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Originally Posted by felix
Pretty sure they can be installed and run on previous versions of windows. Would be pretty bad if they didn't, since nobody would make them.
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Non-desktop Windows 8 apps are made using the new Windows runtime, WinRT, which is not available on previous versions of Windows. It is also only generally distributed via the new Windows Store, which is also not available on previous versions of Windows.
Developers can make a desktop app that utilize the Metro design language and can be installed on previous versions of Windows, but it will still be a desktop app and won't have all of the inherent features of a Windows 8 non-desktop app.