Welcome to GetStoreApp

• The store apps and the side-loaded apps are updated synchronously

Application brief introduction

The Microsoft Store provides a distribution, download, and update channel for apps that are already on the shelves. But in the latest Microsoft Store, Microsoft requires users to use an online account to download apps from the store. This has plagued some users who never use a Microsoft account and whose apps must rely on store downloads. The app uses the acquisition interface provided by Microsoft Store, bypassing the official App Download Channel provided by the Microsoft Store. Users can download the required app installation packages offline for standalone deployment.

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The basic functionality of the app

• Bypass the Microsoft Store to download and deploy Microsoft Store apps offline
• Search the store app
• Check the version status of store apps and update older apps
• Device application Management
• Visit the web version (in case of interface problems) and download using the app's built-in download tool
• WinGet package installation, uninstall and upgrade

Note: The app can't bypass the Microsoft Store's billing channels, and if the app you're getting is a paid app, download it after purchasing it from the Microsoft Store.

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Screenshot of the app

Home

Microsoft Store

Query links

Search store

App update

WinGet package management

Search apps

Installed apps

Upgradable apps

App manager

App list

App information

Download management

Downloading

Completed

Web interface

Settings

Package volume configuration

WinGet data source configuration

About

App package installer

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Project development progress

Project progress	Development progress
Get the store app link	Completed
Search store app	Completed
Check for store app updates	Completed
WinGet package manager	Completed
Device application management	Completed
Download management	Completed
Program performance optimization	Completed
Interface modernization	Completed
Package management	Completed
App install support (https://github.com/Gaoyifei1011/GetStoreApp/issues/18)	Completed

All the content of the program has been developed

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Project References (Sort by alphabetical order)

• Microsoft.Web.WebView2 
• Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT 
• Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools 
• Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools.MSIX 
• Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 
• Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.ComInterop 
• Microsoft.WindowsPackageManager.InProcCom 
• Mile.Aria2 

Code referenced or used during the learning process  Auxiliary Tools 

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Download and installation considerations

• The program is built using the Windows Apps SDK, and it is recommended that your system version be Windows 10 (codename 2004 / build 19041) or later, and the minimum version is Windows 11 (codename 21H2 / build 22000) or later.
• If your system is Windows 10, there are some limitations to app functionality: Setting the mica/mica alt background color is not supported

• Release The binary installation file for the page has been packaged into a compressed package. Unzip the package and run the install.ps1 file in PowerShell admin mode (if necessary) for a quick installation.
• Download and compile the project source code yourself. (Please read the project compilation steps below carefully)

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Project compilation steps and app localization

Tools that must be installed

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2026
• . NET Desktop Development (Installed in Visual Studio Installer, .NET SDK Version 10.0)
• WinGet package manager (install recommendedly)
• Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (install recommendedly)

Compilation steps

• Fork the project and download the code locally
• Use Visual Studio 2026 to open the GetStoreApp.sln file. If the solution prompts that some tools are not installed, complete the installation steps and open the solution again.
• Restore the Nuget package for the project.
• After the restore is complete, right-click the project solution, generate the solution and click Deploy Solution.
• Open the Start menu after the deployment is complete to run the app.

App localization

The project was initially available in both Chinese Simplified and English formats, and if you want to translate your app into a language you are familiar with or correct errors in content that has been translated, please refer to the steps below.

• Look for readme template files in the DeScription folder, for example, the English version is a README_EN-US.md file, rename it to README_(corresponding language).md file.
• Open the renamed file, translate all the statements and save them. Please check it carefully after the translation is completed.
• Open the README.md of the project's home page and add your language in the language selection at the top. For example, "English", note that the text is accompanied by a hyperlink.
• README_ (corresponding language).The language screenshot added in the md file is replaced with the app screenshot in the language you are familiar with.
• Complete the translation steps described above to ensure that all steps run smoothly.
• Open the GetStoreAppPackage packaging project, find the Package.appxmanifest file, right-click the file, click View Code, find the Sources tab, and add the corresponding language according to the template, such as "".
• Open the Strings folder of the GetStoreApp project and create the language you are using, for example ( English (United States) folder name is en-us , you can refer to the Table of Indicating Language (Culture) Codes and Countries and Regions)
• Open the resjson file under the subfolder and translate each name.
• Compile and run the code and test your language, when the application is first opened if there is no language you use to display English (United States) by default, it needs to be dynamically adjusted in the settings.
• Create a PR after completing the above steps, then submit the modified content to this project and wait for the merge.

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Thanks (Sort by alphabetical order)

• AndromedaMelody 
• cnbluefire 
• driver1998 
• ghost1372 
• Goo-aw233 
• GreenShadeZhang 
• hez2010 
• 飞翔 
• Mahantor 
• MouriNaruto 
• muhammadbahaa2001 
• TaylorShi 
• tinodin 
• wherewhere 
• Y-PLONI 

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Other content

• This is the first small project I personally practiced when learning C#, because the advanced content about C# is not very deep, so there are many deficiencies in code content and quality, I hope to cover more.
• This project is an open source project licensed under the MIT license, and you may modify, distribute, or merge copies with new copies. If you use the project, please do not use it for illegal purposes, and the developer will not be held responsible.

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