# Windows

## Installation

We recommend installing the Cobrowse.io SDK using NuGet. Add the following package to your projects:

[![CobrowseIO.Windows NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/CobrowseIO.Windows.svg?label=CobrowseIO.Windows)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/CobrowseIO.Windows/)

### Usage

To use Cobrowse.io in your project, use the `Cobrowse.IO` namespace:

```csharp
using Cobrowse.IO;
```

To start Cobrowse.io:

```csharp
CobrowseIO.Instance.License = "put your license key here";
await CobrowseIO.Instance.Start();
```

### Add your License Key

Please register an account and generate your free License Key at <https://cobrowse.io/dashboard/settings>.

This will associate sessions from your Windows app with your Cobrowse account.

## Try it out

Once you have your app running on a Windows computer, navigate to <https://cobrowse.io/dashboard> to see your device listed. You can click the "Connect" button to initiate a Cobrowse session!

## Requirements

* .NET Framework 4.6+, .NET Core 3+, .NET 5.0+
* Minimum supported OS is Windows 7
* *x86* and *x64* architectures only are supported

### HiDPI Support

For Windows 10 HiDPI mode (when display scale is not 100%) client application should be "DPI aware". To enable this please add `app.manifest` ("New item" -> "Application Manifest File" in Visual Studio) and add/uncomment the following XML tag:

```markup
<application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
  <windowsSettings>
    <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
    <dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
  </windowsSettings>
</application>
```

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