Microsoft's only choice to move forward is to throw the Win32 baby out with the bathwater. And that brings us to the introduction of Windows 10 S.
Windows 10 S is just like the Windows 10 you use now, but the main difference is it can only run apps that have been whitelisted to run in the Windows Store. That means, by and large, existing Win32-based stuff cannot run in Windows 10 S for security reasons.
To bridge the app gap, Microsoft is allowing certain kinds of desktop apps to be "packaged" for use in the Windows Store through a tooling process known as Desktop Bridge or Project Centennial.
The good news is that with Project Centennial, many Desktop Win32 apps can be re-purposed and packaged to take advantage of Windows 10's improved security. However, there are apps that will inevitably be left behind because they violate the sandboxing rules that are needed to make the technology work in a secure fashion.
"A casualty of those sandboxing rules is Google's Chrome browser. For security reasons, Microsoft is not permitting desktop browsers to be ported to the Store."
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday May 11 2017, @07:15PM (1 child)
The versions I have read say that you can tie it to the component of your choice. For desktops, I usually select the case.
Of course, I am now technically in violation of the licence because I moved an old XP installation into a new case (board, disk, video card and all).
(Score: 2) by jmorris on Thursday May 11 2017, @08:06PM
Perhaps that was so with XP, but that is ancient history.
See Can I transfer my windows 7 to a new motherboard? [microsoft.com] for the authoritative answer, Because it doesn't really matter what your license text says, it only matters what Microsoft Policy says since they are bigger than you are, are a convicted predatory monopolist and have far more lawyers than you do. Which is why it is best to avoid dealing with them entirely, to the maximum extent you can manage.... predatory monopolist and all sometimes forces the issue. Good luck buying accounting software that doesn't tie you to them or the even more Evil Apple... or the ultimate horror of putting your entire existence at the mercy of a Cloud based system's continuing or being suddenly bought by greater Evil.