Compatibility updates trigger several changes in Windows RT 8. The following are the most common:. This prevents an application that is incompatible with Windows RT 8. Note Microsoft enables Windows to put a hard block on a non-Microsoft application only if the manufacturer is notified. This notifies you when a primary function of the application may not work or may cause application instability. This may block an existing driver on your computer.
When the driver is migrated during the upgrade, an Inbox driver will be installed. The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time DST bias.
Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature. Additional files for all supported xbased versions of Windows 8. See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates. The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.
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There is no backwards compatibility. Driver installation files which you see supporting multiple versions of Windows include separate driver file sets for each Windows version.
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