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Visual Studio cannot run Windows App Certification Kit if Visual Studio is installed on Windows 10 Technical Preview

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Symptoms

Microsoft Visual Studio cannot run the Windows App Certification Kit version 3.x if the program is installed on a computer that is running Windows 10 Technical Preview. This problem affects Microsoft Visual Studio "14," Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

In this situation, you receive an error message that states that the installed version of the Windows App Certification Kit is not supported on this version of Windows.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, validate your Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows Phone 8.1 apps by running the Windows App Certification Kit on Windows 8.1. You can do this by running Visual Studio "14," Visual Studio 2013, or Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8.1, or by using a remote computer that is running Windows 8.1.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3004176
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 10/1/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 315