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Copper Contributor

Oct 26, 2021

App Installer executable without using Microsoft Store

Is it possible to get the App Installer executable offline to install? I need to install it on numerous machines but I do not want to install it using Microsoft Store because our company policy block...

Gregory Bologna

Copper Contributor

Feb 11, 2022

Thanks. Is the App Installer source code available on github? I have a few Windows profiles that--for some reason--will not open Microsoft Store. These users cannot download App Installer and install our sideloaded UWP apps. What else can I try?

Aditi_Narvekar

Microsoft

Feb 11, 2022

Gregory Bologna I was wrong, there is a way to get the app installer offline. You go to the offline business store Microsoft Store for Business. Under settings just make sure to toggle the "show offline apps" to on. Search up the desktop app installer, and then you can download the offline app installer.

There are docs on how to get apps from the business store here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store/acquire-apps-microsoft-store-for-business

Gregory Bologna
Copper Contributor
Feb 11, 2022
I don't have a Microsoft Store for Business account. Isn't there a github for App Installer that I could just get the code and build it myself?
- Aditi_Narvekar
  Microsoft
  Feb 11, 2022
  Gregory Bologna I just checked with some folks, and on winget we publish bundles of the AppInstaller msixbundle for users to download. You can get the latest release here: Release Windows Package manager 1.2.10271 · microsoft/winget-cli (github.com)
  
  Here is the official guidance: microsoft/winget-cli: Windows Package Manager CLI (aka winget) (github.com)