Module 8 - Windows 10 Application Support Flashcards
A commonly required application environment, available in multiple versions, for Windows apps.
.NET Framework
A software layer that exists between apps and the operating system to simplify app development.
application environment subsystem
The interface used by a program to request services from the application environment, which in turn interfaces with the operating system to provide those services.
application programming interface (API)
A technology that deploys applications by streaming and isolates them in a virtual environment.
Application Virtualization (App-V)
A file for installing a UWP app.
APPX file
A new streaming installation technology that is used to deploy Office 365 ProPlus.
Click-to-Run
A feature in Windows 10 that allows you to create and run virtual machines.
Client Hyper-V
A tool included in the Windows 10 ADK that includes a database of compatibility fixes for older apps.
Compatibility Administrator
A cloud-based solution for monitoring and reporting on app compatibility.
Desktop Analytics
A discrete body of registry keys and values stored in files as part of the operating system.
hive
A customizable online store for businesses to organize UWP and MSIX apps for their users.
Microsoft Store for Business
An app packaged for installation by the Windows Installer service.
MSI file
A new app packaging option that supports Win32 apps, .NET Framework apps, and UWP apps.
MSIX
A central store for application and operating system configuration information in Windows 10.
registry
The graphical tool, commonly known as regedit, included in Windows 10 to edit the registry.
Registry Editor
A section within a hive that can contain other registry keys and values; it appears similar to a folder in the Registry Editor.
registry key
A feature in Remote Desktop Services that presents clients with a single app in a window.
RemoteApp
A server role for Windows Server that is used to provide virtual desktops and RemoteApp programs to users.
Remote Desktop Services
A tool included as part of the Windows 10 ADK that can be used to monitor apps, identify why they are not compatible with Windows 10, and provide fixes.
Standard User Analyzer (SUA)
An application environment subsystem that is designed to make development easier across multiple device form factors.
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
A mode that limits Windows 10 to running only applications from the Microsoft store.
Windows 10 in S mode
An application environment subsystem, available as Win32 and Win 64, that is used by Windows programmers.
Windows API
A system in Windows that allows 32-bit Windows apps to run on a 64-bit operating system.
Windows on Windows 64 (WOW64)
A cloud-based service hosted in Windows Azure that provides access to remote desktops or RemoteApp programs.
Windows Virtual Desktop
