How to copy windows 8 apps from one pc to another?

Sagar Biswas · Oct 11, 2013

I have downloaded many windows 8 apps
My computer is responding slow so i wanted to make a clean install again..
I have copied the files from C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ some programs
but after installing windows 8 again if i copied the files again to windowsapps
how can i bring it to start menu after pinning the program to start menu it says "this application can only run in the context of app container"
Is there any way to apply it in registry and run the app ?

13thmonkey · Oct 11, 2013

you use the windows identity and it will download them again

Sagar Biswas · Oct 11, 2013

thanks for reply. ur name sounds funny lol but..
Is there any easy method like just copy and paste or with any other program
and yeh without downloadind again, thats what i asked for..
till now, I dont have enough knowledge about programming so..
Hope anyone will solve this..

WinOutreach2 · Oct 11, 2013

You cannot simply copy the files from one location to another either with Windows Store applications or most standard applications. You will need to re-download them from the Windows Store. If you open the Windows Store in the new environment, right click and select Your Apps from the top of the screen you will be provided with a list of applications not currently installed in the environment that you have previously accessed. You can also use the drop down menu to view applications that were installed in other environments or all of your applications. This is outlined here at Windows Support.

13thmonkey · Oct 11, 2013

Sagar Biswas :

i'm not going to comment on your name lol

You never asked 'without downloading again'

why don't you want to download them? dodgy copy of windows?

_Cosmin_ · Oct 12, 2013

In store you have "My apps" and the option to see which app you downloaded on which system and if they are not present in your current one. So re-downloading them is 2 clicks away!

13thmonkey · Oct 13, 2013

_Cosmin_ :

you obviously also didn't read the words that he didn't use and he doesn't want to download them again... without telling us why, Sagar (LOL) have you got a legitimate copy? can you tell us why you don't want to download them? they aren't that big, so what's the problem?

_Cosmin_ · Oct 15, 2013

13thmonkey :

I saw it, i just assume he thinks he must go and search for each and perform manual download for them... which is time consuming... so i give him another way (automated one).

13thmonkey · Oct 15, 2013

_Cosmin_ :

13thmonkey :

I saw it, i just assume he thinks he must go and search for each and perform manual download for them... which is time consuming... so i give him another way (automated one).

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