# MauiWindowsExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Version: `13.3.0-preview.1.26254.5`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/5bd693ae1897dee5e2ce71c2cc08879c1c7eff51/src/Aspire.Hosting.Maui/MauiWindowsExtensions.cs)

Provides extension methods for adding Windows platform resources to MAUI projects.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting;

public static class MauiWindowsExtensions
{
    // ...
}
```

## Methods

- [AddWindowsDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiwindowsextensions/methods.md#addwindowsdevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiWindowsPlatformResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds a Windows device resource to run the MAUI application on the Windows platform.
- [AddWindowsDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiwindowsextensions/methods.md#addwindowsdevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiWindowsPlatformResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds a Windows device resource to run the MAUI application on the Windows platform with a specific name.