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Is it possible to run a windows 10 universal app on windows 8.1? I searched a lot, but I didn't find a clear answer on MSDN etc.
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If you are running Windows 8.1 then Microsoft provides a script that you can use to activate the Get Windows 10 app.
thanks for any advise. it's not possible for sure, UWP is a completely new API, and has 0-Zero Backward compatibility.
A unified app store makes your app available on Windows devices such as PC, tablet, Xbox, HoloLens, Surface Hub, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. You can submit your app to the store and make it available to all types of devices, or only those you choose.
To make the Start menu look like Windows 10, right-click on the ViStart icon in the system tray and select “Options” from the popup menu. The “Control Panel” dialog box displays. On the “Style” screen, select a style from the “Which start menu would you like?” drop-down list.
The answer would be no. For further clarifications, best to post on the forum: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/home?forum=wpdevelop
Windows 10 introduces several new APIs and concepts (such as API contracts) that are not available on Windows 8.1. An app that relies on such new APIs and concepts cannot run on Windows 8.1. Additionally the app-model and a lot of packaging machinery for Windows 10 Universal apps is very different from Windows 8.1. Apps built with such new information cannot be successfully understood by Windows 8.1 for deployment. Also, Store will not make the Windows 10 apps available for download on Windows 8.1
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