If you cannot install or update apps via the Microsoft Store app in Windows 10 or 11, you can download and install the offline installer for the corresponding app.
This article tells you how to download the offline installer (.appx, .appxpackage, or .msixbundle) for any Microsoft Store app.
Get the Offline installer for any Store App
In this article, let’s see how to download the official installer package for the Photos app.
- Visit the Microsoft Store portal below:
https://apps.microsoft.com/store
- Search for the app you want to download — e.g., Photos.
- Click on the link to the app.
- Copy the Store app’s URL to the clipboard or paste it into Notepad.
- Visit the “Microsoft Store – Generation Project [by @rgadguard & mkuba50]”. The link is below:
https://store.rg-adguard.net/
- Then, select “URL” from the dropdown box on the above portal.
- In the text box, paste the Microsoft Photos Store URL:
https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-photos/9WZDNCRFJBH4
- Next, select “Retail” from the dropdown box.
- Finally, click the button with the tickmark to generate the official download links for the app.The official download links will be generated for all versions of the app and also the dependency packages.
(The links will be valid for the next 15 minutes. The table also lists the SHA-1 hash and the file size of the corresponding app.)
(In the above example, the latest version of the app is listed at the bottom. The installers have the file extension .appx, .appxbundle, or .msixbundle.)
- Find the version of the app and the bitness (some apps have separate executables for the x86 and x64 versions) you want to download. Here are some of the versions listed on that page:
Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2023.10030.27002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.appxbundle Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2023.10070.17002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.appxbundle Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2023.11090.12017.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2024.11070.11002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2024.11070.23001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
On that portal, right-click on the version you want and click “Save link as” in your browser.
(After installing the older version, turn off the auto-updation of Store apps. Otherwise, the app will be updated to the latest version.)
- Right-click on the appropriate link and choose “Save link as…” in your browser.
Note: When you download the file, it may save as an extensionless file. Save it with the correct name and extension — e.g.,
Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2023.11030.27009.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
Warning in Edge or Chrome?
The links lead to Microsoft domain. If you copy the link and paste it into Notepad, you can see the full URL.
Since it’s an “http://”; link instead of “https://”;, you get the insecure link warning when downloading. However, since it’s a Microsoft link, it’s safe to download. To download it, (assuming you’re using Microsoft Edge), click on the ellipsis icon (showing three dots), and click “Keep”.
- Download the file and double-click it to install the app.
Example: That’s how we downloaded the Microsoft Store app, as mentioned in the Reinstall Microsoft Store article.
That’s it! This method lets you get the AppX installer file for almost any Store app. You only need to input the Store app URL in the above portal for the app you need to download.
Possible Issues you may encounter
1] The installer may not run if the App Installer package is not installed on the computer. If the installer doesn’t run, you must install the app using PowerShell. For more information, check out the post Fix: Can’t Install Appx, AppxBundle, and Msixbundle Files in Windows.
2] The installer may point out that a dependency package or framework is missing — e.g., Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.7.
In that case, you must download the dependency package from the store.rg-adguard.net
results window.
Some apps require more than one dependency package. Download and install each dependency package and install it. Finally, install the main package file.
I hope the information in this article helped. Let’s know your comments.
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Once you have downloaded the app can you deploy that with sccm?
There are issues with apps one is supposed to purchase . windows says the apps are not in my account