Title: Removing splash screen from UWP app in Fall Creators Update (FCU)
Tags: xaml;uwp;win-universal-app;splash-screen
Question: I read in some article regarding new Fall Creators Update SDK that it is now possible to develop apps without splash screens for faster loading times.
My question is, how do we eliminate a splash screen when starting up an app? Where is the documentation for the changes to make to the app?

Here is the accepted answer: Open your Package.appxmanifest file from your main project and add a:Optional="true" to
<uap:SplashScreen Image="Assets\SplashScreen.png" a:Optional="true" xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/5" /&gt;
However, you will still need to provide a splash image because a:Optional
Specifies whether an app should be launched without a splash screen.
If true, the splash screen will not be shown if the app can launch
fast enough. If there is a delay in the app launch time, the splash
screen will be shown. If false, the splash screen will always be
shown.
Please refer to this link for more information.
Comment for this answer: You should add namespace **a** to `IgnorableNamespaces`, otherwise you won't be able to compile with .net native.
Comment for this answer: I don't remember what the error was but adding to `IgnorableNamespaces` cured the problem. Just in case if someone will stuck on it.
Comment for this answer: @JetChopper hmm I didn't need to add it but it still compiles with .Net Native. Did I miss anything?

Here is another answer: Simply comment out the splash screen in the manifest file.
file: package.appmanifest
<!-- <uap:SplashScreen Image="Assets\SplashScreen.png" /&gt; --&gt;
Comment for this answer: In some cases it's a better option than the forced splash screen logo
Comment for this answer: It will use the default color white as the splash screen

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