title: windows 8.1 tablet application development - Where to start?
body: <p>Okay, I m new to windows development. My task to build a small app which will run ONLY on windows 8.1 tablet. (NO app store, nothing like that)</p>
  
  <p>After lots of research on Microsoft site, I am lost in the plethora of information and completely confused. e.g Microsoft says, surface tablet apps can be developed on windows vista/7. and then they say somewhere else that windows 8.1 apps can only be developed on windows 8.1 (or 8. I forgot) and I would need a developer license.<br>
  Questions:
  1- is building apps for surface is different than building apps for windows phone?
  2- I want to do it in WPF/c#. possible?
  3- for an app running on ONLY windows 8.1 Surface tablet, what are hardware and software requirements? (including windows/ VS version etc.)</p>
  
  <p>Learning something new isn't as issue. The issue is if im learning the Right thing which can help me achieve my task.</p>
  
  <p>Please guide</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>