Windows 10: How can I backup and sideload Windows universal apps?

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  1. SPAPAKONS
    spapakons Win User

    How can I backup and sideload Windows universal apps?


    Hello!

    I know almost all Windows Universal apps and games are available at Windows Store, but it is not convenient to download many games one-by-one for each computer. Probably there is a way to extract the apps to APPX or EAPPX files (what is the difference?) and then sideload them from a USB Flash drive using PowerShell, but this is not very convenient. Is there any utility to do that the easy way with a mouse? I am mostly interested in the sideload part. I have seen some sites having available some Windows games in EAPPX or XAP format and I want to sideload them without having to download one-by-one from Windows Store. If I understand correctly XAP format is for Windows Phone apps. Can that be converted to APPX or EAPPX? Can I sideload it directly without conversion? Could you suggest any site to download windows games (free and legit of course)?

    Thank you in advance

    PS: I have downloaded APP Installer from Windows Store, but I don't see it available in my apps and when I double-click on an EAPPX file still ask me what application to open it with. The "search in store" option doesn't find any suitable application. Am I doing something wrong?

    :)
     
    spapakons, Dec 29, 2018
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  2. JESSEN P
    Jessen P Win User

    Sideloading on Windows phone 10

    Hi,

    Thank you for being part of Microsoft Community.

    In Windows 10, sideloading is different than in earlier versions of Windows:


    • You can unlock a device for sideloading using an enterprise policy, or through
      Settings

    • License keys are not required

    • Devices do not have to be joined to a domain

    Sideload LOB apps in Windows 10

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/windows/deploy/sideload-apps-in-windows-10

    Please revert if you face any issues with Windows in future.
     
    Jessen P, Dec 29, 2018
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  3. LANCERNQOE
    lancernqoe Win User
    sideloading apps

    Does anybody know why windows phone made it so that one can only sideload apps via SD cards?
     
    lancernqoe, Dec 29, 2018
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  4. B. PARKER
    B. Parker Win User

    How can I backup and sideload Windows universal apps?

    Installing Sideloaded Apps

    Don,



    Thank you for your suggestion - after rebooting the phone, Store recognized the XAP file located on the SD card and gave that as an option for installation.



    The other contributors are also correct - sideloading does not give one the opportunity to load Apps which are not applicable for the phone (such as a Nokia App on a Samsung device) or that are not released in your region. It's too bad, there are some great
    Apps out there that aren't open to all devices/all regions.



    Thank you all.
     
    B. Parker, Dec 29, 2018
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