# Windows 10 Hosted App Model

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**Created:** [April 4, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080 "2020-04-04T15:25:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![hkeric.wci](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/hkeric.wci/32/52019_2.png) [@hkeric.wci](https://www.epiusers.help/u/hkeric.wci)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080/1 "2020-04-04T15:25:51Z")

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> **[Hosted App Model](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2020/03/19/hosted-app-model/)**
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> In Windows 10 version 2004, we are introducing the concept of Hosted Apps to the Windows App Model. Hosted apps are registered as independent apps on Windows, but require a host process in order to run. An example would be a script file which...

The most interesting part to me:

> We are working with the new Microsoft Edge browser to take advantage of the Hosted App Model for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) – converting the web app manifest into an app manifest, package the additional web content into an MSIX package and register it. In this model, a PWA is its own independent app registered to the system even though it is being hosted by Edge.

Can a shared, system-wide Electron runtime be far behind?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mitchell](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/john_mitchell/32/718_2.png) [@John\_Mitchell](https://www.epiusers.help/u/John_Mitchell)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080/2 "2020-04-06T15:44:58Z")

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@hkeric.wci Aren’t they going to sandbox all of the apps eventually and if so wouldn’t you still need a separate container for each Electron app anyway?

I also think Electron is just a short term solution until Web Assembly takes off. Of course the internet is lined with people calling for the death of JS and every single one has been wrong so far…

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**Author:** ![MiltonGolden](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/miltongolden/32/26046_2.png) [@MiltonGolden](https://www.epiusers.help/u/MiltonGolden)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080/3 "2020-04-19T11:13:16Z")

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I’m a newbie here. I even didn’t use this kind of app yet. Can you please give me some more details?

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**Author:** ![John\_Mitchell](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/john_mitchell/32/718_2.png) [@John\_Mitchell](https://www.epiusers.help/u/John_Mitchell)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080/4 "2020-04-20T17:20:26Z")

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It’s coming in Windows 10 version 2004. I haven’t seen any details other than the Windows blog article that Haso posted.

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**Author:** ![MiltonGolden](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/miltongolden/32/26046_2.png) [@MiltonGolden](https://www.epiusers.help/u/MiltonGolden)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/windows-10-hosted-app-model/66080/5 "2020-04-25T01:12:30Z")

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oh, okey! Thanks.
