Page vs Window in WPF

Question

What is the difference between a Page and a Window in WPF when you are adding a new file in the Solution Explorer

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Pages are intended for use in Navigation applications (usually with Back and Forward buttons, e.g. Internet Explorer). Pages must be hosted in a NavigationWindow or a Frame

Windows are just normal WPF application Windows, but can host Pages via a Frame container

User · Answer

A Window is always shown independently  A Page is intended to be shown inside a Frame or inside a NavigationWindow

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Page Control can be contained in Window Control but vice versa is not possible  You can use Page control within the Window control using NavigationWindow and Frame controls  Window is the root control that must be used to hold host other controls  e g  Button  as container  Page is a control which can be hosted in other container controls like NavigationWindow or Frame  Page control has its own goal to serve like other controls  e g  Button   Page is to create browser like applications  So if you host Page in NavigationWindow  you will get the navigation implementation built-in  Pages are intended for use in Navigation applications  usually with Back and Forward buttons  e g  Internet Explorer     WPF provides support for browser style navigation inside standalone application using Page class  User can create multiple pages  navigate between those pages along with data There are multiple ways available to Navigate through one page to another page

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