Install Microsoft Store Apps WITHOUT the Microsoft Store

Do you have a bare version of windows LTSC or highly stripped out ISO image that doesn’t have the Microsoft Store? This is the guide to show you how to install appx and other apps without it.
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[@AdrX003]

Nice! ive spent so much time discovering all that by hand and now i can see a more detailed version of it. thanks

[@djguapo]

This worked. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I received a forced update to the new Outlook and wanted to revert to the old Windows Mail & Calendar application in W10. With enough patience and diligence, I was able to follow your steps and download the last update to the Windows Communications App. A life-saver!

[@HumairDawood]

Legend mate! P.S: If you guys are struggling restricted access error on user's PC you can run these on your Admin PC and just copy paste all the packages to user's computers and run'em manually you don't need to run all those commands to replicate installation :) Thanks a bunch again.

[@muddyexport5639]

Thanks again. Keep these technical vid coming. So cool. Good job CT!

[@flyby2300]

Many thanks. This is very useful. Also; watching your tutorials teaches one additional (computer-) skills. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mrlithium69]

This is good stuff actually. I used to install the appx packages myself, but this is way easier and I don't think its sketchy.

[@mediocreape]

i've been waiting for you to post this since you mentioned it in the last video of your's. thanks for your work man.

[@virtualadmin66]

Every online help fails while I am trying to install the broken xbox app from the MS store - and just as it is nothing your guide solved it :D Amazing! Thanks for your guide!

[@AlessaSkellington]

You are my hero. I lost so much data including my mail app and microsoft store when I changed some paths between disks a bit too chaotically. I had tried everything from shady dowloads to trying to contact the microsoft support team, to no avail. So I just decided to look over some codes and study the powershell a bit and there I was! Finding you and the treasure trove that your site and your channel are. Thank you so much! You also got me more interested in code, so maybe I found a new little hobby too :)

[@buichanhung13249]

same

[@chin4059]

zip it up when u done

[@SebastianPerezG]

"I need some spotify from microsoft store , because i hate myself" , i can stop laughing ...

[@fastlearner292]

*can't

[@xBZZZZyt]

@@fastlearner292or maybe (s)he can?

[@More_Row]

That’s good that you are in control of your laughter well enough to stop it.

[@sonryle5738]

Either your being really nice or really mean but i cant really tell 💀

[@eduespro]

Which one is the real one? "Microsoft Apps store" Or "Microsoft Store" When I am about to download a game "Microsoft apps store" has *"rtc=1" at the end of its website, something "Microsoft store" doesn't have

[@joanceline492]

Thanks so much Chris, I managed to install the Apps I want on my PC.

[@Conner06]

Thank YOU!!!!! I highly suggest you link this one in the NT Lite install. I needed it for my MIxed Reality Headset

[@mdjavedsheriif]

Man, honestly I followed your tutorial to the dot and got back my beloved snipping tool. Not only that, you also built a curiosity in me to learn more about Powershell. Thanks, man!

[@MR_BEAN725]

hello please help me with your curiosity

[@sagemonthoodlums2528]

I swear i NEVER comment on videos but THIS? THIS has saved me from so many hours trying to figure out why the Xbox app was not downloading and kept getting an error code!!! I tried NUMEROUS amount of different ways to try and fix it and nothing worked. 5th hour in i was going to give up then remembered that you can force download apps via command prompts! Came across your video, did everything step by step and BOOM! Finally have the app installed after 5 long pain staking hours!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS MY GUY!!!

[@gabagool3928]

I’m having problems with my xbox app and have tried this method but when I download the file using the adguard command prompt I just get black screened with the xbox logo. Which app file did you force download? Is it the 305mb file you force download?

[@princeofdew8980]

I needed this because both 3d viewer and 3d builder are amazing applications yet the store was giving me errors when trying to get them.

[@thedaranesianconfederation7221]

So much effort, and this video solves it just like that. I had some bumps along the way but ultimately it did what I, google, microsoft and ChatGPT couldn't. This is worthy of a Like and Subscribe

[@deslete]

I feel you on that, most of the time its 10 different websites telling you to do the same thing. And if its obscure, then GG

[@albal156]

OMG this video was a life saver. Even though Im running the Microsoft Store (it doesn't work but I stil have stuff that I don't want to get rid of that still works for some reason) but I got rid of the XBox app and wanted it back but couldn't download it from the Store app at all.

[@benchmarks1016]

Thank you for this... Needed it

[@danieloleary334]

Wish I found this video at the start of my week instead of the end. Great info and worked perfect!

[@haukke]

Thank you for this. My mail app would not update than it was deleted and than it would not download. This fixed it perfectly.

[@Mikesco3]

This is sooo useful!!! Thanks dude, your videos are stellar.

[@nlx78]

It's insne how poorly some sites/services are. For instance, the Realtek Audio Console or HD AUdio Manager should be downloaded from the store as they suggest. Now, search for it manually in their store, you get to knockoff apps with 1 review and a price of 5 dollar. I'm sure a grandmother would think: "Well okay, Mr. Microsoft. After spending 4500 dollar on my basic laptop like the vendor told me, the extra 5 bucks is fine. I'm in when I need to, i want to hear my grandchildren!"

[@forest8120]

Worked like a charm, tyvvm!

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Thanks! really helped me get some lost programs back after Microsoft Store stopped working (that fun error where "Get" does nothing)

[@Rexboi12344]

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[@Rexboi12344]

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[@Dukxgod1]

Thank u so much ive been doing this for like 5 hours and this helps

[@budmackenzie]

Thank-you. I rarely run and/or trust someone else's script. In my case your script hit the mark, and it's refreshing to find that you made the script smart enough to adapt itself to differing win versions and configurations. kudos!

[@ArniesTech]

After a VERY Long time away I installed Windows again alongside my Linux machines 💪😁

[@alexx6408]

now this video is awesome worked all my problems with microsft store i have the store but there are tons of problem it has now with this method i don't even neeed the store anymore also thanks for dumming it down for us non tech guys you are amazing and i subbed

[@netanelkomm5636]

OMG this helped me so much. Love you.

[@crazycod2914]

bro this saved me i couldnt get my nvidia control pannel to open and this helped, thank you so much man

[@yasmiellrodriguez248]

Thank you so much for this awesome video!!!

[@CodeWithCrackie]

You're a Legend Man!, you saved my life...

[@Licht1995]

Bro, you're a lifesaver! Thank you so much!

[@nooneswat12me49]

Appreciate it! I coudlnt install apps because of a error microsoft couldnt fix and this worked

[@SUPERPRO13194]

THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH U DESERVE SO MANY SUBS THANK U!!!

[@Pylon5Productions]

You are a legend. Thanks a million!

[@prashlovessamosa]

You won't believe it I was thinking about it yesterday and you uploaded this video

[@themightyboat]

I have been searching something like this 👀 Thanks Titus !

[@NazmusLabs]

if you aren’t used to using the command line, you can also double-click the .appx (or .msix, etc) file you downloaded for a GUI, user friendly, installer. May Allah (S.W.T.) guide you to Islam and bestow upon you His Blessings; Ameen.

[@kullaqinasmujatinnik]

@@NazmusLabs yew, iti is.

[@benia3095]

thank you so much Chris!!!!!!!!

[@inuinu902]

do you plan of making a video showing how to customize the power shell like yours cant find anything that works

[@dieterkalt4281]

ctt, is a high tier tech ytuber and in my personal top 10, good job

[@dodo125025]

Works great, thank you.

[@Bang2Highlights]

So useful, although, one thing to keep in mind, I disabled the Windows Firewall among other things when I tweaked my system and this won't work with it disabled.

[@brianwall9592]

?! Really ? ... why on earth would this require WinFirewall ? - I did the same thing, got RID of all WinDefender/Wall/etc junk, permanently... (?!!)

[@TrueBeginner]

What a lifesaver thank you 🎉❤

[@SauravChShrestha]

OMG this is what i was looking for... Thx @chris

[@himu443]

hak man your a mind reader.....was searching winget today 👌👌

[@JayarFlores]

Thank you! This link allowed me to install the Apple Music on my Windows on ARM device! As I received, "This product isn't compatible with your PC's processor in the Microsoft store.

[@deslete]

Ty for this The linked website in the desc has conflicting "scripts" /commands from the one you used in the vid.

[@fivemonkeees]

Have you added your own 'll'' alias somewhere? (or has MS added one?) iirc 'ls' is an alias of Get-ChildItem in powershell, but they haven't ported the typical ls bash aliases.

[@meowses1472]

I have a noob question here, does those windows store apps auto-update themselves without the microsoft store? I have kept Winget only for software update purposes but my installation doesn't have any microsoft store.

[@DanielHellqvist]

well now all of a sudden I dont have anything to hold me back to run you clean Windows setup. thanks!

[@dark_mode]

This is the video I needed!

[@NazmusLabs]

FYI, you don’t HAVE to use the command line. Windows 10 and Windows 11 allow you to double click the file to launch a GUI installer for the store apps.

[@CourteousGeek]

@@NazmusLabs This is true if the person has appx app installer, for some ntlite users that removed windows components, they may or may not have it so they will have to use the command line to install.

[@johnjoshuasideco928]

Thanks man truly a legend

[@thoughtlessmulex5377]

had to change my ExecutionPolicy to get this to work, but it worked after that. Thanks!

[@vilicrackpro9694]

Thank you Bro!

[@Safon686]

Thank you! it's work for download myasus from store :)

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

Thanks for the "I hate myself" comment with regards to Spotify Install. Very funny. Setting up my bare bones Win11 on a new system drive after my last NVME finally died - this helped greatly. Thanks.

[@brianwall9592]

Hey friend, how did you get your win11 installation to be "bare bones" ? Did you use a 3rd-party tool to strip out stuff from the ISO b4 installing, or something else?

[@damagethis]

These are the same app stores when the Surface RT was able to run Windows 10. They worked but limited on the RT

[@kogosuki2913]

You are a legend. Literally used AI and trouble shoot and other stuff, didn't fix anything. Tried your solution, immediately worked. I do not know why this guy shouldn't be a legend right now. This guy deserves at least 1M subs.

[@ethanwasme4307]

xD

[@otari365]

Hello @Chris Titus Tech ,i got a question ,It's somehow possible to change saturation on linux like it's possible on windows I rly wanna switch to linux but it's holding me back like I can change saturation on windows throght amd driver display settings but on linux I don't have amd driver display to do that, any ideas how to do that?(my english sucks sry about that)

[@BloodBite]

Added the HEIC file reader to my windows. Thanks. :D

[@aserosiris]

THANK YOU! my Microsoft store has been broken and wanted to install the update for the game bar

[@erk5243]

I did the NTLite for win10 image, then did the winget part, was able to launch CTT debloat tool, but I noticed NTLite stripped out snipping tool, and I don't know how to get the old snipping tool back. I tried the same way as u did Spotify, but it didn't work.

[@3-MIX]

Thanx Bro, You're a Legend

[@gdk870]

Should i assume the 'spot' is short for spotify? Where did you get that from? How would i install a different app, what would have to change?

[@davidDN2318]

Is there a way to install the microsoft account componebts later if i for example want to use the onenote app?

[@rcdude86]

Hi Chris. Is there a video you have made and if so could you link to me about a lean tight machine for gaming uses? I am a new viewer and I see your scripts on your website should i use that? I will be learning to run a lean tight machine and going to learn this stuff on a machine i can mess up first before doing it on my main gaming machines. Thank you.

[@MisterDraiman]

LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

[@hidetechnotips9453]

Is it somehow possible to run microsoft store apps in wine in linux?

[@martin4787]

I don't miss the Microsoft Store or Windows Chris. I'm a Linux guy now and have been for the last 10 years.

[@gumbi79]

aint you special

[@martin4787]

@@gumbi79 Not really. I got pissed off with the blue screen of death, losing all my work and then spending hours re-installing windows, getting what I could back and having to do all the work I had already done and lost. Since moving over to Linux I've had no such problems and even Mrs Martin uses Linux for the very same reasons Jason.

[@AdrX003]

Also, seems theres more errors that we can get varying from the device that file was meant to be installed on, i had to test the appx´s to find out wich one was for like, xbox and other MS devices before finding the PC version. wonder if theres anything we can do to know this beforehand.

[@oConcept_]

does it overwrite existing previous versions of the same app? I.e. if you were to download an old spotify version first and then choose the one in the video would it delete or overwrite the existing version?

[@Bryxnhz]

Oh bro i luv u so much, i really try install many things like Minecraft and others and didn't work using winget this problem solved really appreciate thx

[@Guiyemo]

Thanks, nice video, well explained, work for me! 😀

[@thedave1602]

You are my hero bro!

[@amankumargupta9973]

How your powershell at the start has those yellow, orange blue ARROW ??

[@Adrian_888]

Hi, I come back to this video whenever I need to install an app and now the copy/paste section of the website is a complete mess and not useful. Could you please fix it?

[@yonkotweaks6988]

can u force install app in old pc?

[@nothingisreal8618]

Great video thanks. How would this work for paid apps?

[@seanripperger]

Now my question, that you may/probably already have answered in another video (new subscriber), can you do the same thing in linux? I am using a linux box (Mint currently) for my main machine, but there are about 2 apps (specific, none replaceable) I really want that are only on the windows store. Would love it if this would work.

[@algebuckina]

I'd love to see if you can use this to run Microsoft store programs on linux with wine. I tried to do that a while back and fell short

[@user-pz2kf3no8h]

Is there a way to replace the old version of appx with the latest downloaded offline appx? Thank you!

[@AesthetePlay]

Thank you!

[@xosece]

that's excellent stuff. Does it work for PC Gamepass too? I am quite interested in that 'cos I have the gamepass but want to use it in a clean as possible version of Windows 11

[@CourteousGeek]

Just tried but it doesn't grab .appx packages which is a bummer.

[@digo100nada]

Does this work for Windows 8.1? I want to use my windows tablet together with the Terminal app to SSH into my linux server (using regular powershell or cmd does not have a good support for touch input)

[@burhanbudak6041]

Titus, could you do a video on uninstalling redundant MS SQL, DotNet and C++ frameworks/library's. Because after doing your debloat and process cleanup, legacy software is still active.

[@ThePowerRanger]

Yeah, a video on properly uninstalling stuff would be nice.

[@chrnnk]

Another upvote

[@brianwall9592]

@@ThePowerRanger Yup, that's actually why I'm here, looking around... (can't seem to use/install/UNinstall any WinApps, but they're still there, clogging up my HD; sure, not a LOT of space, but I want it all Gone, and WITHOUT making/using any M$ acct first)

[@MdMozammelHossain]

Hi Titus, what you think about AME windows 10 ? The pre-build one and the script to de-bloat.

[@TiagoSilva4171]

I thought Microsoft killed that project. Well, I think I'm wrong!

[@ispossible5139]

Hi how to install Microsoft accesories like that so I can update my xbox controller for pc win 10 where i have ms store removed? Thanks

[@eroldoga1338]

how to choose which one is the best from storeadguard links?

[@NeverGojover]

THANK you so much.

[@xohsox4697]

How do I use this? When I type irm and the link it just freaks out and I don't get the nice download like you. Do I need to cd to the location to use the get tool ?

[@mistermr.6938]

I appreciate your videos. It just blows my mind though that as technology increases something a simple as installing a program gets harder and harder. Why can't they just provide msi files and we install them with the good old msiexec command.

[@MuammarAhmed16]

Thank you Bro

[@Gurj101]

i realised something clock, Callender and etc are technically wondows store app and are updated using store so what i mean is, there is a possibility to create your own clock and callender and map apps that can totally replace Microsoft store default apps. ofcourse a windows update may mess all this up

[@LBP2Saperoth]

I would like to know what apps people can only get on the mirosoft store that are not on winget or choco?

[@kb8570]

Hello, thank you for the video. Could you explain how to manage the Microsoft Store within an Enterprise environment with Endpoint/intune. For example, prevent the user from downloading apps that are not approved from the Microsoft Store. For example, I dont want staff members the ability to install Netflix or games from the Microsoft Store. What would be best practice, would you completely block Microsoft Store? How would this impact apps that depend on updates from the Microsoft store?

[@lucaquaglietta2341]

What is the command on power shell or terminal for updates the app? I want only Xbox app for play the game on the pass.

[@kingofkingz235]

Can I install the Astro command center? I'm asking because for whatever reason the app store is not letting me after I had to reboot my laptop.

[@ksdaniel1805]

I need to get Intel Optane Memory and Storage Management installed on Windows Server Core 2022 and want to try this to see if this will work for me. However, I am getting a "WARNING! An error occurred during installation! Error: The specified module could not be found." error when I run the winget-install.ps1. I only just found your page so maybe there is a prerequisite step I am missing. Nuget was installed. I ran the first two commands but I am stuck at this ps1 3rd step. When I was troubleshooting I found info on a Windows Package Manager Insiders program. Not certain if that is required. Any ideas of what step I missed?

[@intelhdtest3796]

Do I need to activate the developer mode or it is not necessary when you use Power Shell

[@tonimanpi]

Hi Chris, I hope you're doing well, in my case I did this but after installing the app, for some reason, it won't open.. i did reboot the system, would you know why could this happen? I love your videos, greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina.

[@blacknight793]

same thing happened ive installed paint for trying it does show up in start menu but it doesnt open