Advice for running the app on Windows (and Cordova 5)

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I'm targeting the Windows configuration in Cordova, as oppose to "wp8", as I'd like the app to run on devices running Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10. This plugin supports only "wp8" so I was wondering if anyone could offer any guidance with regards to what is required in order to get the plugin working on Windows. I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that plugins for the two platforms would be reasonably similar.

In addition, I'm using the latest version of the Cordova software (5.4.0) but it seems like the plugin only targets version 3 so guessing the plugin architecture has changed a bit since then. Again, if anyone has any advice on what needs to be changed in order to get the app running on version 5 then that would be much appreciated.

I'm not overly familiar with Windows development (hence my choice to make a web-based, rather than native, app) so I haven't been able to figure this out myself. However, if anyone is able to nudge me in the right direction then that would be much appreciated.