Can Windows store apps generate UI Events?

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I am considering writing a Kinect v2.0 Gesture -> Keyboard/Mouse event translator so I can control video games. Since I will be using Microsoft's SDK, cross-platform is out-of-the-question; it seems natural to distribute this through the Windows store. However, I know Windows store apps have significant restrictions. Can a Windows store app:

  1. Run in the background (possibly with an elevated priority to ensure that the game doesn't miss input)?

  2. Create user input events like "key-down" and "mouse move" that will be read by other applications?

Looking at Microsoft's capability page didn't seem to give me a definite yes or no.

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You'll need to write this as a desktop app. Windows Store apps run in a sandboxed context with limited access to the system. They cannot interact with other processes as you'd need, and they cannot inject input events.