How to Download and Install Msixbundle and Appx/Appxbundle Files From the Microsoft Store
The new Microsoft Store on Windows 11 works great for the most part. But, for the times it doesn’t, Windows lets you sideload Microsoft Store apps in appx, appxBundle, msixbundle app files on your computer.
You can download the appx or msix package from the app developer’s website, GitHub, or directly from the Microsoft Store server using third-party utilities. Here we show how to download appx/appxbundle and msixbundle package files from Microsoft Store and install them on your Windows computer.
1. How to Download Appx/AppxBundle Files Using Adguard
Adguard is a third-party web service and an online link generator for Microsoft Store. It makes it easy to download appx and appxbundle files from the Microsoft Store for sideloading them on your Windows computer.
To download appx, appxbundle or msixbundle using Adguard:
2. Generate Microsoft Store Apps Direct Download Links Using Fiddler
Fiddler Classic is a network tracking and monitoring tool to log HTTP(s) traffic from web browsers and installed apps. You can use this app to track Microsoft Store network when downloading an app to your computer. Then use the URL as a direct download link to download appx, msixbundle, and appxbundle files using any web browser.
To generate a Microsoft Store app downloading link using Fiddler:
To install the downloaded appx, appxbundle, or msixbundle file, you can use PowerShell or the App Installer.
How to Install Appx, Appxbundle and Msixbundle Apps
In an ideal situation, you may double-click on the app file package to install it on your Windows computer. However, if that does not work, you can sideload the apps using PowerShell and the official App Installer. Here are the three ways to install the appxbundle and msixbundle file packages on Windows 10 and 11.
1. Install Appx/Appxbundle/Msixbundle App By Running the File
you could install some appx, appxbundle, and msixbundle files like you would do with any .exe file. Follow these steps to sideload and install Universal Windows Platform apps.
Unfortunately, this installation method does not work always. You are likely to run into errors likethis app package is not support installation. What it’s possible to do instead is seek to install the app using the App Installer app or PowerShell. You can use PowerShell to install apps not signed by Microsoft Store.
2. Install Appx, Appxbundle, and Msixbundle using App Installer
Microsoft offers an official App Installer to sideload Windows 10 apps. However, this app installer also works on Windows 11. If you encounter an error when sideloading apps using the convention double-click method, the App Installer will do the trick.
check that tocreate a restore pointbefore installing App Installer. Once installed, you may not be able to uninstall the app. And it can also fiddle with Windows PowerShell’s ability to sideload apps.
To install App Installer:
3. Install Appx, Msixbundle, and Appxbundle Using PowerShell
you could use Windows PowerShell to sideload Microsoft Store app on Windows. This is an efficient way to sideload apps on multiple computers or when you get an error while running the msixbundle or other package files.
To install appx, msixbudnle, and appxbundle apps using PowerShell:
In addition, if you want to install a non-Microsoft Store app file package, you may also need to enable Developer Mode to install UWP apps from third-party sources.
To enable Developer Mode on Windows 11
Download and Install Appx, Appxbundle, and Msixbundle from Microsoft Store on Windows
Thanks to the built-in sideload support on Windows, you can easily install Microsoft Store and non-store apps on your computer. Adguard and Fiddler handle the important aspect of allowing to download app package files for sideload.
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