Creating Hybrid Metrostyle security app,

Question

I have a question about creating hybrid security app, Is it okay to use metro style app platform for this?

yes, or no?

Thanks

Answer 1

Can you be more specific about "hybrid security app"? You mean like Antimalware and Antivirus?

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Senior Dev for Windows Phone Services

Answer 2

yes, We need to make sure that our Digital citizenship components are supported in Metro style platform as well as Metro style internet explorer 10. We just heard that metro style internet explorer 10 is not supporting any plugins, We need to work with you to make sure that We can Make sure that our comprehensive security, safety and privacy components are 100% supported via Metro style and Desktop. However, the desktop Internet Explorer 10 still supports addons, but not metro style internet explorer 10. We also need to incorporate how use alternatives to plugins in order to support internet Explorer 10 metro mode. Is there any way we can support third party security features via both windows 8 platforms as well as desktop and metro style internet explorer 10? yes or no? what are the alternatives?

Thanks

Answer 3

Metro style IE does not support plugins so you will not be able to use a plugin.  I am not aware of any alternatives.  I will ask internally if there are any alternatives that at published publically.

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Jeff Sanders (MSFT)