How to install a Windows 8 App Without Submitting to Store

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Matapolo picture Matapolo · Sep 20, 2012 · Viewed 75k times · Source

For a customer I need a to present our Windows 8 Metro App. When I deploy my solution or project, I get a exe but I can't install it. I get a MessageError, that I can only start the exe in a app container.

How can I create a version of my application to give it to my customer without loading it up to the Microsoft Store?

Answer

akton picture akton · Sep 20, 2012

Use the PowerShell cmdlet add-appxpackage. For example:

add-appxpackage C:\myapp.appx

See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uk_faculty_connection/archive/2012/04/03/installing-enterprise-metro-apps-without-using-microsoft-store.aspx for more info.

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