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I recently purchased a new computer (Windows 10) and am trying to set it up with all the software I like, but without all the accumulated files and cruft.

One feature I made immense use of was a Windows app I found a couple of years ago, called 'Save as...'. Its function was to add an option in the 'Share' menu that allows you to simply save to the filesystem the thing being shared. It exists on my old machine (also Windows 10, upgraded from 8.1) and I use it frequently.

I cannot find it on the Windows Store anymore, however, and I would like to use it on my new Win10 computer as well. So, my question:

Is there some way to install/sideload a Windows Store app, that can no longer be found on the Windows Store, from my old computer to my new one?

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  • Is "copy files and registry settings that seem to be associated with the app until it works" useful here or not?
    – rackandboneman
    Oct 26, 2018 at 20:49

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Run the store of Windows 10, go to "my library"

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and here you see all apps assosiated to your account.

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Go though the list and when you see your app, click on the download button at the end.

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If you see an Exclamation mark, the app is not available for a reason. Click on it to show more details.

You can also try to use a HTTP Proxy like Fiddler or Charles to try to get the download link and later sideload the APPX file

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  • My computer was not associated to an account until recently, so none of my apps are showing up in the library.
    – algorithmshark
    Dec 24, 2016 at 14:59
  • downloading an app without account is only possible since 1607 update, so if you got the app under win8.x you used an account. signin with this account in the store
    – magicandre1981
    Dec 24, 2016 at 15:48
  • You were right, I had just used a different account then. However, when I try to download it, the store tells me, "Try again later. Something happened on our end." I think this is because the app has been removed from the store.
    – algorithmshark
    Dec 24, 2016 at 20:13
  • use a proxy like fiddler or Charles to get log the network IO from store and maybe you can get the link here to download the Appx file. If this is an older Silverlight app, the XAP is DRM signed and can't be deployed/sideloaded.
    – magicandre1981
    Dec 25, 2016 at 10:07
  • What precisely am I looking for? I have found a 12 character alphanumeric that appears to correspond to the application, but I don't know how to use it, nor how to tell if this is an older Silverlight app as you mentioned.
    – algorithmshark
    Dec 25, 2016 at 15:36

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