Just take a look at Rise of the Tomb Raider , which is available both from Steam as a desktop app and the Windows Store as a universal app. The universal version is much more limited. Apps are run in a sandbox, limiting the files they can access on your system. Universal apps are designed to be portable and run on Windows Phone, Xbox, and other platforms. These new universal apps have more in common with mobile apps on iPhone, iPad, or Android than they do with traditional desktop apps.
In contrast, traditional Windows desktop apps can do practically anything they want with your computer. UAC now prevents them from mucking with your system files without your permission, but they can still tamper with your personal files, function as keyloggers, or make your system unstable.
The power is a double-edged sword. Microsoft would prefer if people created universal apps and distributed them through the Store, as the system can manage these apps and ensure a better experience.
But, three and a half years after the Windows Store was first released with Windows 8, Microsoft is still trying to change that. Macs actually have a similar problem. Many Mac developers have abandoned the Mac App Store. Developers can now take traditional Windows desktop applications in other words, Win32 and.
This technology works surprisingly well. But, to their surprise, it just worked. The desktop version of Kodi is now available in the Windows Store. The full desktop version of Evernote is now available in the Windows Store, too. But what about the sandboxing?
Microsoft even warns developers that not every app will work without modification. However, it looks like the sandbox is very forgiving. Apps packaged in this way have some advantages over normal desktop apps. The Windows Store provides a central, safe place to find and install apps from. The Store will automatically update apps, too.
The converted apps can be quickly installed and uninstalled in a clean way, without any installation wizards, leftover registry entries, and other unnecessary files taking up space on your hard drive.
Developers can also add UWP features to their desktop apps. For example, the Evernote app in the Windows Store offers a live tile. Global number of mobile messaging users Preferred business communication methods for global smartphone users Mobile streaming usage frequency worldwide , by country. App Store and Google Play mobile game downloads worldwide Global year-over-year change in mobile app opens , by vertical. COVID impact on time spent on at-home mobile activities worldwide More interesting topics Related topics.
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