Windows 10: ModifiableWindowsApps folder shows up in Windows 10

A Windows Update, Microsoft Store or a game update has added a new folder called ModifableWindowsApps to the Program Files. The folder contains data of certain PC games and it is associated with PC games modding functionality.

According to UWP guidelines document, the ‘ModifableWindowsApps’ folder may contain installation files that would allow users to install mods for games. Microsoft says the function is intended to be used by certain types of PC games and developers can specify one or more subfolders for their games.

“Enables your desktop application to specify one or more folders where users can modify the installation files for your application (for example, to install mods),” the document reads.



As per a Win32 apps document, Win32 desktop games that use windows.mutablePackageDirectories extension in its package manifest will also specify its own subfolder in Program Files > ModifiableWindowsApps. In this document, Microsoft has again stated that the feature is available only for certain types of desktop PC games and the purpose of the folder is adding support for mods.

A Reddit thread claims that Microsoft might be preparing the OS for the inclusion of mod support for Windows Store games with the new folder, but that may not be the case due to the way Store games are currently protected.

We’re still in the early days of Microsoft Store supporting Win32 games and it remains to be seen whether the games purchased from the Microsoft Store will be easily moddable or not.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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Anyone else have a 'ModifiableWindowsApps' folder?


I've just noticed a folder I've never seen before in my Program Files folder called ModifiableWindowsApps and just wanna know if anyone else has this folder.

There is also a principal listing in its security tab for a:
Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)

that I have no idea what it is suppose to mean.


Running Windows 10 Pr0 64-bit version 1903 (18362.175)

 

Anyone else have a 'ModifiableWindowsApps' folder?

I have the folder, but it is empty:





I have this as well:

Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)

On a side note, what made you want to investigate its security status?