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Volt MX Iris Suppported Devices, OSes, and Browsers Guide: Supported Devices for Quatum AppPlatform > Windows Platform > Windows Desktop

Windows Desktop

The apps built for this platform work on Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10. Forms are created under the desktop section in VoltMX Iris.

Environment

Software used by platform.net Framework 4.0, Visual Studio 2012 and Blend
Platform Development LanguageC# and XAML
RuntimeWPF
VM enginesSee below
Output binary typeEXE (in Debug mode) and MSI (in Release mode)
Marketing plug-in nameKIOSK-GA-<release number> (Example: KIOSK-GA-5.0.31 and KIOSK-GA-5.6.2)
Deployment modesMSI package distribution and installation

VM Engines

Release JavaScript Engine Lua Engine
All 5.0 and 5.5 releases Jurassic (https://jurassic.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM
5.6 and 5.6.1 Web Browser control as JavaScript interpreter Lua VM
5.6.2 and above V8.Net (https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM
6.0 and above V8.Net (https://v8dotnet.codeplex.com/ ) Lua VM
8.0 and above Chakra engine N/A

Sync Support

IDE plug-in Windows desktop/kiosk plug-in
IDE 5.0 KIOSK-GA-5.0.25
IDE 5.5 KIOSK-GA-5.5.0
IDE 5.6 KIOSK-GA-5.6.0
IDE 6.0 KIOSK-GA-6.0.0
IDE 6.5 KIOSK-GA-6.5.0
IDE 7.0 KIOSK-GA-7.0.0

SkySync Support

IDE plug-in Windows desktop/kiosk plug-in
IDE 5.0 KIOSK-GA-5.0.29
IDE 5.5 KIOSK-GA-5.5.3.1
IDE 5.6 KIOSK-GA-5.6.0
IDE 6.0 KIOSK-GA-6.0.0
IDE 6.5 KIOSK-GA-6.5.0
IDE 7.0 KIOSK-GA-7.0.0

Compatibility Matrix

Volt MX IrisWindows plug-in Lua support JavaScript support
4.1 No No
5.0 No No
5.0.24 Yes Yes
5.5 Yes Yes
5.6 Yes Yes
5.6.2 Yes Yes
6.0 Yes (Upgraded Apps) Yes
6.5 No Yes
7.0 No Yes

The following are the development and runtime environment compatibility matrices for the above supported releases:

Volt MX Iris running on Any Desktop/Laptop/Kiosk running with OS  
Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10
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Windows 7 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8.1 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 OS Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes: Application successfully deploys and works;   No: Application will not be deployed.

Windows 8.1 Tablet

These are Windows Store apps. Forms are created under the tablet section in VoltMX Iris.

Environment

Software used by platform Windows 8.1 SDK, Visual Studio 2013 and Blend
Platform Development Language C# and XAML
Runtime XAML and WINRT
VM engines Lua VM for Lua; JSCore for JavaScript
Output binary type APPX or ZIP
Marketing plug-in name WIN8-GA-<release number> (Example: WIN8-GA-5.6.2)
Deployment modes Windows Store Marketplace or MDM solution

Sync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 8.1 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 WIN8-GA-5.6.2
IDE 6.0 WIN8-GA-6.0.0
IDE 6.5 WIN8-GA-6.5.0
IDE 7.0 WIN8-GA-7.0.0

SkySync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 8.1 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 WIN8-GA-5.6.2
IDE 6.0 WIN8-GA-6.0.0
IDE 6.5 WIN8-GA-6.5.0
IDE 7.0 WIN8-GA-7.0.0

Compatibility Matrix

Volt MX Iris Windows plug-in Lua support JavaScript support
4.1 No No
5.0 No No
5.5 No No
5.6 No No
5.6.2 Yes Yes
6.0 Yes (Upgraded Apps) Yes
6.5 No Yes
7.0 No Yes

Windows 8.1 update platform support is added in 5.6.2. APPX package file generated for Windows 8.1 update will not be deployed on Windows 7 or Windows 8. The APPX file can only be deployed on Windows 8.1 update.

The following are the development and runtime environment compatibility matrices for release 5.6.2.

Volt MX Iris on Build option Deploy application on Install from Iris Install manually from output folder
Windows 8.1 (x86) x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) Yes Yes
^^ x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x64 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ ARM Windows 8.1 ARM  (MS Surface) N/A Yes
Windows 8.1 (x64) x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Yes Yes
^^ x64 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Yes Yes
^^ ARM Windows 8.1 ARM  (MS Surface) N/A Yes
Windows 8 (x86) x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x64 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ ARM Windows 8.1 ARM  (MS Surface) N/A Yes
Windows 8 (x64) x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x64 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ ARM Windows 8.1 ARM  (MS Surface) N/A Yes
Windows 7 x86 Windows 8.1 (32-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x86 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ x64 Windows 8.1 (64-bit) N/A Yes
^^ ARM Windows 8.1 ARM  (MS Surface) N/A Yes

Windows 10 Tablet

These are Windows Store apps. Forms are created under the tablet section in VoltMX Iris.

Environment

Software used by platform Windows 10 SDK, Visual Studio 2015 and Blend
Platform Development Language C# and XAML
Runtime XAML and WINRT
EngineChakra
Output binary type APPX or ZIP
Marketing plug-in name WIN10-GA-<release number> (Example: WIN10-GA-7.0.0)
Deployment modes Windows Store Marketplace or MDM solution

Sync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 10 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 No
IDE 6.0 No
IDE 6.5 No
IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0

SkySync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 10 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 No
IDE 6.0 No
IDE 6.5 No
IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0

Compatibility Matrix

Volt MX Iris Windows plug-in Lua support JavaScript support
4.1 No No
5.0 No No
5.5 No No
5.6 No No
5.6.2 No No
6.0 No No
6.5 No No
7.0 No Yes

Windows 10 Mobile

These are Windows Store apps. Forms are created under the mobile section in VoltMX Iris.

Environment

Software used by platform Windows 10 SDK, Visual Studio 2015 and Blend
Platform Development Language C# and XAML
Runtime XAML and WINRT
EngineChakra
Output binary type APPX or ZIP
Marketing plug-in name WIN10-GA-<release number> (Example: WIN10-GA-7.0.0)
Deployment modes Windows Store Marketplace or MDM solution

Sync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 10 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 No
IDE 6.0 No
IDE 6.5 No
IDE 7.0 WIN10-GA-7.0.0

SkySync Support

IDE plug-in Windows 10 plug-in
IDE 5.0 No
IDE 5.5 No
IDE 5.6 No
IDE 6.0 No
IDE 6.5 No
IDE 7.0 No
IDE 7.1 WIN10-GA-7.0.0

Compatibility Matrix

Volt MX Iris Windows plug-in Lua support JavaScript support
4.1 No No
5.0 No No
5.5 No No
5.6 No No
5.6.2 No No
6.0 No No
6.5 No No
7.0 No No
7.1 No Yes
8.0 No Yes