diff --git a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
index 06c99b6e38a..d6753b4ed65 100644
--- a/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
+++ b/qmake/generators/win32/msvc_nmake.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ NmakeMakefileGenerator::writeMakefile(QTextStream &t)
                     incDirs << crtInclude + QStringLiteral("/shared");
                     incDirs << crtInclude + QStringLiteral("/winrt");
 
+                    incDirs << kitDir + QStringLiteral("Extension SDKs/WindowsMobile/")
+                                      + crtVersion + QStringLiteral("/Include/WinRT");
+
                     libDirs << vcInstallDir + QStringLiteral("lib/store/") + compilerArch;
                     libDirs << vcInstallDir + QStringLiteral("atlmfc/lib") + compilerArch;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.cpp
index 71e92f33ca5..2281bf56ccd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.cpp
@@ -59,10 +59,16 @@
 #include <windows.ui.core.h>
 #include <windows.ui.viewmanagement.h>
 #include <windows.graphics.display.h>
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 #  include <windows.phone.ui.input.h>
+#  if _MSC_VER >= 1900
+#    include <windows.foundation.metadata.h>
+     using namespace ABI::Windows::Foundation::Metadata;
+#  endif
 #endif
 
+
 using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
 using namespace Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers;
 using namespace ABI::Windows::Foundation;
@@ -73,13 +79,13 @@ using namespace ABI::Windows::UI::Core;
 using namespace ABI::Windows::UI::ViewManagement;
 using namespace ABI::Windows::Graphics::Display;
 using namespace ABI::Windows::ApplicationModel::Core;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 using namespace ABI::Windows::Phone::UI::Input;
 #endif
 
 typedef IEventHandler<IInspectable *> ResumeHandler;
 typedef IEventHandler<SuspendingEventArgs *> SuspendHandler;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 typedef IEventHandler<BackPressedEventArgs*> BackPressedHandler;
 typedef IEventHandler<CameraEventArgs*> CameraButtonHandler;
 #endif
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall ICoreApplication::*CoreApplicationCallbackRemover)(EventRegistrationToken);
 uint qHash(CoreApplicationCallbackRemover key) { void *ptr = *(void **)(&key); return qHash(ptr); }
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall IHardwareButtonsStatics::*HardwareButtonsCallbackRemover)(EventRegistrationToken);
 uint qHash(HardwareButtonsCallbackRemover key) { void *ptr = *(void **)(&key); return qHash(ptr); }
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall IHardwareButtonsStatics2::*HardwareButtons2CallbackRemover)(EventRegistrationToken);
@@ -105,11 +111,12 @@ public:
 
     ComPtr<ICoreApplication> application;
     QHash<CoreApplicationCallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken> applicationTokens;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
     ComPtr<IHardwareButtonsStatics> hardwareButtons;
     QHash<HardwareButtonsCallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken> buttonsTokens;
     ComPtr<IHardwareButtonsStatics2> cameraButtons;
     QHash<HardwareButtons2CallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken> cameraTokens;
+    boolean hasHardwareButtons;
     bool cameraHalfPressed : 1;
     bool cameraPressed : 1;
 #endif
@@ -132,31 +139,48 @@ QWinRTIntegration::QWinRTIntegration() : d_ptr(new QWinRTIntegrationPrivate)
                                       &d->applicationTokens[&ICoreApplication::remove_Resuming]);
     Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
-    hr = RoGetActivationFactory(HString::MakeReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Phone_UI_Input_HardwareButtons).Get(),
-                                IID_PPV_ARGS(&d->hardwareButtons));
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-    hr = d->hardwareButtons->add_BackPressed(Callback<BackPressedHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onBackButtonPressed).Get(),
-                                             &d->buttonsTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics::remove_BackPressed]);
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1900
+    d->hasHardwareButtons = false;
+    ComPtr<IApiInformationStatics> apiInformationStatics;
+    hr = RoGetActivationFactory(HString::MakeReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Foundation_Metadata_ApiInformation).Get(),
+                                IID_PPV_ARGS(&apiInformationStatics));
 
-    hr = RoGetActivationFactory(HString::MakeReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Phone_UI_Input_HardwareButtons).Get(),
-                                IID_PPV_ARGS(&d->cameraButtons));
-    Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-    if (qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QT_QPA_ENABLE_CAMERA_KEYS")) {
-        hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraPressed(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraPressed).Get(),
-                                                 &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraPressed]);
-        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-        hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraHalfPressed(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraHalfPressed).Get(),
-                                                     &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraHalfPressed]);
-        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-        hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraReleased(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraReleased).Get(),
-                                                  &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraReleased]);
-        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+    if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
+        const HStringReference valueRef(L"Windows.Phone.UI.Input.HardwareButtons");
+        hr = apiInformationStatics->IsTypePresent(valueRef.Get(), &d->hasHardwareButtons);
     }
-    d->cameraPressed = false;
-    d->cameraHalfPressed = false;
-#endif // Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#else
+    d->hasHardwareButtons = true;
+#endif // _MSC_VER >= 1900
+
+    if (d->hasHardwareButtons) {
+        hr = RoGetActivationFactory(HString::MakeReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Phone_UI_Input_HardwareButtons).Get(),
+                                    IID_PPV_ARGS(&d->hardwareButtons));
+        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        hr = d->hardwareButtons->add_BackPressed(Callback<BackPressedHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onBackButtonPressed).Get(),
+                                                 &d->buttonsTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics::remove_BackPressed]);
+        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+
+        hr = RoGetActivationFactory(HString::MakeReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Phone_UI_Input_HardwareButtons).Get(),
+                                    IID_PPV_ARGS(&d->cameraButtons));
+        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        if (qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QT_QPA_ENABLE_CAMERA_KEYS")) {
+            hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraPressed(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraPressed).Get(),
+                                                     &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraPressed]);
+            Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+            hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraHalfPressed(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraHalfPressed).Get(),
+                                                         &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraHalfPressed]);
+            Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+            hr = d->cameraButtons->add_CameraReleased(Callback<CameraButtonHandler>(this, &QWinRTIntegration::onCameraReleased).Get(),
+                                                      &d->cameraTokens[&IHardwareButtonsStatics2::remove_CameraReleased]);
+            Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        }
+        d->cameraPressed = false;
+        d->cameraHalfPressed = false;
+    }
+#endif // WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
+
 
     QEventDispatcherWinRT::runOnXamlThread([d]() {
         d->mainScreen = new QWinRTScreen;
@@ -172,14 +196,17 @@ QWinRTIntegration::~QWinRTIntegration()
 {
     Q_D(QWinRTIntegration);
     HRESULT hr;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
-    for (QHash<HardwareButtonsCallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken>::const_iterator i = d->buttonsTokens.begin(); i != d->buttonsTokens.end(); ++i) {
-        hr = (d->hardwareButtons.Get()->*i.key())(i.value());
-        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
-    }
-    for (QHash<HardwareButtons2CallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken>::const_iterator i = d->cameraTokens.begin(); i != d->cameraTokens.end(); ++i) {
-        hr = (d->cameraButtons.Get()->*i.key())(i.value());
-        Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
+    if (d->hasHardwareButtons) {
+        for (QHash<HardwareButtonsCallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken>::const_iterator i = d->buttonsTokens.begin(); i != d->buttonsTokens.end(); ++i) {
+            hr = (d->hardwareButtons.Get()->*i.key())(i.value());
+            Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        }
+        for (QHash<HardwareButtons2CallbackRemover, EventRegistrationToken>::const_iterator i = d->cameraTokens.begin(); i != d->cameraTokens.end(); ++i) {
+            hr = (d->cameraButtons.Get()->*i.key())(i.value());
+            Q_ASSERT_SUCCEEDED(hr);
+        }
     }
 #endif
     // Do not execute this on Windows Phone as the application is already
@@ -289,7 +316,7 @@ QPlatformTheme *QWinRTIntegration::createPlatformTheme(const QString &name) cons
 
 // System-level integration points
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 HRESULT QWinRTIntegration::onBackButtonPressed(IInspectable *, IBackPressedEventArgs *args)
 {
     Q_D(QWinRTIntegration);
@@ -339,7 +366,7 @@ HRESULT QWinRTIntegration::onCameraReleased(IInspectable *, ICameraEventArgs *)
     d->cameraPressed = false;
     return S_OK;
 }
-#endif // Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#endif // WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
 
 HRESULT QWinRTIntegration::onSuspended(IInspectable *, ISuspendingEventArgs *)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.h
index 31a3ce7c1c4..9bf5d27973e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtintegration.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace ABI {
         namespace Foundation {
             struct IAsyncAction;
         }
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
         namespace Phone {
             namespace UI {
                 namespace Input {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
 
     QPlatformOffscreenSurface *createPlatformOffscreenSurface(QOffscreenSurface *surface) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 private:
-#ifdef Q_OS_WINPHONE
+#if WINAPI_FAMILY_PARTITION(WINAPI_PARTITION_PHONE_APP)
     HRESULT onBackButtonPressed(IInspectable *, ABI::Windows::Phone::UI::Input::IBackPressedEventArgs *args);
     HRESULT onCameraPressed(IInspectable *, ABI::Windows::Phone::UI::Input::ICameraEventArgs *);
     HRESULT onCameraHalfPressed(IInspectable *, ABI::Windows::Phone::UI::Input::ICameraEventArgs *);