This document provides instructions for installing Visual Studio and creating universal applications. It outlines 4 steps to install Visual Studio which include accepting license terms, selecting features to install, waiting for installation to finish, and restarting the system. It then describes 2 ways to create a new universal application project in Visual Studio: through the file menu or directly from the start page. Specific instructions are given to select a Blank App (Universal Apps) template and name and locate the new application.