diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4a6a5f01..46881c453 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_SSE42               "Enable SSE4.2 instructions"
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_AVX                 "Enable AVX instructions"                                  OFF  IF ((MSVC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX) AND (X86 OR X86_64)) )
 OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_NOISY_WARNINGS      "Show all warnings even if they are too noisy"             OFF )
 OCV_OPTION(OPENCV_WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS "Treat warnings as errors"                                 OFF )
-
+OCV_OPTION(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE          "Build with Windows Runtime support"                       OFF  IF WIN32 )
 
 # uncategorized options
 # ===================================================
@@ -603,6 +603,16 @@ if(ANDROID)
   status("    Android examples:"    BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES AND CAN_BUILD_ANDROID_PROJECTS         THEN YES ELSE NO)
 endif()
 
+# ================== Windows RT features ==================
+if(WIN32)
+status("")
+    status("  Windows RT support:" HAVE_WINRT THEN YES ELSE NO)
+    if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE)
+      status("    Windows SDK v8.0:" ${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH})
+      status("    Visual Studio 2012:" ${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH})
+    endif()
+endif(WIN32)
+
 # ========================== GUI ==========================
 status("")
 status("  GUI: ")
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
index 7514285d9..295b914b6 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVCRTLinkage.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,40 @@ if(NOT MSVC)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "CRT options are available only for MSVC")
 endif()
 
+#INCLUDE (CheckIncludeFiles)
+
+if (ENABLE_WINRT_MODE)
+  set(HAVE_WINRT True)
+
+  # search Windows Platform SDK
+  message(STATUS "Checking for Windows Platfrom SDK")
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(WINDOWS_SDK_PATH  "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v8.0;InstallationFolder]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+  if (WINDOWS_SDK_PATH STREQUAL "")
+    message(ERROR "Windows Platform SDK 8.0 was not found!")
+    set(HAVE_WINRT False)
+  endif()
+
+  #search for Visual Studio 11.0 install directory
+  message(STATUS "Checking for Visual Studio 2012")
+  GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\11.0\\Setup\\VS;ProductDir] REALPATH CACHE)
+  if (VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH STREQUAL "")
+    message(ERROR "Visual Studio 2012 was not found!")
+    set(HAVE_WINRT False)
+  endif()
+
+  if (HAVE_WINRT)
+    TRY_COMPILE(HAVE_WINRT
+      "${OPENCV_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp"
+      "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp"
+      CMAKE_FLAGS "\"kernel.lib\" \"user32.lib\""
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE OUTPUT)
+  endif()
+
+  if (HAVE_WINRT)
+    add_definitions(/DWINVER=0x0602 /DNTDDI_VERSION=NTDDI_WIN8 /D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0602)
+  endif()
+endif(ENABLE_WINRT_MODE)
+
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND BUILD_WITH_STATIC_CRT)
   foreach(flag_var
           CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE
diff --git a/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp b/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4172afe55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/checks/winrttest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <wrl/client.h>
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake b/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
index f5950b64f..7587eef6b 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
+++ b/cmake/templates/cvconfig.h.cmake
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
 /* GTK+ 2.0 Thread support */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GTHREAD
 
+/* Windows Runtime support */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_WINRT
+
+/* Win32 UI */
+#cmakedefine HAVE_WIN32UI
+
 /* GTK+ 2.x toolkit */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GTK
 
diff --git a/modules/contrib/src/inputoutput.cpp b/modules/contrib/src/inputoutput.cpp
index a711f242a..e04740fae 100644
--- a/modules/contrib/src/inputoutput.cpp
+++ b/modules/contrib/src/inputoutput.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 #include "opencv2/contrib/contrib.hpp"
+#include <cvconfig.h>
 
 #if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)
     #include <windows.h>
@@ -16,10 +17,22 @@ namespace cv
         list.clear();
         std::string path_f = path + "/" + exten;
         #ifdef WIN32
-            WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
-            HANDLE hFind;
+        #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+            WIN32_FIND_DATAW FindFileData;
+        #else
+            WIN32_FIND_DATAA FindFileData;
+        #endif
+        HANDLE hFind;
 
-            hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCSTR)path_f.c_str(), &FindFileData);
+        #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+            size_t size = mbstowcs(NULL, path_f.c_str(), path_f.size());
+            Ptr<wchar_t> wpath = new wchar_t[size+1];
+            wpath[size] = 0;
+            mbstowcs(wpath, path_f.c_str(), path_f.size());
+            hFind = FindFirstFileExW(wpath, FindExInfoStandard, &FindFileData, FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0);
+        #else
+            hFind = FindFirstFileA((LPCSTR)path_f.c_str(), &FindFileData);
+        #endif
             if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
             {
                 return list;
@@ -34,13 +47,26 @@ namespace cv
                         FindFileData.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM  ||
                         FindFileData.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY)
                     {
+                        cv::Ptr<char> fname;
+                    #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+                        size_t asize = wcstombs(NULL, FindFileData.cFileName, 0);
+                        fname = new char[asize+1];
+                        fname[asize] = 0;
+                        wcstombs(fname, FindFileData.cFileName, asize);
+                    #else
+                        fname = FindFileData.cFileName;
+                    #endif
                         if (addPath)
-                            list.push_back(path + "/" + FindFileData.cFileName);
+                            list.push_back(path + "/" + std::string(fname));
                         else
-                            list.push_back(FindFileData.cFileName);
+                            list.push_back(std::string(fname));
                     }
                 }
-                while(FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+                while(FindNextFileW(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #else
+                while(FindNextFileA(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #endif
                 FindClose(hFind);
             }
         #else
@@ -75,10 +101,22 @@ namespace cv
         std::string path_f = path + "/" + exten;
         list.clear();
         #ifdef WIN32
-            WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
+        #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+            WIN32_FIND_DATAW FindFileData;
+        #else
+            WIN32_FIND_DATAA FindFileData;
+        #endif
             HANDLE hFind;
 
-            hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCSTR)path_f.c_str(), &FindFileData);
+        #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+            size_t size = mbstowcs(NULL, path_f.c_str(), path_f.size());
+            Ptr<wchar_t> wpath = new wchar_t[size+1];
+            wpath[size] = 0;
+            mbstowcs(wpath, path_f.c_str(), path_f.size());
+            hFind = FindFirstFileExW(wpath, FindExInfoStandard, &FindFileData, FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0);
+        #else
+            hFind = FindFirstFileA((LPCSTR)path_f.c_str(), &FindFileData);
+        #endif
             if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
             {
                 return list;
@@ -87,17 +125,37 @@ namespace cv
             {
                 do
                 {
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+                    if (FindFileData.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY &&
+                        wcscmp(FindFileData.cFileName, L".") != 0 &&
+                        wcscmp(FindFileData.cFileName, L"..") != 0)
+#else
                     if (FindFileData.dwFileAttributes == FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY &&
                         strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName, ".") != 0 &&
                         strcmp(FindFileData.cFileName, "..") != 0)
+#endif
                     {
+                        cv::Ptr<char> fname;
+                    #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+                        size_t asize = wcstombs(NULL, FindFileData.cFileName, 0);
+                        fname = new char[asize+1];
+                        fname[asize] = 0;
+                        wcstombs(fname, FindFileData.cFileName, asize);
+                    #else
+                        fname = FindFileData.cFileName;
+                    #endif
+
                         if (addPath)
-                            list.push_back(path + "/" + FindFileData.cFileName);
+                            list.push_back(path + "/" + std::string(fname));
                         else
-                            list.push_back(FindFileData.cFileName);
+                            list.push_back(std::string(fname));
                     }
                 }
-                while(FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+                while(FindNextFileW(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #else
+                while(FindNextFileA(hFind, &FindFileData));
+            #endif
                 FindClose(hFind);
             }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
index dc62a884f..fe13daabb 100644
--- a/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ set(the_description "The Core Functionality")
 ocv_add_module(core ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
 ocv_module_include_directories(${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
+if (HAVE_WINRT)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /ZW /GS /Gm- /AI\"${WINDOWS_SDK_PATH}/References/CommonConfiguration/Neutral\" /AI\"${VISUAL_STUDIO_PATH}/vcpackages\"")
+endif()
+
 if(HAVE_CUDA)
   ocv_include_directories("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/gpu/include")
   ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS -Wundef)
diff --git a/modules/core/src/alloc.cpp b/modules/core/src/alloc.cpp
index 1944ed17d..37b1e0db9 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/alloc.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/alloc.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,20 @@ void fastFree(void* ptr)
 #define STAT(stmt)
 
 #ifdef WIN32
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0602)
+#include <synchapi.h>
+#endif
+
 struct CriticalSection
 {
-    CriticalSection() { InitializeCriticalSection(&cs); }
+    CriticalSection()
+    {
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0600)
+        InitializeCriticalSectionEx(&cs, 1000, 0);
+#else
+        InitializeCriticalSection(&cs);
+#endif
+    }
     ~CriticalSection() { DeleteCriticalSection(&cs); }
     void lock() { EnterCriticalSection(&cs); }
     void unlock() { LeaveCriticalSection(&cs); }
diff --git a/modules/core/src/glob.cpp b/modules/core/src/glob.cpp
index 368f304ef..e39cba016 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/glob.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/glob.cpp
@@ -56,16 +56,39 @@ namespace
 
     struct DIR
     {
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+        WIN32_FIND_DATAW data;
+#else
         WIN32_FIND_DATA data;
+#endif
         HANDLE handle;
         dirent ent;
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+        DIR() {};
+        ~DIR()
+        {
+            if (ent.d_name)
+                delete[] ent.d_name;
+        }
+#endif
     };
 
     DIR* opendir(const char* path)
     {
         DIR* dir = new DIR;
         dir->ent.d_name = 0;
-        dir->handle = ::FindFirstFileA((cv::String(path) + "\\*").c_str(), &dir->data);
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+        cv::String full_path = cv::String(path) + "\\*";
+        size_t size = mbstowcs(NULL, full_path.c_str(), full_path.size());
+        cv::Ptr<wchar_t> wfull_path = new wchar_t[size+1];
+        wfull_path[size] = 0;
+        mbstowcs(wfull_path, full_path.c_str(), full_path.size());
+        dir->handle = ::FindFirstFileExW(wfull_path, FindExInfoStandard,
+                        &dir->data, FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0);
+#else
+        dir->handle = ::FindFirstFileExA((cv::String(path) + "\\*").c_str(),
+            FindExInfoStandard, &dir->data, FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0);
+#endif
         if(dir->handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
         {
             /*closedir will do all cleanup*/
@@ -76,12 +99,25 @@ namespace
 
     dirent* readdir(DIR* dir)
     {
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
         if (dir->ent.d_name != 0)
         {
-            if (::FindNextFile(dir->handle, &dir->data) != TRUE)
+            if (::FindNextFileW(dir->handle, &dir->data) != TRUE)
+                return 0;
+        }
+        size_t asize = wcstombs(NULL, dir->data.cFileName, 0);
+        char* aname = new char[asize+1];
+        aname[asize] = 0;
+        wcstombs(aname, dir->data.cFileName, asize);
+        dir->ent.d_name = aname;
+#else
+        if (dir->ent.d_name != 0)
+        {
+            if (::FindNextFileA(dir->handle, &dir->data) != TRUE)
                 return 0;
         }
         dir->ent.d_name = dir->data.cFileName;
+#endif
         return &dir->ent;
     }
 
@@ -107,7 +143,19 @@ static bool isDir(const cv::String& path, DIR* dir)
     if (dir)
         attributes = dir->data.dwFileAttributes;
     else
-        attributes = ::GetFileAttributes(path.c_str());
+    {
+        WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA all_attrs;
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+        size_t size = mbstowcs(NULL, path.c_str(), path.size());
+        cv::Ptr<wchar_t> wpath = new wchar_t[size+1];
+        wpath[size] = 0;
+        mbstowcs(wpath, path.c_str(), path.size());
+        ::GetFileAttributesExW(wpath, GetFileExInfoStandard, &all_attrs);
+#else
+        ::GetFileAttributesExA(path.c_str(), GetFileExInfoStandard, &all_attrs);
+#endif
+        attributes = all_attrs.dwFileAttributes;
+    }
 
     return (attributes != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) && ((attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) != 0);
 #else
diff --git a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
index 0a9ed0987..1ae8c9631 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/parallel.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,11 @@ int cv::getNumberOfCPUs(void)
 {
 #if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
     SYSTEM_INFO sysinfo;
+#if defined(_M_ARM) || defined(_M_X64) || defined(HAVE_WINRT)
+    GetNativeSystemInfo( &sysinfo );
+#else
     GetSystemInfo( &sysinfo );
+#endif
 
     return (int)sysinfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
 #elif defined ANDROID
diff --git a/modules/core/src/rand.cpp b/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
index 2cdbe3916..54bb753a1 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/rand.cpp
@@ -726,33 +726,54 @@ void RNG::fill( InputOutputArray _mat, int disttype,
 }
 
 #ifdef WIN32
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+// using C++11 thread attribute for local thread data
+__declspec( thread ) RNG* rng = NULL;
+
+ void deleteThreadRNGData()
+ {
+    if (rng)
+        delete rng;
+}
+
+RNG& theRNG()
+{
+    if (!rng)
+    {
+        rng =  new RNG;
+    }
+    return *rng;
+}
+#else
 #ifdef WINCE
 #	define TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES ((DWORD)0xFFFFFFFF)
 #endif
 static DWORD tlsRNGKey = TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES;
 
-void deleteThreadRNGData()
-{
-    if( tlsRNGKey != TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES )
-        delete (RNG*)TlsGetValue( tlsRNGKey );
+ void deleteThreadRNGData()
+ {
+     if( tlsRNGKey != TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES )
+         delete (RNG*)TlsGetValue( tlsRNGKey );
 }
 
 RNG& theRNG()
 {
     if( tlsRNGKey == TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES )
     {
-        tlsRNGKey = TlsAlloc();
-        CV_Assert(tlsRNGKey != TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES);
+       tlsRNGKey = TlsAlloc();
+       CV_Assert(tlsRNGKey != TLS_OUT_OF_INDEXES);
     }
     RNG* rng = (RNG*)TlsGetValue( tlsRNGKey );
     if( !rng )
     {
-        rng = new RNG;
-        TlsSetValue( tlsRNGKey, rng );
+       rng = new RNG;
+       TlsSetValue( tlsRNGKey, rng );
     }
     return *rng;
 }
-
+#endif //HAVE_WINRT
 #else
 
 static pthread_key_t tlsRNGKey = 0;
diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index 6da32637c..7e01ca5ea 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
   #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0400  // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686857(VS.85).aspx
 #endif
 #include <windows.h>
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0602)
+  #include <synchapi.h>
+#endif
 #undef small
 #undef min
 #undef max
@@ -75,6 +78,30 @@
     }
   #endif
 #endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+#include <wrl/client.h>
+
+std::wstring GetTempPathWinRT()
+{
+    return std::wstring(Windows::Storage::ApplicationData::Current->TemporaryFolder->Path->Data());
+}
+
+std::wstring GetTempFileNameWinRT(std::wstring prefix)
+{
+    wchar_t guidStr[40];
+    GUID g;
+    CoCreateGuid(&g);
+    wchar_t* mask = L"%08x_%04x_%04x_%02x%02x_%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x";
+    swprintf(&guidStr[0], sizeof(guidStr)/sizeof(wchar_t), mask,
+             g.Data1, g.Data2, g.Data3, UINT(g.Data4[0]), UINT(g.Data4[1]),
+             UINT(g.Data4[2]), UINT(g.Data4[3]), UINT(g.Data4[4]),
+             UINT(g.Data4[5]), UINT(g.Data4[6]), UINT(g.Data4[7]));
+
+    return prefix + std::wstring(guidStr);
+}
+
+#endif
 #else
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -359,10 +386,38 @@ string format( const char* fmt, ... )
 
 string tempfile( const char* suffix )
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+    std::wstring temp_dir = L"";
+    const wchar_t* opencv_temp_dir = _wgetenv(L"OPENCV_TEMP_PATH");
+    if (opencv_temp_dir)
+        temp_dir = std::wstring(opencv_temp_dir);
+#else
     const char *temp_dir = getenv("OPENCV_TEMP_PATH");
+#endif
     string fname;
 
 #if defined WIN32 || defined _WIN32
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+    RoInitialize(RO_INIT_MULTITHREADED);
+    std::wstring temp_dir2;
+    if (temp_dir.empty())
+        temp_dir = GetTempPathWinRT();
+
+    std::wstring temp_file;
+    temp_file = GetTempFileNameWinRT(L"ocv");
+    if (temp_file.empty())
+        return std::string();
+
+    temp_file = temp_dir + std::wstring(L"\\") + temp_file;
+    DeleteFileW(temp_file.c_str());
+
+    size_t asize = wcstombs(NULL, temp_file.c_str(), 0);
+    Ptr<char> aname = new char[asize+1];
+    aname[asize] = 0;
+    wcstombs(aname, temp_file.c_str(), asize);
+    fname = std::string(aname);
+    RoUninitialize();
+#else
     char temp_dir2[MAX_PATH + 1] = { 0 };
     char temp_file[MAX_PATH + 1] = { 0 };
 
@@ -377,6 +432,7 @@ string tempfile( const char* suffix )
     DeleteFileA(temp_file);
 
     fname = temp_file;
+#endif
 # else
 #  ifdef ANDROID
     //char defaultTemplate[] = "/mnt/sdcard/__opencv_temp.XXXXXX";
@@ -746,6 +802,10 @@ cvGetModuleInfo( const char* name, const char **version, const char **plugin_lis
 }
 
 #if defined CVAPI_EXPORTS && defined WIN32 && !defined WINCE
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+    #pragma warning(disable:4447) // Disable warning 'main' signature found without threading model
+#endif
+
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE, DWORD  fdwReason, LPVOID );
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE, DWORD  fdwReason, LPVOID )
@@ -766,7 +826,15 @@ namespace cv
 
 struct Mutex::Impl
 {
-    Impl() { InitializeCriticalSection(&cs); refcount = 1; }
+    Impl()
+    {
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0600)
+        ::InitializeCriticalSectionEx(&cs, 1000, 0);
+#else
+        ::InitializeCriticalSection(&cs);
+#endif
+        refcount = 1;
+    }
     ~Impl() { DeleteCriticalSection(&cs); }
 
     void lock() { EnterCriticalSection(&cs); }
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_main.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_main.cpp
index 6b2499344..3294fab2b 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+    #pragma warning(disable:4447) // Disable warning 'main' signature found without threading model
+#endif
+
 #include "test_precomp.hpp"
 
 CV_TEST_MAIN("cv")
diff --git a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts.hpp b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts.hpp
index eafcb8902..384046fd7 100644
--- a/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts.hpp
+++ b/modules/ts/include/opencv2/ts/ts.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h> // for va_list
 
+#ifdef HAVE_WINRT
+    #pragma warning(disable:4447) // Disable warning 'main' signature found without threading model
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning( disable: 4127 )
 #endif