Windows 10 SDK now available for crafting universal apps

Developers can now start building universal apps for Microsoft‘s Windows 10 operating system, as the company released the Windows 10 SDK.

The SDK will allow developers to craft apps across the entire Windows 10 spectrum, from smartphones to tablets, computers and the Xbox platform.

The first SDK will allow developers to scale apps to screen sizes and polish both touch and pointing device interactions.

Windows 10 will effectively be the launchpad for all Windows and Microsoft branded devices going forward, with the OS spanning an incredibly wide range of usage cases and implementations. The SDK will allow developers to leverage this, and Microsoft’s new found platform agnostic and connected ecosystem approach.

Windows 10 is still expected to be released in the northern summer, and will see a number of chances over Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, including a new start menu, more coherent settings menus, Cortana and the new Project Spartan browser.

The SDK can be downloaded here.