diff --git a/docs/README-winrt.md b/docs/README-winrt.md index a6718d6cf..90d9889e0 100644 --- a/docs/README-winrt.md +++ b/docs/README-winrt.md @@ -19,21 +19,24 @@ Requirements ------------ * Microsoft Visual C++ (aka Visual Studio), either 2013 or 2012 versions - - Free, "Express" editions may be used, so long as they include support for - either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps. Versions marked as - supporting "Windows Desktop" development typically do not include support - for creating WinRT apps. - - Visual C++ 2012 can only build apps that target versions 8.0 of Windows, or - Windows Phone. 8.0-targetted apps will still run on devices running - 8.1 editions of Windows, however they will not be able to take advantage of + - Free, "Community" or "Express" editions may be used, so long as they + include support for either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps. + "Express" versions marked as supporting "Windows Desktop" development + typically do not include support for creating WinRT apps, to note. + (The "Community" edition of Visual C++ 2013 does, however, support both + desktop/Win32 and WinRT development). + - Visual C++ 2012 can only build apps that target versions 8.0 of Windows, + or Windows Phone. 8.0-targetted apps will run on devices running 8.1 + editions of Windows, however they will not be able to take advantage of 8.1-specific features. - - Visual C++ 2013 can only create app projects that target 8.1 versions - of Windows, which do NOT run on 8.0 devices. An optional Visual Studio - add-in, "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8", allows projects - that are created with Visual C++ 2012, which can create Windows 8.0 apps, - to be loaded and built with non-Express editions of Visual C++ 2013. More - details on targeting different versions of Windows can found at the - following web pages: + - Visual C++ 2013 cannot create app projects that target Windows 8.0. + Visual C++ 2013 Update 4, can create app projects for Windows Phone 8.0, + Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 8.1, but not Windows 8.0. An optional + Visual Studio add-in, "Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8", + allows Visual C++ 2013 to load and build Windows 8.0 projects that were + created with Visual C++ 2012, so long as Visual C++ 2012 is installed + on the same machine. More details on targeting different versions of + Windows can found at the following web pages: - [Develop apps by using Visual Studio 2013](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/br211384.aspx) - [To add the Tools for Maintaining Store apps for Windows 8](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263114.aspx#AddMaintenanceTools) * A valid Microsoft account - This requirement is not imposed by SDL, but