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Windows 8 Metro applications introduces new (for desktop version of Windows) philosophy behind application execution - when application runs and when it is terminated. In this post I will overview this process also known as Process Lifetime Management (or PLM in short). In addition, I will showcase creation of custom Splash Screen experience which becomes important especially with in PLM in mind.
Windows 8 designed to run not only on desktop PCs and laptops (which usually have descent amount of RAM and CPU resources), but also on tablets and low-powered PCs (with limited amount or RAM, slower CPU and usually running from battery).