Windows 10 Cloud will reportedly be able to run Win32 apps from the Windows Store

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Published onFebruary 27, 2017

published onFebruary 27, 2017

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A couple of weeks ago, we learned that Microsoft was developing a new Windows 10 SKU calledWindows 10 Cloud. As a reminder, this new version of Windows 10 will bequite similar to the now-depracated Windows RT, which means that it will only be able to run apps from the Windows Store. Overall, the new SKU could be used by Microsoft as a more secure version of Windows 10, preventing users from installing legacy (and sometimes insecure) Win32 apps.

Until now though, it wasn’t exactly clear if Windows 10 Cloud would support Win32 apps that have been released on the Windows Store with Microsoft’s Desktop app converter (akaProject Centennial). Those apps didn’t install on theleaked Windows 10 Cloud build 15025, even though we previously reported that Win32 apps could work on this build: indeed, someone managed tobypass Microsoft’s Win32 app blockin the leaked build to install a fully functioning version of Google Chrome.

However,Windows Centralis reporting today that a more recent Windows 10 Cloud build has just leaked, and this one can run desktop apps in the Windows Store ported through the Centennial bridge:

This news is confirmed thanks to a much newer Windows 10 Cloud leak that appears to be untouched and working as expected. You still can’t run CMD or Regedit, but we’ve confirmed the ability to download Slack, Tweeten and other Win32 apps from the Store, which run perfectly fine.

Support for Centennial apps on Windows 10 Cloud makes perfect sense, as it’s still quite hard to find UWP that are as good are their Win32 counterparts, when they exist. There are not a lot of Centennial apps on the Windows Store right now (the Office desktop appscould be coming soon though), but Windows 10 Cloud will really need more of these to become an attractive option for consumers, schools and business users. We still don’t know what Microsoft’s plans are for Windows 10 Cloud, but we hope to learn more about the new OS at the upcomingBuild 2017conference.

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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