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DoesItReallyMatter: +:Category:Glossary (this page is a collection of glossary terms)

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+Category:Glossary (this page is a collection of glossary terms)

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	Those are classic applications like {{VLC}} that use Win32 APIs, HWND, and COM-based APIs (including WinRT APIs).		Those are classic applications like {{VLC}} that use Win32 APIs, HWND, and COM-based APIs (including WinRT APIs).

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	[[Category:Windows]]		[[Category:Windows]]

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	== Desktop Applications ==		== Desktop Applications ==
	Those are classic applications like {{VLC}} that use Win32 APIs, HWND, and COM-based APIs (including WinRT APIs).		Those are classic applications like {{VLC}} that use Win32 APIs, HWND, and COM-based APIs (including WinRT APIs).

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Windows Blue

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	'''NB:''' <big>'''Not to be confused with WinRT.'''</big>		'''NB:''' <big>'''Not to be confused with WinRT.'''</big>

	== Windows Blue ==		== Windows 8.1 / Windows Blue ==
	Windows 8(+1).		Windows 8(+1). Formerly known as '''Windows Blue'''.

	It is a new version of Windows NT, but it is a smaller update above Windows 8 than normal Windows releases, after a short development cycle.		It is a new version of Windows NT (6.3), but it is a smaller update above Windows 8 than normal Windows releases, after a short development cycle.

	It ~~should be~~ released in ~~Summer~~ 2013.		It was released in October 2013, and is available as a free upgrade from the Windows Store for Windows 8 PCs.

	It ~~will deprecate~~ some Win32 and WinRT APIs and ~~add~~ new ones.		It deprecates some Win32 and WinRT APIs and adds new ones.

	== WP 7 / 7.5 / 7.8 ==		== WP 7 / 7.5 / 7.8 ==

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Windows RT / Windows on ARM

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	This is the port of the Windows 8 operating system on various ARM platforms.		This is the port of the Windows 8 operating system on various ARM platforms.

	~~A contrario from what people say~~, Windows RT has both a "Metro" and a "Desktop" mode and can run Office.		Contrary to popular misconception, Windows RT has both a "Metro" and a "Desktop" mode and can run Office.[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092158][http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092348]

	Windows RT has Win32 APIs too.		Windows RT has Win32 APIs too.

	No Desktop 3rd party applications are allowed on Windows RT (enforced by the UEFI).		No Desktop 3rd party applications are allowed on Windows RT (enforced by the Kernel).

			No 3rd party operating systems are allowed on the Windows RT hardware (enforced by UEFI).

	'''NB:''' Windows RT is not a RunTime.		'''NB:''' Windows RT is not a RunTime.

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Conformity

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	Those APIs are supposed to be non-blocking and sandboxable.		Those APIs are supposed to be non-blocking and sandboxable.

	=== ~~Conformity~~ ===		=== Conformance ===
	As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.		As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.

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WP8

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	Short for ''Windows Phone 8'', WP8 is an OS for mobile phones.		Short for ''Windows Phone 8'', WP8 is an OS for mobile phones.

	WP8 is quite different from WP7, under the hood. WP8 is based on a Windows NT kernel, very likely the one from ~~Win8~~.		WP8 is quite different from WP7, under the hood. WP8 is based on a Windows NT kernel, very likely the one from Windows8.

	It has most of the same WinRT APIs, and most Win32 APIs too.		It has most of the same WinRT APIs, and most Win32 APIs too.

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WinRT

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	All those are essentially a COM-based set of APIs, written above Win32.		All those are essentially a COM-based set of APIs, written above Win32.

	It is not really the low-level runtime, since the runtime is still Win32 and MSVCRT.		It is not really the low-level runtime, since the Windows runtime is still Win32 and MSVCRT.

	To make the matter more confusing, most (if not all?) APIs from WinRT are also usable from classic desktop applications.		To make the matter more confusing, most (if not all?) APIs from WinRT are also usable from classic desktop applications.

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Windows RT / Windows on ARM

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	No Desktop 3rd party applications are allowed on Windows RT (enforced by the UEFI).		No Desktop 3rd party applications are allowed on Windows RT (enforced by the UEFI).

	'''NB:''' Windows RT is not ~~technically~~ a RunTime.		'''NB:''' Windows RT is not a RunTime.

	'''NB:''' <big>'''Not to be confused with WinRT.'''</big>		'''NB:''' <big>'''Not to be confused with WinRT.'''</big>

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Metro Applications

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	Those APIs are supposed to be non-blocking and sandboxable.		Those APIs are supposed to be non-blocking and sandboxable.

			=== Conformity ===
	As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.		As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.

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Metro Applications

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	They are only available through the store or can be side-loaded from your machine.		They are only available through the store or can be side-loaded from your machine.

			Metro applications can be run on Windows 8 and Windows RT (after a recompilation for native apps).

	They can use:		They can use:
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	As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.		As WinRT is not totally new runtime, the check that only the correct APIs are called is done during the Store submission, using WACK, and not at runtime.

	~~Metro applications can be run on Windows 8 and Windows RT (after~~ a ~~recompilation for native apps)~~.		This means also that the set of APIs allowed WILL change: WinRT target is therefore a moving target.

	== WP8 Applications ==		== WP8 Applications ==