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@@ -18,12 +18,26 @@ called "Windows Store" apps.
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Requirements
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-- Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 -- Free, "Express" editions may be used, so long
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- as they include support for either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps.
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- (NOTE: MSVC 2013 support is pending. 2012 projects may be converted to 2013
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- projects by MSVC, in the meantime.)
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-- A valid Microsoft account -- This requirement is not imposed by SDL, but
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- rather by Microsoft's Visual C++ toolchain. This is required to debug apps.
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+* Microsoft Visual C++ (aka Visual Studio), either 2013 or 2012 versions
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+ - Free, "Express" editions may be used, so long as they include support for
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+ either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps. Versions marked as
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+ supporting "Windows Desktop" development typically do not include support
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+ for creating WinRT apps.
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+ - Visual C++ 2012 can only build apps that target versions 8.0 of Windows, or
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+ Windows Phone. 8.0-targetted apps will still run on devices running
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+ 8.1 editions of Windows, however they will not be able to take advantage of
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+ 8.1-specific features.
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+ - Visual C++ 2013 can only create app projects that target 8.1 versions
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+ of Windows, which do NOT run on 8.0 devices. An optional Visual Studio
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+ add-in, "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8", allows projects
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+ that are created with Visual C++ 2012, which target 8.0 versions of Windows,
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+ to be loaded and built with Visual C++ 2013. More details on this can be
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+ found at the following web pages:
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+ - [Develop apps by using Visual Studio 2013](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211384.aspx)
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+ - [To add the Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263114.aspx#AddMaintenanceTools)
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+* A valid Microsoft account - This requirement is not imposed by SDL, but
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+ rather by Microsoft's Visual C++ toolchain. This is required to launch or
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+ debug apps.
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Setup, High-Level Steps
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