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The app state tag covers discussions about managing application state in Windows apps, including programmatic restart scenarios. Topics include handling corrupt caches, license updates, and downloadable content that require refreshing state from scratch. The tag references APIs for immediate termination and restart, allowing apps to pass arguments to new instances for improved user experience. These discussions are relevant for developers working with Windows app lifecycle management.
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    How to Restart your App Programmatically

    For some apps (especially games) it is not uncommon for the app to get into a state where it needs to restart – perhaps after a license update, after installing downloadable content, its caches have become corrupt or unwieldy, or for any other reason where the app needs to refresh state from...
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