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windows 8 phone development possible under windows 7?

is it possible to develop windows 8 phone applications in windows 7 with vs.net 2010?

Or do I need to upgrade to windows 8 altogether?

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user603007 Avatar asked Nov 15 '12 10:11

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Windows Phone 8 development possible under windows 7?

No, Windows 8 64-bit and Visual Studio 2012 are required.
Windows 8 Pro is also required to run the emulator (along with a processor that supports SLAT).

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471

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Olivier Payen Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 17:09

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