id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 9124 Boost.Thread using of _beginthreadex prohibits its use on Windows Store application beholder@… John Maddock "_beginthreadex function is absent in Windows Store application so one can't link with boost.thread when build an application which targets windows 8.1. It seems that it did link well with apps targeting Windows 8.0, though. See the full list of the forsaken API here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj606124.aspx" Bugs closed To Be Determined config Boost Development Trunk Problem obsolete