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# XtfCreateApplicationClient

> XtfCreateApplicationClient

# XtfCreateApplicationClient

Initializes a new instance of the [IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t) interface for the development console with the specified address.

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## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT XtfCreateApplicationClient(
         LPCWSTR pszAddress,
         REFIID riid,
         void **ppvObject
)  
```

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### Parameters

*pszAddress*\
Type: LPCWSTR

A pointer to the tools IP address of the development console to use for the new [IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t).

*riid*\
Type: REFIID

A pointer that receives the instance identifier of the newly created [IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t).

*ppvObject*\
Type: void\*\*

A pointer that receives a reference to the newly created [IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t).

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### Return value

Type: HRESULT

Returns `S_OK` if successful; otherwise, returns an HRESULT error code.

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## Remarks

This function creates and attaches a new instance of [IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t) to the development console specified in `pszAddress`. You can then use the new `IXtfApplicationClient` instance for that deployment console to deploy and uninstall apps; launch, terminate, constrain, unconstrain, suspend, resume, and query the execution state of apps; and get and set information about apps.

For more information about available tool and automation APIs, such as XBOX Tools Framework (XTF), see [Tool and automation APIs (NDA topic)](https://learn.microsoft.com/gaming/gdk/docs/gdk-dev/console-dev/debug/atoc-api-tools-dev-env).

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## Requirements

**Header:** xtfapplication.h

**Library:** xtfapplication.lib

**Supported platforms:** Windows (for XBOX console tools)

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## See also

[IXtfApplicationClient](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-t)\
[XtfApplication](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-n)


## Related topics

- [IXtfApplicationClient::Constrain](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/constrain-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-windows-m.md)
- [IXtfApplicationClient::Deploy](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/deploy-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-m.md)
- [IXtfApplicationClient::Snap](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/snap-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-windows-m.md)
- [IXtfApplicationClient::Suspend](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/suspend-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-windows.md)
- [IXtfApplicationClient::Terminate](/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapplication/classes/IXtfApplicationClient/methods/terminate-ixtfapplicationclient-xtfapplication-xbox-microsoft-m.md)