# MauiProjectResource.addWindowsDevice

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Defined on: [MauiProjectResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiprojectresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0-preview.1.26281.18`
- Kind: `method`

Adds a Windows device resource to run the MAUI application on the Windows platform with a specific name.

## Definition

```typescript
interface MauiProjectResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addWindowsDevice(name: string): MauiWindowsPlatformResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
addWindowsDevice(name: string): MauiWindowsPlatformResource
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)

## Returns

[MauiWindowsPlatformResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiwindowsplatformresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [MauiProjectResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiprojectresource.md) -- `handle`