I am new to WUP and researching on Windows Universal platform, I have following questions for the same:
1)I would like to know if anyone has used it, and if it can be deployed anywhere else other than the windows store. How can we make the app available to the users/client without deploying it on the Windows store. (where else can we deploy the app?)
2) Will the app developed using WUP only works on Windows 10 or previous version of windows as well?
3) Can it be developed using 2015 or 2017 is mandatory?
Thanks in advance
1)How can we make the app available to the users/client without deploying it on the Windows store. (where else can we deploy the app?)
Typically, you download these apps from the Store and that is how they are installed on your device. But you can sideload apps to your device without submitting them to the Store. This lets you install them and test them out using the app package (.appx) that you have created.
For more info, please refer Sideload your app package.
We can also use the App Installer, it is a Universal Windows App that is pre-installed as part of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The app enables a user to double-click any .appx or .appxbundle for easy installation, eliminating the need to run PowerShell or specialized scripts.
Please refer the App Installer.
2) Will the app developed using WUP only works on Windows 10 or previous version of windows as well?
Windows 10 apps can only run on Windows 10 (and newer). If you want to target 8.1, you have to build a Windows 8.1 app. A Windows 8.1 app should run on Windows 10 without any problems.
You can refer the Develop apps for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), it lists the requirements of UWP apps.
3) Can it be developed using 2015 or 2017 is mandatory?
Yes, we can use the VS 2015 or the VS 2017 to develop the UWP apps.
Please refer the document of Build UWP apps with Visual Studio.
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I know how to make and use a VM on Microsoft Azure with VS 2017 and latest version of windows 10 already installed and use it to develop or test uwp apps. but the problem is, my own laptop is usually on insider build and I am making uwp apps which have min support for creators update, so in order to make sure my app run fine on creators update, I need a machine which has Windows 10 creators update installed on it.
But azure always provides machines with latest versions installed only, right now it is fall creators update, soon it will be spring creators update. how can I make a VM on azure with visual studio 2017 installed, but I can choose to select an older version of windows 10 for testing purposes of my app?
But azure always provides machines with latest versions installed only
It is similar to local machine that develop and test uwp apps. If you install the VS2017 with default options, it will only support SDK that matches the current operating system version. You could open Visual Studio Installer click Modify button select individual components and check older SDK you want use like follow screenshot.
You could modify your app's target version for testing after installed the old SDK.
Update
Conditional XAML is available starting with the Creators Update (version 1703, build 15063). To use conditional XAML, the Minimum Version of your Visual Studio project must be set to build 15063 (Creators Update) or later, and the Target Version be set to a later version than the Minimum.
If you want to install older version of windows 10 in the azure virtual machine, Please refer Use Windows client in Azure for dev/test scenarios.
Currently I am using Ubuntu linux and I want to create a WinObjC app on Linux plateform. Is there any way to create WinObj apps on linux.
Sorry to disapoint you, but unfortunately there is not. WinObjC is intended to bring iOS apps to Windows 10. Basically it just enables you to write Windows 10 apps in Objective-C but you still need a Windows 10 machine to compile it.
A Windows 10 device and Visual Studio are mandatory at the moment, to create WinObjC apps.
My systems has VS2013 web express installed. To install windows Azure SDK it ask to install VS update 3 first. Size of VS update 3 ISO file is 5GB+. My net connection is slow so i can't download 5GB in one go. Please guide me if there is any alternative way to set environment for windows azure programming.
Take a look at Visual Studio Community 2013, it's got everything you need to get a development environment set up quickly to build apps with the latest .NET Azure SDK v2.5.
need urgent help
i am not able to run the solution in the local environment. I have created the hello world sample and trying to run the application but i am getting error like some prerequisites are missing. Below in the configuration i have.
Installed in VM--
Window server 2008 OS-32 Bit
VS 2010
Installed the Azure SDK
But when i am running the solution i am getting below error ---
Windows Azure Tools: Warning: The Windows Azure development fabric and development storage are running on a 32-bit workstation. In the cloud, Windows Azure Hosted Services run in a 64-bit environment. The use of native code execution or .Net Full Trust features such as P/Invoke may require migration to 64-bit. See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=145047 for details.
Windows Azure Tools: Error: Running .NET 4.0 web roles on the Windows Azure Development Fabric requires installing the following QFE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958854, or upgrading to SP2 of Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008.
Windows Azure Tools: The system is missing a prerequisite to execute the service. Please see the release notes.
Can any one suggest what i am doing wrong ??
As said, you are using 32-bit environment. Retry on 64-bit Windows Server.
Also make sure the client profile in not set on the .NET Assembly versioning... Choose .NET 4
Did you upgrade to SP2 of Windows Server 2008 as suggested by the warning message ? And the mentioned hotfix for IIS7 & .NET 4.0: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958854.
We are trying to evaluate and eventually migrate to the windows azure cloud platform.
I am stumbling on the installation process...
I'm currently following this tutorial.
I can't get the Windows development Fabric interface working like on this picture.
When I install the app fabric sdk (downloaded here) I get no .exe program to simulate the cloud...
I installed Windows AppFabric which is not what I need (I think).
I keep on being directed on AppPlatformInstaller which do not install what I need but I'm sure is part of my solution.
You are downloading wrong SDK. For Windows Azure Cloud platform you must download and install Windows Azure SDK And Tools for Visual Studio.
Then you will have a folder %Program Files%\Windows Azure SDK\v1.5\bin. There will be devfabric and devstore folders, under which the local development Frabric and Development Storage executables will reside.
Then if you are targeting .NET based solutions, you will have new project templates in Visual Studio, and everything shall be running smoothly. On the other hand, if you are targeting open source solutions you might want to follow the like provided by Ben.
As for Windows AppFabric - yes, it is wrong in terms that it is not related to Windows Azure at all.
Let us know if you have any issues when downloading and installing latest Windows Azure SDK And Tools for Visual Studio
You may want to check out the docs available from the Microsoft Interoperability Team. They maintain an entire site dedicated to running PHP on Windows Azure
http://azurephp.interoperabilitybridges.com/articles/build-and-deploy-a-windows-azure-php-application
Basically to get it working just install the Windows Azure SDK and with Windows Azure SDK for PHP. Build your PHP application and then run the package command. Your PHP application will be rolled into a Windows Azure project and launched in the local dev fabric