Targetting Windows xp from visual studio 2015 enterprise update 1

Question

I would like to know whether we can build the projects/binaries using visual studio 2015 which can run on Windows xp ? If its supported then how we can build ?

Answer 1

Configuring C++ 11 Programs for Windows XP

The Windows XP platform toolset that's included in Visual Studio is a version of the Windows 7 SDK that was included in Visual Studio 2010, but it uses the current C++ compiler. It also configures project properties to appropriate default values—for example, the specification of a compatible linker for down-level targeting. Only Windows desktop apps that are created by using the Windows XP platform toolset run on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but those apps can also run on more recent operating systems—for example, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012.

To target Windows XP

• In Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for your project, and then choose Properties.
• In the Property Pages dialog box for the project, under Configuration Properties, General, set the Platform Toolset property to the desired Windows XP toolset. For example, choose Visual Studio 2012 – Windows XP (v110_xp) to create code that is binary compatible with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable libraries.