Build for windows 8.1

ionic-v1
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Does Ionic support Windows 8.1 desktop? and if it is how do I add the platform?

2

explore here Open-Source UI Toolkit to Create Your Own Mobile Apps

3

I was able to create an windows 8.1 app from ionic based on windows cordova platform.
Otherwise you can still try using electron to build a dedicated software for that.

Both worked great for me