Open a terminal and navigate to the folder where the target project or solution is located. Review the created project and its files, especially its project file(s). Using Visual Studio, create a new Windows Forms project using. If you just want to try it out to see how it works, this step shows you how to set up a sample. NET Framework app, you can skip this step. For more information on how to install the tool, see Overview of the. NET Upgrade Assistant against a newly created Windows Forms app targeting. A demonstration of how to run the tool against a.NET Framework Windows Forms (WinForms) apps to. NET Upgrade Assistant is a command-line tool that can assist with upgrading.