How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8
Sideloading a Modern UI app means to install it without using the Windows Store. This is typically done to beta test an app. This handy guide will teach you how to sideload a Modern UI app on Windows 8. Note that you need a developer...
Method 1 of 2:
Sideloading With a Powershell Script
- Download the App's Package the developer provided for sideloading.
- Open the file. It should contain:
- A Powershell Script
- The Application's .appx package
- A Security Certificate
- App files, resources and dependencies.
- Right click the Powershell script and click 'Run with Powershell' in the menu that appears.
- Click the 'Open' button in the security warning that appears.
- The Powershell script should run.
- If you are sideloading an app for the first time, Powershell will ask you whether you want to change the execution policy. Give the 'Y' Command and click enter.
- Wait for the script to finish.
- Your app has been successfully installed!
Method 2 of 2:
Sideloading Without a Powershell Script
- Download the file for sideloading.
- Open the file and note down the path of the application's .appx package.
- Open the charms bar.
- Click Search.
- Search for 'Windows PowerShell' and choose the first result.
- Run the command : Add-AppxPackage (filelocation).appx , substituting (filelocation) with the location of the App's appx package. For example, if your file is located at C:Appsexample.appx, then run the command:- Add-AppxPackage C:Appsexample.appx
- Wait for deployment to finish.
- Once the script finishes running, your app has been sideloaded!
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