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[CodenStuff]

The following will allow you to get and use the logged in users profile information for use in a metro app.

Get the users display name:

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Windows.System.UserProfile.UserInformation.DisplayName

Get the users first name:

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Windows.System.UserProfile.UserInformation.FirstName

Get the users last name:

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Windows.System.UserProfile.UserInformation.LastName

Get the users profile picture:

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Dim ProfilePicture As StorageFile = Windows.System.UserProfile.UserInformation.GetAccountPicture(Windows.System.UserProfile.AccountPictureKind.SmallImage)
        Dim PictureStream As IRandomAccessStream = Await ProfilePicture.OpenReadAsync()
        Dim BitmapImage As BitmapImage = New BitmapImage()
        BitmapImage.SetSource(PictureStream)
        ImageControl.Source = BitmapImage

Change "ImageControl" to the name of the control you wish to display the image inside. You can also change ".SmallImage" to ".LargeImage" to get a larger version of the profile picture.

[Usman55]

Can you tell us where you got all this info? I'm excited about it.

[Dummy1912]

:lol: nice

to bad i haven't win8
but i known you can do the same thingy in other windows.
okay maybe not the same 100% code but just enough
to get that part