I want to backup my current Windows 8 Metro apps so that I can install them to other PC’s or Install them later if I format and re-install Windows 8 again.
I want to install these
MetroModern UI apps on a PC that does NOT have internet connectivity, I want an alternative way to install metro apps.How can I do this?
Solution:
I asked a similar question on the Windows 8 Developer chat and Jerry Nixon, Microsoft Developer Evangelist, gave me this answer –
There are two ways to install a Windows 8 app – either through the store or through side-loading. Side-loading has native support on Win RT, Win 8 Pro and Enterprise only. Windows 8 Core can be “enabled” by installing Visual Studio. As far as I know, apps from the store can not be copied and side-loaded to another PC. At least I hope not for IP sake.
As per the Windows Store for developers blog, the two options available are:
- Make the app available through the Windows Store, which means the appmust adhere to the same certification policies and process requiredfor all apps in the Store
- Build the app internally or sell it directly to the enterprise, whichmeans IT admins must distribute the app directly to end-users withinthe enterprise, without involving the Store.
Going by these sources, installing a copy of a Windows 8 Metro app that you own, on multiple PCs doesn’t appear to be possible.