Do simple Windows Forms/WPF apps work on Windows 8 for tablets?

Question

I\'m developing a C# .NET business application that needs to work on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Tablet.

1. Do \"simple\" Windows Forms applications work on bo

Answer 1

For part 2: Visual Studio 2012 has a built in simulator for testing Windows Store Apps, it provides methods to test any touch gesture and also allows for different screen resolutions and orientations.

This simulator can be used to test any application however. To launch the simulator, open "Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Windows Simulator\11.0\Microsoft.Windows.Simulator.exe", alternatively search for the executable file.

Now inside the simulated environment navigate to the application you wish to test and run it.

This is not perfect but it works.