title: Develop for Windows 8 using Windows 7?
body: <p>Is it possible to develop Windows 8 apps using Windows 7?</p>
  
  <p>According to the page <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852363.aspx#Requirements" rel="nofollow">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852363.aspx#Requirements</a></p>
  
  <p>Windows 7 is supported, by the SDK. I downloaded it.</p>
  
  <p>Now I want to download visual studio (free, that's express, right?), but found only this:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#vs" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#vs</a></p>
  
  <p>According to this:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/products/compatibility" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/products/compatibility</a></p>
  
  <p>It should run on Windows 7. The only free download I found is Express "for Windows 8" -</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#express-win8" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#express-win8</a> </p>
  
  <p>And yeah, it runs only on Windows 8.</p>
  
  <p>What do I have to download to develop for Windows 8 on Windows 7?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>