Windows Metro Style Apps The Windows 8 Consumer Preview introduces a new development platform for creating Metro style apps. Metro style apps are designed to leverage special hardware capabilities and context information to create an experience that is tailored for the user. Your customers experience these apps in an immersive, full-screen environment. Your app takes center stage with Windows Consumer Preview, while the operating system chrome recedes into the background. Please visit the Getting started with Metro style apps section of the Windows Developer Center for tutorials and information on building Metro style apps with Visual Studio.