Will Windows 10 Universal Apps be backwards compatible and be able to run on Windows XP/7/8/8.1 ??? I assume it shouldn't be too difficult for Microsoft to run it in a windowed player that supports universal app api's.
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Probably a better question somewhere else. http://superuser.com/ perhaps – Snappawapa Aug 03 '15 at 14:01
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1Possible duplicate of [Run Windows 10 Universal Apps on Windows 8.1](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30317848/run-windows-10-universal-apps-on-windows-8-1) – MPhil Sep 02 '16 at 07:16
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Currently they are not backwards compatible. And I wouldn't expect them to be - the goal is to move everyone from old Windows to the latest, Windows 10, so I assume that's where the focus will be.
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That is correct -- no backwards compat. Win 10 Universal apps will only work on Win 10. – Dave Voyles Aug 03 '15 at 16:23
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