{"id":470,"date":"2023-12-01T21:02:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainlessideas.com\/?p=470"},"modified":"2023-12-01T21:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:04:32","slug":"sideloading-windows-8-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainlessideas.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/01\/sideloading-windows-8-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Sideloading Windows 8 Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I present for your enjoyment the hoops one must alight through to work with Windows 8 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rentry.co\/Win8Sideload\">Sideloading Windows 8 Applications<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Win8AppxArchive\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Win8AppxArchive<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windows8\/comments\/133vqxv\/how_to_install_metro_apps_on_windows_81_using\/\">How to install metro apps on windows 8.1 using wsappbak<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/randomusername12308\/\">u\/randomusername12308<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windows8\/\">windows8<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"_2mHuuvyV9doV3zwbZPtIPG ZvAy-PJfJmB8pzQxpz1sS\">\n<div id=\"AvatarUserInfoTooltip--t1_jie7pba\">\n<div class=\"_2p14AQvJBvTrEEa4csiW9v _1TENjLYSaj4L4uJMZa3DRe\">\n<div class=\"_1cyAeeYDGrx7MPL_jRwKZ _13ScjOmi6dGdJw0JAonQEr  \">\n<div class=\"_2_QqG5dG916znjlVV8ZCbw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk\">\n<div class=\"_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM \" data-testid=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root\">\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Open PowerShell. Get a Windows developer registration using this command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"_3GnarIQX9tD_qsgXkfSDz1\"><code class=\"_34q3PgLsx9zIU5BiSOjFoM\">Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistration\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">If it doesn&#8217;t work the first time, try a few more times. If everything stops working after a certain amount of time, you will need to run this command again to renew the license. If you have the Enterprise edition, you will not need to do this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">After that, install the app using<\/p>\n<pre class=\"_3GnarIQX9tD_qsgXkfSDz1\"><code class=\"_34q3PgLsx9zIU5BiSOjFoM\">Add-AppxPackage *name*.appx\/appxbundle\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">The app is now installed, but you may notice that if you launch it, it won&#8217;t work. What you need to do is to go to <code class=\"_34q3PgLsx9zIU5BiSOjFoM\">C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps<\/code>. This directory is hidden by default, so you might need to type the path out or show hidden files. You won&#8217;t be granted access at first, so you should change ownership of the folder to your account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">After that, find the folder where the app resides and copy it&#8217;s path. If WSAppbak is in the same place as your appx file, delete the appx. Start WSAppbak and paste the folder path into the command prompt. After it has finished, you will find a .cer. Install it to the local machine &gt; trusted root certificates. Delete the app. Install the newly generated appx.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2mHuuvyV9doV3zwbZPtIPG ZvAy-PJfJmB8pzQxpz1sS\">\n<div id=\"AvatarUserInfoTooltip--t1_jifjw1q\">\n<div class=\"_2p14AQvJBvTrEEa4csiW9v _1TENjLYSaj4L4uJMZa3DRe\">\n<div class=\"_1cyAeeYDGrx7MPL_jRwKZ _13ScjOmi6dGdJw0JAonQEr  \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk\">\n<div class=\"-Xcv3XBXmgiY2X5RqaPbO _1S45SPAIb30fsXtEcKPSdt _3LqBzV8aCO9tge99jHiUGy \" data-testid=\"post-comment-header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM \" data-testid=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root\">\n<blockquote class=\"_28lDeogZhLGXvE95QRPeDL\">\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Add-AppxPackage *name*.appx\/appxbundle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">when I typed it throws an error(the &#8221;name&#8221; already replaced with the app package directory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2mHuuvyV9doV3zwbZPtIPG ZvAy-PJfJmB8pzQxpz1sS\">\n<div id=\"AvatarUserInfoTooltip--t1_jifvz4x\">\n<div class=\"_2p14AQvJBvTrEEa4csiW9v _1TENjLYSaj4L4uJMZa3DRe\">\n<div class=\"_1cyAeeYDGrx7MPL_jRwKZ _13ScjOmi6dGdJw0JAonQEr  \">\n<div class=\"_1XJXnCAngvZLEeLpB3oa4L\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk\">\n<div class=\"_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root\">\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">No, you need to install the appx using PowerShell, then type the installed app&#8217;s directory into WSAppBak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3KgrO85L1p9wQbgwG27q4y\">\n<div id=\"vote-arrows-t1_jifvz4x\" class=\"_1E9mcoVn4MYnuBQSVDt1gC _2oM1YqCxIwkvwyeZamWwhW _1ewTEGuogtFmDvDII2T2Yy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk\">\n<div class=\"-Xcv3XBXmgiY2X5RqaPbO _1S45SPAIb30fsXtEcKPSdt _3LqBzV8aCO9tge99jHiUGy \" data-testid=\"post-comment-header\">\n<div class=\"_3QEK34iVL1BjyHAVleVVNQ\">\n<div class=\"_2mHuuvyV9doV3zwbZPtIPG\">\n<div id=\"UserInfoTooltip--t1_jigr8y0\"><a class=\"wM6scouPXXsFDSZmZPHRo DjcdNGtVXPcxG0yiFXIoZ _23wugcdiaj44hdfugIAlnX \" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/TehNeon10\/\" data-testid=\"comment_author_link\">TehNeon10<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_1a_HxF03jCyxnx706hQmJR\"><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _8b8fUdBRxCYj9MkNpFvvv\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a id=\"CommentTopMeta--Created--t1_jigr8y0\" class=\"_3yx4Dn0W3Yunucf5sVJeFU\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windows8\/comments\/133vqxv\/comment\/jigr8y0\/?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-testid=\"comment_timestamp\">7 mo. ago<\/a><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _8b8fUdBRxCYj9MkNpFvvv\"> \u00b7 <\/span><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _18WUrfxbke5CjwIjhXu6C-\">edited 7 mo. ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM \" data-testid=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root\">\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">I got an error while trying to install the .appx<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">add-appxpackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x800B0109, A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">error 0x800B0109: The root certificate of the signature in the app package or bundle must be trusted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Is there anything I&#8217;m doing wrong?<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Edit: i didnt store it in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities, found my problem. My other problem is that the app cannot open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Edit 2: It actually worked for Fresh paint. Woohoo! however i had to struggle with some flickers, i didnt have to restart but had to lock my pc once to get it to stop flickering. and after some time, it worked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Edit 3: Anytime the app is fullscreen, it kept flickering. maybe it might be my display driver or adapter<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Edit 4: starting the app after a few seconds crashes the app<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3KgrO85L1p9wQbgwG27q4y\">\n<div id=\"vote-arrows-t1_jigr8y0\" class=\"_1E9mcoVn4MYnuBQSVDt1gC _2oM1YqCxIwkvwyeZamWwhW _1ewTEGuogtFmDvDII2T2Yy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3tw__eCCe7j-epNCKGXUKk\">\n<div class=\"-Xcv3XBXmgiY2X5RqaPbO _1S45SPAIb30fsXtEcKPSdt _3LqBzV8aCO9tge99jHiUGy \" data-testid=\"post-comment-header\">\n<div class=\"_3QEK34iVL1BjyHAVleVVNQ\">\n<div class=\"_2mHuuvyV9doV3zwbZPtIPG\">\n<div id=\"UserInfoTooltip--t1_k4kfvp7\"><a class=\"wM6scouPXXsFDSZmZPHRo DjcdNGtVXPcxG0yiFXIoZ _23wugcdiaj44hdfugIAlnX \" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Afox200\/\" data-testid=\"comment_author_link\">Afox200<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"_1a_HxF03jCyxnx706hQmJR\"><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _8b8fUdBRxCYj9MkNpFvvv\"> \u00b7 <\/span><a id=\"CommentTopMeta--Created--t1_k4kfvp7\" class=\"_3yx4Dn0W3Yunucf5sVJeFU\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/windows8\/comments\/133vqxv\/comment\/k4kfvp7\/?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-testid=\"comment_timestamp\">2 mo. ago<\/a><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _8b8fUdBRxCYj9MkNpFvvv\"> \u00b7 <\/span><span class=\"_2ETuFsVzMBxiHia6HfJCTQ _18WUrfxbke5CjwIjhXu6C-\">edited 2 mo. ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_3cjCphgls6DH-irkVaA0GM \" data-testid=\"comment\">\n<div class=\"_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root\">\n<blockquote class=\"_28lDeogZhLGXvE95QRPeDL\">\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">didnt store it in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities, found my problem. My other problem is that the app cannot open.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">If the app doesn&#8217;t open just unpack the appx in any location, delete the signature file and use add-appxpackage -path appxmanifest.xml -register Remember that removing the folder will not uninstall the app but leave it broken in your apps screen, you can delete it by right clicking it and selecting uninstall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I present for your enjoyment the hoops one must alight through to work with Windows 8 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sideloading Windows 8 Applications<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Win8AppxArchive<\/p>\n<p>How to install metro apps on windows 8.1 using wsappbak byu\/randomusername12308 inwindows8<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM\">Open PowerShell. 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