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Reputation: 129

Can a Win32 program converted to UWP by the desktop bridge ever run on ARM?

Not all Win32 programs rely on API calls that are unavailable in UWP/ARM, but it appears that the only CPU choices for converted programs are X86 and X64. Is my assumption correct?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 577

Answers (1)

Marian Dolinský
Marian Dolinský

Reputation: 3492

Yes, you are correct. Apps converted using the Desktop Bridge (aka Project Centennial) could run only on x86/x64 systems. Actually, Desktop Bridge doesn't really convert a Win32 app into native UWP app but it packs it as an UWP so it could be distributed through Windows Store.

However, it may be possible to run these apps on ARM processors in the future since Microsoft is developing desktop Windows 10 that is running on ARM processors and is able to run even x86/x64 apps on those processors using JIT.

But if you are asking about Win32 apps on phones, I doubt they will ever be enabled to run on them.

Upvotes: 3

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