Is it possible to develop an app that work on Windows 8,8.1 and 10 Tablets as well as desktops? If yes What are the prerequisites for that?

Question

I want to develop an Application that can run on Windows 8,Windows 8, Windows 10 Tablets as well as Desktops. What are the prerequisites for that?

I found this answer here on SO. But it doesn't give me everything I need to know.

Also I'd like to know the following:

1) Which version of windows would be best suited for development in this case?(I currently have windows 7 installed in my system).

2) What version of the Visual Studio IDE should I use?

3) Any guide that'll help me learn and do the development efficiently? (I have worked on web development before but i'm beginner for windows app development)

The choices I make should help me carry forward a hassle free development, thanks! :)

I'm a beginner in windows App development, I've worked on web for quite some time and have the basic knowledge of WinForms.

Answer 1

The only way to have it work on all of those platforms would be to develop a desktop app instead of a Universal Windows App. Visual Studio Community is free and would do everything you'd need. You could look into creating WPF applications or Windows Forms applications; both are compatible with Win7 through 10, although won't run on RT based tablets (it will run on Surface Pro, and similar tablets running FULL Windows).

As far as a guide goes, there are plenty of programming books that you could study, but I would suggest using Google to your advantage when you are stuck on a problem.