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Studio 2015 products Visual Studio Team Services Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Dev Essentials Office Office Word/Excel/PowerPoint Microsoft Graph Outlook OneDrive/Sharepoint Skype Services Store Cortana Bing Application Insights Languages & platforms Xamarin ASP.NET C++ TypeScript .NET - VB, C#, F# Server Windows Server SQL Server BizTalk Server SharePoint Dynamics Programs & communities Students Startups Forums MSDN Subscriber downloads Sign in Search Microsoft Search Windows Dev Center Windows Dev Center Explore Why Windows What’s new for Windows 10 Intro to Universal Windows Platform Dev Center Benefits Develop for accessibility Build for enterprise Docs Windows apps Get started Design and UI Develop API reference Publish Monetize Promote Games Get started UI design Develop Publish Desktop Get started Design Develop API reference Test and deploy Compatibility Windows IoT Microsoft Edge Windows Holographic Downloads Samples Support Dashboard Explore Why Windows What’s new for Windows 10 Intro to Universal Windows Platform Dev Center Benefits Develop for accessibility Build for enterprise Docs Windows apps Get started Design and UI Develop API reference Publish Monetize Promote Games Get started UI design Develop Publish Desktop Get started Design Develop API reference Test and deploy Compatibility Windows IoT Microsoft Edge Windows Holographic Downloads Samples Support Dashboard Design Guidelines Messages Messages Confirmations Confirmations Confirmations Error Messages Warning Messages Confirmations Notifications TOC Collapse the table of content Expand the table of content This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. Confirmations A confirmation is a modal dialog box that asks if the user wants to proceed with an action. A typical confirmation. Confirmations have these essential characteristics: They are displayed as the direct result of an action initiated by the user. They verify that the user wants to proceed with the action. They consist of a simple question and two or more responses. Confirmations are