You can (of course) still install and run the traditional desktop apps that you are used to and have run for years on older versions of Windows. On Windows 10, these apps work on the desktop or in Tablet Mode on a touch-enabled device like a Microsoft Surface, for example. You needed a utility like Stardock’s ModernMix to get them to work correctly on a desktop.
These apps have been extended (and improved) on Windows 10 as Universal Windows Platform (UWP), formerly called “Windows Store” apps, and work across all compatible devices.įor example, universal apps now open on the desktop just like any other program. Modern or Metro-style apps were first introduced on Windows 8 – the OS that most users skipped because it was so touch-centric.
