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The tag 'arbitrary arguments' on WindowsForum.com covers the use of arbitrary arguments in app development, particularly in the context of Windows apps. A key topic is the ability to restart an app programmatically while passing arbitrary arguments to the new instance, as introduced in a new API. This is relevant for scenarios like license updates or cache corruption, where apps need to refresh state. The content focuses on improving user experience by avoiding manual relaunch or suboptimal methods like CoreApplication.Exit. Discussions involve Windows app development, APIs, and troubleshooting app states.
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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...- News
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