Introducing the Universal Windows Platform

Windows 10 is basically available in two versions: one for desktop PCs, and one for devices. You will often hear references to Windows 10 for desktop and Windows 10 for mobile. From a technical point of view, Windows 10 converges desktop and mobile versions of the same operating system; in fact, there is a guaranteed core APIs layer across devices. This common core is known as the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). This core includes a number of ready-to-use APIs that enable developers to build apps that automatically adapt to the device they run on, making it easier to create consistent and flexible experiences. In particular, the Windows 10 core includes the following:

An adaptive user experience ...

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