Convert your Win32 apps to the UWP with Project Centennial

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Updated onApril 11, 2016

updated onApril 11, 2016

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Microsoft wants developers to convert their classic desktop apps to the UWP (Universal Windows Platform). Its new plan is called Project Centennial, and the software giant is hoping it takes off because it would be a great tool to get many more Win32 apps on the UWP train.

From what we have come to understand, the use of Project Centennial would place Win32 apps in an AppX package that can be installed and uninstalled easily. Furthermore, the app should available from the Windows Store, but we’re not sure how much work will be required from developers to make this possible.

With Project Centennial, each Win32 app must take advantage of some Windows 10 features before Microsoft will consider accepting the app in the Windows Store. The app must also be reliable and safe from viruses and other potential threats. From our point of view, this is the perfect initiative for the many legacy Win32 apps that will never be rewritten from scratch to support the Universal Windows Platform.

Here are some key benefits of converting your Win32 apps with Project Centennial according toMicrosoft:

If converting is as easy as Microsoft says it will be, then we should see thousands of legacy apps moving over to the Windows Store in the near future.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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