Can Windows 8 app run on windows 8.1?

Question

I am developing an application on windows 8. Will it run on windows8.1 also? I want to debug it on both windows8 and windows8.1. Which Visual studio  will require?

Answer 1

Windows 8.1 is backwards compatible with Windows 8 Apps. You will however only have access to the features already available in 8.0.

Answer 2

Means windows 8 app will not run on windows 8.1?

Answer 3

Means can run.

Let's find the answer from Rob's sticky post: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c68cd3d3-c6a6-42c0-b13e-62b79da5c85d/getting-started-what-versions-of-visual-studio-and-windows-do-i-need-to-write-an-app-for-windows?forum=winappswithcsharp

--James

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