Develop Windows 10 and Windows 8 compatible application

Question

I am working on an application that we use Windows Forms to develop its alpha version. Soon, we will start developing a more stable version of this system, and, it was then that the support platforms became the center of our discussions.

We want to send the system to the Windows Store, and we also want to support the versions 8, 8.1 and 10 windows. As I am still new when it comes to development for mobile/desktop, I did a brief research on the development options that would result in the best use of code. Unfortunately I have not found any viable solution so far.

I can use Universal Windows Platform to develop a system that supports these versions of Windows?

Is there any design pattern or pattern of layout required to develop an application that will be sent to the Windows Store?

Answer 1

Universal Windows Platform only works in these versions. It does not work in previous versions.

If you really want to put in the Windows Store is practically your only option. Up it is already possible to use old applications (Win32) in Windows Store, but it’s not ideal, it’s only worth doing this in legacy applications. Don’t start something new to get WS into technologies that use Win32 directly.

But think if it is really important to put in WS. If it is not can do in Winforms or WPF. Then meets Windows 7 and even earlier, although they are no longer supported.

Even if you only want these newer versions, there may be advantages to doing with these older technologies (yes, it has advantages over the newer one, as well as disadvantages). But then I wouldn’t even bother putting it on WS.

But all this is very abstract. Only you can know what is most suitable for this project. And as it is asking you also do not know. Complicated.

There are patterns that should be followed, but it’s a lot to post here, but all within the norm.

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/publish/store-policies?WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-5002397
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/publish/? WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-5002397
• https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/? WT.mc_id=DOP-MVP-5002397