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by MayeulC 3563 days ago
> converting their app or game with the Desktop App Converter and then enhancing and extending it with UWP functionality

The keyword here is probably "extending". I am not aware of what it really means, but I wouldn't be surprised if MS tried everything it could to get more developers on its UWP. And keep them.
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youdontknowtho 3563 days ago
It just means using some API's that aren't available unless your app is well behaved. No admin access is the big one. Don't write to \Windows or Program Files. That kind of thing.

It doesn't mean...whatever paranoid thing you think it means. Also, its a developer related thing. If you don't have a desktop app that you want to move to the store or bundle in an Appx package for distribution on the web, it doesn't mean anything to you.

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wolfgke 3562 days ago
> It just means using some API's that aren't available unless your app is well behaved. No admin access is the big one. Don't write to \Windows or Program Files. That kind of thing.

Does this also include "allocate executable memory" (you need this if you write a JIT compiler)?

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benaadams 3562 days ago
Use the "Code generation" permission? https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/packaging/app-capabil...
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