Windows Store now has over 1000 desktop apps converted by Desktop Bridge

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Published onMay 11, 2017

published onMay 11, 2017

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During aBuild 2017session called, Bring Your Desktop Apps to UWP and theWindows StoreUsing the Desktop Bridge, Microsoft’s John Sheehanrevealed that over 1,000 desktop appshad been converted to the new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app format and/or added to the Windows Store since the launch of the Desktop Bridge initiative.

Microsoft’s Desktop Bridge is essentially a way for developers to repackage their traditionally made Desktop (Win32) apps for sale in Windows 10’s Windows Store and allows them to implement certain features such as in-app purchases and pushed updates. Desktop Bridge can also be used to convert the older apps into the newer UWP app style which allows for greater functionality on a wider variety of Windows 10 devices. One recent example of an upgraded app that used Desktop Bridgeis the official Kodi app.

Would you like to see more developers taking advantage of Desktop Bridge? Let us know what apps you’d like to see converted in the comments below.

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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