Is there a way to write WinRT apps in Windows7 & VS2010?

Question

Is there a way to write WinRT apps in Windows7 & VS2010? Some SDK to download?

I\'m particularly interested in networking stuff (Windows.Networking.Socktes)

Answer 1

If there is a way to do it on Windows 7 I haven't seen it.

You can download VS 11 (with Fx 4.5) but it does not have any RT stuff.

So yes, the Win 8 preview seems to be the only route at this moment. Do get the largest download.

Answer 2

It's only possible to do some preprocessing (C preprocessing, flex/yacc, T4) in VS 2010 and then use the generated code in Visual Studio 11. It makes sense until Visual Studio 11 becomes more stable.

Answer 3

Windows 8 release preview runs under VMWare under Windows 7 just fine.