How to proceed with learning to code Windows desktop applications?

[I Lindström]

Hello all!

I've been doing console apps for about a year and a half now, but 
my requirements are reaching the limits of easy to use with 
ASCII-based UI and typed commands so I'm thinking of moving into 
GUI-era with my projects. I was wondering if some one could help 
me into the right direction. I've been Googling a ton these past 
few days for some kind of a book or a course on how to code 
desktop applications for Windows, but either there isn't one, or 
it's very well hidden. I've found bits and pieces but nothing to 
give me a coherent approach.

The other way I've been thinking is to do the thing 
browser-based, but for some reason that doesn't feel right.