 <p>Part of the <code>Type</code> logic is moved to <code>TypeInfo</code>(<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.typeinfo(v=vs.110).aspx">MSDN</a>) in Windows Runtime.</p> <pre><code>using System.Reflection; ... bool isSubClassOf = typeof (Dog).GetTypeInfo().IsSubclassOf(typeof (Animal)); </code></pre>