
 ### Contact information for support
 
-- If you need further assistance, a support ticket can be raised from [here.](https://aka.ms/windowsdevelopersupport)
+- If you need further assistance, a support ticket can be raised from [here.](https://aka.ms/windowsdevelopersupport)

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/associate-existing-azure-ad-tenant-with-partner-center-account.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description:  Associate your Partner Center account with your existing Azure Active tenant.
 title: Associate an existing Azure AD tenant with your Partner Center account
 ms.date: 11/07/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/create-new-azure-ad-tenant.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description:  Create a new Azure AD tenant to associate with your Partner Center account.
 title: Create a new Azure AD tenant to associate with your Partner Center account
 ms.date: 11/07/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/manage-azure-ad-applications-in-partner-center.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: You can manage Microsoft Entra applications in your Partner Center account.
 title: Manage Microsoft Entra applications in your Partner Center account
 ms.date: 11/07/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/manage-groups-in-partner-center.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: You can manage groups in your Partner Center account.
 title: Manage groups in your Partner Center account
 ms.date: 11/07/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/manage-users-in-partner-center.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: You can manage users in your Partner Center account.
 title: Manage users in your Partner Center account
 ms.date: 11/07/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/open-a-developer-account.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Steps to open a Windows developer account in Partner Center
 description: Here's an overview of how to open a Windows developer account for Microsoft Store in Partner Center.
 ms.date: 11/3/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ You can check your verification status on the [Account settings](https://aka.ms/
 > In some cases, the screens and fields you see when you register for a developer account may vary slightly from what's outlined in the above steps. But the basic information and process will match what these steps describe.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> There is a known issue where users in some locales might be unable to finish completing their registration. Until we can confirm that it is resolved, we recommend that you manually change your browser's locale tag to **en-us** once you begin the sign-up process on partner.microsoft.com.
+> There is a known issue where users in some locales might be unable to finish completing their registration. Until we can confirm that it is resolved, we recommend that you manually change your browser's locale tag to **en-us** once you begin the sign-up process on partner.microsoft.com.

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/overview-of-custom-permissions-for-account-users.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Overview of custom permissions for account users
 description: Learn how to assign custom permissions when adding users to your Partner Center account.
 ms.date: 11/09/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/overview-of-roles-and-permissions-for-account-users.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Overview of roles and permissions for account users
 description: Learn how to set standard roles or custom permissions when adding users to your Partner Center account.
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/overview-users-groups-azure-ad-applications.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Users, groups, and applications in Azure Active Directory
 title: Overview of several types of entities in Azure AD
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/partner-center-workspaces.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: How to use the partner center workspaces feature
 title: Partner Center workspaces
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 keywords: windows 10, windows 11, windows app, partner center, partner center workspaces
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---

hub/apps/publish/partner-center/troubleshoot-app-creation.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Troubleshoot App Creation in Partner Center
 description: Troubleshoot app creation errors in Partner Center
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: troubleshooting-general
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---
 

hub/apps/publish/publish-your-app/add-on/manage-submission-options.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: Manage your app submission options, including publishing hold options and notes for certification to provide additional info to the certification testers. Additionally, monitor the status of your draft app add-on submissions.
 title: Manage submission options for add-on
 ms.date: 10/30/2022
-ms.topic: article
+ms.topic: how-to
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
 ---