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
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Picture 1 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Download the App's Package the developer provided for sideloading. -
Picture 2 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Open the file. It should contain:- A Powershell Script
- The Application's .appx package
- A Security Certificate
- App files, resources and dependencies.
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Picture 3 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Right click the Powershell script and click 'Run with Powershell' in the menu that appears. -
Picture 4 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Click the 'Open' button in the security warning that appears. - The Powershell script should run.
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Picture 5 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 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.
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Picture 6 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Your app has been successfully installed!
Method 2 of 2:
Sideloading Without a Powershell Script
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Picture 7 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Download the file for sideloading. -
Picture 8 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Open the file and note down the path of the application's .appx package. -
Picture 9 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Open the charms bar. -
Picture 10 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Click Search. -
Picture 11 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Search for 'Windows PowerShell' and choose the first result. -
Picture 12 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 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 -
Picture 13 of How to Sideload a Modern UI App on Windows 8 Wait for deployment to finish. - Once the script finishes running, your app has been sideloaded!
Update 04 March 2020
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