How to convert project from Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight to Windows Phone 8.1 Runtime

Question

I upgraded my project on Visual Studio 2015 by clicking right button on project and "Upgrade project to 8.1 version". However, it added Silverlight too and I don't need it.

Now: "Windows phone Silverlight 8.1

Needed: "Windows phone 8.1.

How can that be done?

Answer 1

Upgrading to Windows 8.1 of an existing Silverlight app just adds more functionality but not the underlaying framework. There is a big difference in Silverlight and WinRT apps and you cannot port them by a button click. You would need to change everything by hand.