Desktop Bridge – The bridge between desktop apps and the Universal Windows Platform
First published on MSDN on Oct 13, 2016 A couple of years ago, during the BUILD conference, Microsoft announced a technology called Project Centennial, which goal is to help developers to take their existing traditional desktop applications and to bring them to the Store, along with the native full Universal Windows Platform apps.Porting and testing your classic desktop applications on Windows 10 S with the Desktop Bridge
First published on MSDN on Jun 15, 2017 On 2nd May Microsoft has announced Windows 10 S, a new Windows 10 edition (based on the same Creators Update version, which means build 15063) designed specifically for scenarios where the customer wants to put safety and security first above all when they use their devices.Unpackage, modify, repackage, sign an APPX
First published on MSDN on Aug 07, 2017 If you are working on a desktop application that you want to release on the Windows Store by packaging it with the Desktop Bridge, you’ll know that one of the requirements is that your application should work fine also on Windows 10 S, the new Windows edition that was introduced on 2nd May 2017.Using the Desktop App Converter tool on an updated Windows version
First published on MSDN on Nov 22, 2017 Being able to distribute your classic Desktop App through the Windows Store is a great opportunity to target the 500M+ Windows 10 active users!So you may be using the Desktop App Converter tool and you might have the following error since an major Windows Update:'E_NO_EXPANDED_BASE_IMAGE': No expanded base Images were found a 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Images'.
Add Push Notifications the easy way with Partner Center + Microsoft Store Services SDK
First published on MSDN on Oct 31, 2018 With the combination of the Engagement feature of Partner Center and the Microsoft Store Services SDK you can easily add Push Notifications to your Windows Progressive Web App (PWA), UWP, or Desktop Bridge - Win32 app.
