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Xueli Tian's avatar
Xueli Tian
Copper Contributor
Oct 29, 2018

Install Microsoft To-Do without accessing the Windows Store

Can I install Microsoft To-DO without accessing the Windows Store? Currently the Windows Store is banned in my work laptop due to cooperate security policy. I had to end up using the web version, which is pretty bad at notifying. I was just wondering if I could install the windows native version without accessing the Store.

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  • Tron00's avatar
    Tron00
    Copper Contributor

    Bypass windows store and use the built in Windows solution that needs no other websites.

    Open command prompt or powershell and use the following command

    winget install 9NBLGGH5R558
    OR
    winget install "Microsoft To Do: Lists, Tasks & Reminders"


    9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558

    Reference
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/

  • RyanW-'s avatar
    RyanW-
    Copper Contributor
    You can also try this:
    https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh5r558?hl=en-au&gl=US
  • mjishnu's avatar
    mjishnu
    Copper Contributor

    There is an easy way to do this, you just need to use an app called alt app installer (free and open-source) then choose the app you want to install (in your case its todo app) then click select it will download and install the app for you

     

    no need of Microsoft store or anything, unlike other methods mentioned in reply this one doesn't require you to manually download the app or run some commands all are done automatically for you.

     

    link: https://github.com/m-jishnu/alt-app-installer/

     

    Xueli Tian 

    • Cyberglot's avatar
      Cyberglot
      Copper Contributor

      mjishnuthis looks very useful. Thanks for all your work, but Webroot throws an alert, so I haven't loaded it. Has anyone else had alerts from their security software? What's the best way for me to verify it's OK on my Win 10 system?

  • bocsi's avatar
    bocsi
    Copper Contributor

    If you are on windows 11 you should have winget (microsoft package manager).
    To install Microsoft to do, open PowerShell as admin and run this command: winget install 9NBLGGH5R558

    note: if you don't have admin credentials, the command should run even of you run Powershell as a regular user.

    9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558
    note it at the end of the URL, if the ID changes, replace that with the current ID. You can figure that out by going to the Microsoft store on the web and search for the Microsoft to Do.

    if you don't have winget, run this script in Powershell as admin:
    $ProgressPreference='Silent'
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.3.2691/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -OutFile .\MicrosoftDesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
    Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
    Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle

    the script might change so please check for updates here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/

    hope this helps.

    • Tron00's avatar
      Tron00
      Copper Contributor
      Just need to highlight this option as it requires no alternative websites nor app installers and is a built in Win 10 feature. Thank you for posting the Winget command πŸ™‚

      command: winget install 9NBLGGH5R558

      9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558
      • zmarchbank's avatar
        zmarchbank
        Copper Contributor
        Just wanted to say THANK YOU for this! This is by far the simplest solution and it does work.

        Thank you thank you thank you!
    • Roman_Benesch's avatar
      Roman_Benesch
      Copper Contributor
      Awesome, thank you. For me, Store and sideloading are disabled.

      FYI, To Do (at least in my case) seems now to be part of Outlook, and is accessible from the navigation bar on the left edge, and can be opened in a dedicated window (like the calendar). However, the GUI differs slightly from the desktop app version of To Do.
  • Xueli Tian I was able to install To Do via Sideloading, as per the https://www.howtogeek.com/285410/how-to-install-.appx-or-.appxbundle-software-on-windows-10/.  I wasn't sure what the Store web link was, but just doing a Google search for To Do and copying the link there gave it to me (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9nblggh5r558).

    Once I plugged that link in at https://store.rg-adguard.net/, it gave me a long list of apps to install.  I chose the one called "http://tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/34de4ad5-1772-4f83-bd9d-213c2d3c986a?P1=1619708151&P2=404&P3=2&P4=NbJvglfiK4bWSqAJh01AhpsVXoebV0xiuFdipOkDKAHGeH3fodnoCy3xw1OQ53StiI7Px%2b71e7cROgK3MfUwag%3d%3d".  Double-clicked it and clicked Install.  It then installed a few prerequisites and then To Do.

     

    Works great!

  • ndmasterson's avatar
    ndmasterson
    Copper Contributor
    for anyone else who has made their way here as I have:
    https://todo.uservoice.com/forums/597175-feature-suggestions/suggestions/34170094-make-download-outside-windows-store-available
    • MA00853549's avatar
      MA00853549
      Copper Contributor

      Unable to download Microsoft to do App through an executable

    • erick426's avatar
      erick426
      Copper Contributor

      Will Findlay 

       

      I want to install Microsoft To DO, in my company is not permitted the micrososft store use, thanks for you support.

       

      ERICK RODRIGUEZ

      • Will Findlay's avatar
        Will Findlay
        Brass Contributor

        erick426 

        Go to https://store.rg-adguard.net

        Also see:

        https://www.howtogeek.com/285410/how-to-install-.appx-or-.appxbundle-software-on-windows-10/

    • TruSane's avatar
      TruSane
      Brass Contributor

      Will Findlay You can go to store.rg-adguard.net and drop the to-do store link in there to extract the appx. πŸ™‚

      that's a url, so it should behave as one. 

    • MassiveLoops's avatar
      MassiveLoops
      Brass Contributor
      All these people up here trying to bypass security controls, REACH OUT TO YOUR IT TEAM!! If they are blocking the store (which they should) then they can push apps from it with Intune. You dont need to by a license as the employee.

      Also, thanks for the tip about adgaurd.net, blocked that domain :-).
    • TruSane's avatar
      TruSane
      Brass Contributor

      ta_pb 

      Appreciate that, but I just want an exe or an msi. I don't want to pay for InTune licenses. πŸ™‚

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