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Sideloading on desktop and tablet

claudiuslollarius edited this page Aug 10, 2017 · 6 revisions

Pre-requirements

This should not be necessary in most cases, as Windows 10 has sideloading enabled by default

  • Go to Settings > Update & Security > For Developers
  • Select "Sideload apps"

Sideloading settings

Instructions

App packages can be installed simply by double clicking the app package file, just like you would with a traditional program's installer file. To use this, simply navigate to your app package (.appx) or app bundle (.appxbundle) file, and double click it.

Appx package icon

The App Installer launches and provides the basic app information as well as an install button, installation progress bar, and any relevant error messages.

App installer window

Click install and let it run.