Where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored

Where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored

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Where Does Microsoft Store Install Games/Apps on Windows 10

Jul 16,  · Where are Windows Store apps installed on Windows 10? Although Windows Store products are quite good at meeting the demands of modern-day gaming and enjoy widespread popularity with kids, teens, and adults, those gamers are often unaware of where their Microsoft games are actually stored/5(15). And as of today, in Windows 10, the store apps are simply called as “Windows Apps”. Microsoft uses a hidden folder named WindowsApps to install these Metro/Modern apps. The folder is located within the Program Files folder in the system drive (C:\). Data for all of the Modern Apps are stored in the AppData folder under the user’s profile. By default (and this is hard to change) all your apps downloaded via Microsoft Store app are stored and installed under. C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. You can expect any game you bought from the Store app to be saved under this location. So what’s so special about this folder?

Where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored

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I am not really a fan of "apps" offered in Microsoft Store and prefer to install software provided the "traditional" way. Today, though I discovered the "Wifi Tool", where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored, described as "WiFi Tool is a powerful WiFi analyzer that scans for networks, measures signal strength, and finds the best WiFi channels for your network It's suggested by a German IT magazine to probably help promote Microsoft Store, where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored, which Microsoft is determined to make more attractive.

I normally want to keep installation files, so in case of refreshing Windows for example be able to re-install them. These apps seem to apparently function differently. I could not locate where the downloaded file was saved to, if there's such a thing and could not get any encouraging or useful information on the subject after googling. Did this solve your problem? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thank you all for the clarification. I now know a little bit more about Microsoft Store Apps. I hope subsequent changes of Windows 10 in the long term do not include doing away with "traditional" software, for lack of a better term.

March 11, Keep in touch and stay productive with Teams and Officeeven when you're working remotely. Site Feedback. Tell us about your experience with our site. Hi I am not really a fan of "apps" offered in Microsoft Store and prefer to install software provided the "traditional" way.

I installed it and I'm in the process of testing and using it. So my questions: are apps downloaded from Microsoft Store saved somewhere and if so where? There's no sign of it the default download folder. If one cannot access such files, it would reinforce my disinterest Thank you. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0. DaveM Replied on May 23, Independent Advisor. Thanks for marking this as the answer.

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this response? Andre Da Costa Replied on May 23, Microsoft Store apps are not portable in the way you want where you can just backup to a USB drive then restore on another computer.

Hi there Where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored you all for the clarification. Kind regards. This site in other languages x.

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Where are apps downloaded from microsoft store stored

Jul 16,  · Where are Windows Store apps installed on Windows 10? Although Windows Store products are quite good at meeting the demands of modern-day gaming and enjoy widespread popularity with kids, teens, and adults, those gamers are often unaware of where their Microsoft games are actually stored/5(15). Oct 22,  · In Windows 10, apps downloaded from the Windows Store are installed in a hidden folder at the root of your system drive. By default, access to this folder is denied, but you can view the content of the app folder with a simple tweak to your settings. Click on Start > File Explorer > This PC > C: > Program Files. Also, after tapping on an app to get details in the store, wait a while and then use the back arrow, the app will throw an exception. I'm guessing that the app got tombstones and the app cache was lost. Furthermore, I've found two official apps which exist in the app store that are not listed in where's my app.