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HOWTO: Install Windows 10 for Phones on Non-supported devices (and other hacks)

This is only confirmed working for the AT&T Lumia 1520 and may work as is for other phones but also might require tweaks to the XML (see below). It is very possible to brick your phone with this. Your mileage may vary!
From a high level this works by using FiddlerCore to intercept the traffic going to the Microsoft WPflights server that controls the Insider app and responds with our own custom data. The app accepts registry editing information from the web responses and acts upon that. This allows us to write stuff to select locations in the registry. In the case of the Windows 10 Preview, it appears to only look for your phone's PhoneManufacturerModelName to decide if it should be offered previews. Windows Update also checks this value. Other devices like Samsungs or HTCs may need different settings. My phone did revert to it's factory values after Windows 10 was installed (I actually think it might have done it after Windows 8.1 was installed but it continued with 10 nonetheless).
1. For the Lumia 1520 (and other phones?) reset your phone using the Windows Phone recovery tool. I recommend not logging in and setting everything up yet and just waiting til the end and doing a reset and letting it restore after you’re on Windows 10. This may not be required for your device but most likely is due to the space issue cited by Microsoft. You can see your available space in the About menu of the Windows Insiders app. Before resetting mine was ~200mb and after it was ~600mb. You can try without resetting but may get an error after it tries to download and install the update.
2. Install the [url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=522524]Windows Insider app on your phone (you will need to have a store account configured)
3. Open the insiders app and go to the about options in the app bar and screenshot/make notes/email the settings to yourself. You may need this later.
4. Download and extract the WPInsidersHacks app (attached to this post) to your computer
5. Start the WPInsiderHacks app on pc, approve any firewall requests
6. Connect to the same WiFi that your PC is on. Edit the settings for the WiFi connection to turn on the Proxy and set it to use the PC’s IP address and enter 8877 for the port
7. Open Internet Explorer on your phone and navigate to http://[pc.ip.add.ress]:8877 where [pc.ip.add.ress] is the IP address of the PC running the WPInsidersHacks app
8. Tap on the link at the bottom to the fiddler root certificate
9. When prompted click open and then install to trust the cert and ok at the confirmation
10. Run the Windows Insider app and tap get preview builds
11. Tap on which custom action you’d like to perform. In my case I hit "Set to ATT Lumia 635" and click the arrow at the bottom
12. Accept the agreement and click the check mark at the bottom. the app will close
13. Now clear your proxy settings and run the insider app again
14. Tap get preview builds and login with your Microsoft account
15. Select the fast branch (if you’re reading this of course you want the fast branch) and click the arrow at the bottom
16. Go into the phone settings and check for updates. With any luck you should have Windows 10 there for you to install. On my AT&T 1520 it had to do 8.1 first but it kept going to 10 after 8.1 installed (had to check for updates again)
17. You’ll probably want to go into the settings and do another reset and then log into the phone and let it restore your previous data
The Windows Insider options are populated from the WPFlights.xml file. Feel free to edit/add stuff. I've experimented with writing to other keys but had mixed results. I wasn't able to write to the Software\Microsoft\Settings\{1DEF9B7D-2322-40eb-A007-16A75D5CDA6F} for example (seemed to not like the curly braces?). It should have all the same permissons as the preview for developers app. You'll just need to run the WPInsiderHacks app on your PC and point your phone's proxy settings to it if you want to go back and set something again (such as enabling tethering).

I just used this to install the TP on my Lumia 930 and .. it worked like a charm! phone is booting, OS is working! Thank you very much for the work you put into this! Really excited to try out the Preview now..
Edit: I did change the target device ID from ATT though.
Confirmed working for the Lumia 930
Confirmed working for the Lumia 920

I will try tomorrow on Lumia 520 and post result.

Not working on my Lumia 535
tried it on a Lumia 535. After Setting no proxy again the Windows Insider app shows that there is no update available.
the about-setting Shows RM-975 correctly instead of RM-1089, but I think the FW Version needs to be changed too.
Does anyone know a fix? Tried it several times by now.

LogString: DefaultCertMaker: GetRootCertificate() did not find the root in t
he Windows TrustStore.?

error0x0000034 said:
tried it on a Lumia 535. After Setting no proxy again the Windows Insider app shows that there is no update available.
the about-setting Shows RM-975 correctly instead of RM-1089, but I think the FW Version needs to be changed too.
Does anyone know a fix? Tried it several times by now.
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Which carrier are you on? Sometimes you have to use device information for a phone on the same carrier as you're on for it to work.

I tried this with both a 520 and a 920. Everything works fine until I tap Get preview builds. I get the no builds message, but I know it's using the proxy because the WPInsiderHacks window gives this message:
** LogString: !SecureClientPipeDirect failed: System.IO.IOException Authenticati
on failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream. on pipe to (
CN=login.live.com, O=DO_NOT_TRUST, OU=Created by http://www.fiddler2.com)
** LogString: !SecureClientPipeDirect failed: System.IO.IOException Authenticati
on failed because the remote party has closed the transport stream. on pipe to (
CN=sn3301.storage.live.com, O=DO_NOT_TRUST, OU=Created by http://www.fiddler2.co
m)
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Both devices get exactly the same result.
EDIT: I should clarify something: both the 920 and the 520 get this script. The 920 differs a bit on the device itself. Instead of going directly to the no builds page, an error pops up that says:
Server error
A connection error prevented us from downloading programs for you. Please check the date/time of your device and its network connection and try again.
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Lumia 920
OK certificate installed
Windows insider no change ?

What would the registry entry for MOID be?
I have a non AT&T carrier, and I want to change that entry to be AT&T

Tried it on my Lumia 530 don't work i get we weren't able to find a preview build for you please confirm

Working fine on my 920 now.

I just installed. Working fine here on my Lumia 720.

For those asking, I've found you absolutely have to modify the WPFlights.xml PhoneManufacturerModelName to one that matches the carrier your device is from. In my case, I have a //Build/ (Rogers Canada) Lumia 920, and a Hong Kong unlocked 620 & 1520.
I managed to spoof the build check by using the following:
Unlocked/Hong Kong: RM-1027_1007
Rogers/Canada: RM-985_1004
http://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/566460948291260417
Also, wiping the devices first /with the Windows Phone Recovery Tool/ (not Reset in Settings->About) for the most part isn't optional; only the 920 for me had enough space to install without doing that
Hope this helps

stroughtonsmith said:
For those asking, I've found you absolutely have to modify the WPFlights.xml PhoneManufacturerModelName to one that matches the carrier your device is from. In my case, I have a //Build/ (Rogers Canada) Lumia 920, and a Hong Kong unlocked 620 & 1520.
I managed to spoof the build check by using the following:
Unlocked/Hong Kong: RM-1027_1007
Rogers/Canada: RM-985_1004
http://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/566460948291260417
Also, wiping the devices first /with the Windows Phone Recovery Tool/ (not Reset in Settings->About) for the most part isn't optional; only the 920 for me had enough space to install without doing that
Hope this helps
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Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.

ajay003 said:
Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.
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You just need to change the phonemanufacturermodel to whatever phone that supports windows 10 from your carrier/region.

ajay003 said:
Hi, would you be able to upload your WPFlights.xml for me to have a look at what you have changed. For me it's not working. Cheers.
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The line in the screenshot is what you'd need to change; nothing too complicated, but finding a valid model for your phone's carrier is the hard part (took me a lot of Googling to find the two I needed), hence why I posted mine

stroughtonsmith said:
The line in the screenshot is what you'd need to change; nothing too complicated, but finding a valid model for your phone's carrier is the hard part (took me a lot of Googling to find the two I needed), hence why I posted mine
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Not working for me. I'm having Lumia 920 and the carrier rom is RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218. Here's my file attached. Am i doing something wrong?

What exactly did you google ? because the i am with is Telstra in Australia they have a prepaid Nokia Lumia 635 so where would i get the PhoneManufacturerModelName ?

German, Unlocked 830: RM-984_1002
For googling help: some forums automatically include the model variant in signatures of members, I just started with RM-984_10XX for 830 and tried increasing numbers for XX in order to find one that was posted a lot on german forums. Good luck!

ajay003 said:
Not working for me. I'm having Lumia 920 and the carrier rom is RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218. Here's my file attached. Am i doing something wrong?
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Yeah, you just placed RM-821_apac_australia_new_zealand_218 into the XML - that's your existing device. You need to use the correct form for a 63x/730/830 on same carrier, not your existing 920. That's the hard part to find.
My 1520 was "RM-937_apac_hong_kong_222", which I substituted for "RM-1027_1007" (a Hong Kong Lumia 636) - from what I could tell it doesn't need the "apac_hong_kong" part, but it needs the valid number at the end, and I don't know an easy way to find out what that should be (took me 50 mins of Googling to find that one).
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th0mas96 said:
German, Unlocked 830: RM-984_1002
For googling help: some forums automatically include the model variant in signatures of members, I just started with RM-984_10XX for 830 and tried increasing numbers for XX in order to find one that was posted a lot on german forums. Good luck!
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lmfao. I was far too lazy to try bruteforcing it, but again, that's why I posted my working ones!

[FIX]Fix for Android applications not installing/starting in Windows 10 Mobile 10536

Since Windows 10 Mobile 10536, it's not possible to both run or install Android applications.
However, with the new tools in the attachment "WindowsBridge.7z", it's now possible to do that again.
Steps:
1 - Extract (using latest WinRAR or 7zip, for example) the contents of the attachment somewhere;
2 - Copy everything from the extracted "Tools" folder to the folder where you currently have the wconnect tool;
3 - In your phone, go to developer settings, enable "Device discovery", and choose "Unpair all" to remove previous pairing info;
4 - In your PC, make sure no process called "wconnectsrv" is running (use Windows Task Manager), and then use the new wconnect tool, and pair the phone again;
4 - In your phone, uninstall current Android applications;
5 - Reinstall them using the new wconnect tool, in the same way you did before;
Troubleshooting:
This method only enables installation with proper registering of Android apps.
If the application opens showing at least one screen, but crashes somewhere else, it's related to the Android Subsystem.
When trying to install an application, adb could return [DELETING_EXISTING_APPLICATIONDATA_STORE_FAILED] .
In that case, restart the phone, and try again
Best regards

And here comes our hero

Thanks! trying now.
Edit: autodiscovery doesn't work..
Another edit: After a few more tries it works, but no keyboard in the app.

Thanks! This worked for me!!
I did get stuck while installing on one app and now i am unable to uninstall or reinstall it. Not sure how to remove it, ill try more tomorow

which lumia device are compatible ?? Can be used on lumia 640 ?

Keep gettting the error "Connection has been lost with WConnectSrv" while creating a new session :/
UPDATE: replaced the new "wconnectsrv.exe" with the old one and it works!

manmad said:
Thanks! This worked for me!!
I did get stuck while installing on one app and now i am unable to uninstall or reinstall it. Not sure how to remove it, ill try more tomorow
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What apk were you trying to install? Could you share it? I will have a look at the uninstall/reinstall issue.

I tryied with the ppsspp emulator and it is not working, installation is ok, but after the "preparing" screen, it closes

theitay said:
...Another edit: After a few more tries it works, but no keyboard in the app.
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Take a look here:
[HOWTO]Fix the "keyboard missing" problem for Android apps in Windows 10 Mobile 10512
manmad said:
Thanks! This worked for me!!
I did get stuck while installing on one app and now i am unable to uninstall or reinstall it. Not sure how to remove it, ill try more tomorow
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What is the error message you receive?
lrhage said:
I tried with the ppsspp emulator and it is not working, installation is ok, but after the "preparing" screen, it closes
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Have you tried any another application?
Best regards

F****** success!!! Brilliant!!!

anybody got google apps on this build?

Anybody tried on Lumia 640xl ?

Thanks, it works!
But doesn't Project Astoria support lollipop apps?
They show INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK error (e.g. Facebook Groups)
Couldn't install apps with API 21 or greater, only for api 19 (kit kat).

alb3530 said:
Take a look here:
[HOWTO]Fix the "keyboard missing" problem for Android apps in Windows 10 Mobile 10512
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I installed it as you said but the keyboard still doesn't pop up

I am using a Lumia 1020 on 10536.1004. I tried this method and all apps (tried Facebook, FB Messenger, FB Pages, Line, and aillis so far) crash at startup so far.

brunolemos said:
Thanks, it works!
But doesn't Project Astoria support lollipop apps?
They show INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK error (e.g. Facebook Groups)
Couldn't install apps with API 21 or greater, only for api 19 (kit kat).
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You cant since WP has KitKat subsystem and therefore will not run apps with minsdk set to Lollipop...

Thanks ,
but even after using your method Apps don't work !! still

What about Lumia 640 and xl devices?

tzk223 said:
I am using a Lumia 1020 on 10536.1004. I tried this method and all apps (tried Facebook, FB Messenger, FB Pages, Line, and aillis so far) crash at startup so far.
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Possibly because they all use Google play services which is bit tricky to push... There were some tools that were stripping Google play from apps, but by that functionality goes down as well...

Unfortunately, I seem to be stuck at the connection stage with "Error Code - 6."
Thus far, I've tried:
wconnect.exe usb
wconnect.exe usb PINCODE
wconnect.exe 192.168.X.XXX
wconnect.exe 192.168.X.XXX PINCODE
And it results in the same error each time. I'm wondering if one needs Windows 8.1 64-bit version in order to successfully connect. I'm running 32-bit.
Anybody have any insight on this? Willing to experiment! :good:

Looking for "Lumia Refocus" xap

Microsoft pulled this app from the store but maybe someone have xap for sideloading? AFAIK, there was no retail version of this app.
P.S. I know, by the rules, it's not a good forum to ask that kind of thing. But unfortunately looks like this is the only one "alive" WP forum at all

Here you have: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmTDQ_t_irRBwJgGAWp17tkr4dBShw

Thank you, sir!

I got problem installing this
Hi! Did you get the app working?
I recently upgraded my Lumia 1020 to 10.0.10586.1007 via the "Enterprise hack".. (Found a licence file)
I wanted to have Lumia Refocus, and found this post. However, I'm not able to deploy the file. (Have both Appdeploy 8.0 and 8.1 installed).
The Windows Application Deployment worked with deploying Root Tools (.xap) from xda-forums. I have used Root Tools to Jailbreak both "Interop + Capability unlock" and "Unlock Win10 Capabilities" ..
However, I can't get it to deploy the Lumia Refocus.xap ... Only returns error 0x81030120
Any idea how to fix?

@henxan, I did nothing special but phone must be interop & caps unlocked (by using Interop Tools). XAP was deployed via standard "Windows Phone Application Deployment 8.1" from SDK.

Offtopic: i still use VPV xap deployer.

@sensboston I updated my Lumia 1020 to 10.0.14393.1066 today, to see if that made any difference - it didn't
About the unlock - you said interop and cap unlock? I used Root tool, which I found here on xda, and chose to check the "Capability unlock" under "Interop + Capability Unlock" as well as checked "Unlock Windows Capabilities" under "Unlock Win10 Capabilities". Shouldn't this do it?
I am obviously able to deploy using "Windows phone application deployment (8.1)" since I used that tool to deploy "Root Tool.xap". Why won't it deploy the Lumia Refocus? Any ideas?

henxan said:
@sensboston
About the unlock - you said interop and cap unlock? I used Root tool, which I found here on xda, and chose to check the "Capability unlock" under "Interop + Capability Unlock" as well as checked "Unlock Windows Capabilities" under "Unlock Win10 Capabilities". Shouldn't this do it?
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Did you get "SUCCES You are Done !" message?

augustinionut said:
Did you get "SUCCES You are Done !" message?
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Yep, got that message both when I clicked to "Interop + Cap..." and for "Unlock Win10 ..."
Are there any ways I could verify if it was actually successfull @augustinionut? Btw, I still get the same error that I quoted above 0x81030120 ...

Try to install vcreg.

augustinionut said:
Try to install vcreg.
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Oooops.. Just discovered I was supposed to choose templates to apply.. Working on it now - trouble getting my pc to recognize my mobile.
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Hmm.. seems like my pc suddenly is not able to recognize my lumia device. If i use windows phone internals it only says Brand/Model: "Nokia Lumia" Operating model: "Normal (Windows phone)" .. No more info.. strange.. Can this be the reason - it does not recognize the phone - no product code, no operator, no firmware version ... I only once got wininternals to show me more device info. Really scared that my microusb-connection is damaged. .. Anyone met this problem before?

So I've tried installing SDK tools lite 8.0 & 8.1 and other recommended things to my second pc, to see if that helps. Well. The phone is recognized, it is unlocked for development. Everything seem to be correct - still I get the 0x81030120 error. I saw someone mention something about the "Info+Extras" could be related to this error? Anyone who can verify/dismiss this? Should I do a hard reboot and stop the phone from updating "Info+Extras" in the store?

Ok - final update from me .. I reset my phone and chose a restore point with earlier release such that I got Lumia Camera app. Then i hurried to stop automatic updates - notably the "Info + Extras" update. After getting the phone up-to-date, without updating "Info+Extras", I installed the "Root Tools.xap" I found here on xda (Developer mode on phone) using Windows Application Deployment. I jailbroke the phone and NOW "Lumia Refoucus" installed ... Works great..
BTW: I see that microsoft store have an update for "Lumia Refocus" - should I install, or do I risk fudging my Refous-app?

You can't update sideloaded app. Also AFAIK MS pulled app from the store for W10M handsets (it's visible but you can't install it at all).

Yes you can. Reinstall store variant 11606.

[CORRECTION] I was wrong, it's possible with the trick. Check for updates, store should start downloading a new version of "Lumia Refocus". Pause download, go to the apps and uninstall sideloaded app first, than go back to the store and resume download.

I instaled version 1.1.4.7. and i got this error:

augustinionut said:
I instaled version 1.1.4.7. and i got this error:
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Same for my 950 XL

Is about camera app version. With 2018.309.60.0 is working. But i can't get 60fps video.

For me 60fps works with 2018.426.90.0

Can't use weather on Lumia 735 after upgrade to WM 10

Hi,
Phone: Nokia Lumia 735
OS: WM 10.0.14393.2551
Interop Tools (Store): 2.1.27.0
After opening weather app it says, that I need to download new version, but there is no update in store. I have found some internet sources recommending reinstalling app since there is some glitch that held old version due too combined os update and hard reset. Unfortunately pressing on app let it only pin to main screen and there is no uninstall option. I have dig deeper (and I regret) that so called default apps can be uninstalled with Interop Tools. I install Interop Tools (Store), but there is nowhere "applications" section as at least 2 sources says, so I can remove app. I'm guessing this is due to missing so-called "extension providers". On main screen of Interop Tools there is option called "Get extensions", but it redirects to some website with basic auth / htaccess in domain insidewindows.net so i'm unable to download anything.
Is there anyway you could help me kick this off, so I can reinstall weather widget? I would be grateful for some easy steps if possible, cause I'm obviously missing something and feel really dumb because of it :/

Uninstall the weather app using Interop tools
and then install it from store

[Tutorial] ]Install app offline / sideload app using powershell in windows 8.1 RT on surface RT

It's very sad and unfair that after the extended support ending in Jan 2023, surface RT users are not even allowed to download or install app from windows store anymore, such enormous company as Microsoft is just too rich and huge to not be evil, so i had to start to look for ways to get offline installers and manually install them. I can sucessfully install them and it shows on the windows store as installed. But the app could not run properly, i get a message saying the app needs to be repaird and it just stuck on repairing in the windows store. but i don't know whether it's because the issue of my system, as it's not the original system and I could not sync my license of the windows store in the app undates. As this is usually the reason that the app could not be updated in windows store. So maybe it could work on the original system? Somebody have a try?
You need to open your actual Microsoft Store.
Find the app that you want, get the link of the app.
go to this site:
https://store.rg-adguard.net
put the link in the box and click the tick
Look for and download the ARM or Neutral version of the app that you want, and it must be .appx or .appxbundle filetype.
You will also need to download other appx of the ARM or neutral as well. From the name you would possibly know they are the dependancies to run the actual app, so you will need to manually install them before install the actual app
I will use installing unpacker app for example. Run the powershell as administrater.
Install the dependencies first
just type in
Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\Microsoft.VCLibs.110.00_11.0.51106.1_arm__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx"
after this one is done, do the same for the next one
Microsoft.WinJS.1.0_1.0.9200.20789_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx
Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\Microsoft.VCLibs.110.00_11.0.51106.1_arm__8wekyb3d8bbwe.Appx"
After you get everything ready,
just type in
Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\unpacker.appx"
can get more details here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/add-appxpackage?view=windowsserver2022-ps
and voila
if you get error when installing, just read the details and it's possibly you haven't installed the dependencies, which means you will need to use the same code above to install the dependencies first.
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update:
Thanks to @dj_tech1 , I am pretty much sure that the evil Microsoft must have messed up the license after ceasing the support.
to be able to run the app, we will have to bypass the app license.
I have entered the test mode and also disble the DEP
BCDEdit /set - Windows drivers
The BCDEdit /set command sets a boot entry option value in the Windows boot configuration data store (BCD) for Windows.
learn.microsoft.com
To be able to do this, the secureboot has to be disabled beforehand
I have also acquired the developer liscense thanks to the help of
@jonnyprogamer at #19​
I am not sure whether all the steps above will need to be achieved or not.
Now, we need to remove the signature file of the appx.
First, extract the appx/appxbundle to a working directory, then delete "AppxSignature.p7x".
open a new Powershell window to the working directory, then run the following command:
(I still use unpacker for example)
Add-AppxPackage -Register .\AppxManifest.xml
-Register must point to the path of the AppxManifest.xml
Have a read here: https://titleos.dev/bypassing-microsoft-store-licensing/
And voila!!!!
UPDATE:
with deleting the "AppxSignature.p7x". method, the app stop running after some time. I reinstall it and it can still run for some time.
Anyway, Thanks to @jonnyprogamer @camborita
Go with the method at #29 to test sign the appx and it will not have the issue that I had.

The solution is...Linux.

tomgeniewang said:
It's very sad and unfair that after the extended support ending in Jan 2023, surface RT users are not even allowed to download or install app from windows store anymore, such enormous company as Microsoft is just too rich and huge to not be evil, so i had to start to look for ways to get offline installers and manually install them. I can sucessfully install them and it shows on the windows store as installed. But the app could not run properly, i get a message saying the app needs to be repaird and it just stuck on repairing in the windows store. but i don't know whether it's because the issue of my system, as it's not the original system and I could not sync my license of the windows store in the app undates. As this is usually the reason that the app could not be updated in windows store. So maybe it could work on the original system? Somebody have a try?
You need to open your actual Microsoft Store.
Find the app that you want, get the link of the app.
go to this site:
https://store.rg-adguard.net
put the link in the box and click the tick
Look for and download the ARM or Neutral version of the app that you want, and it must be appx or appxbundle filetype.
You will also need to download other appx of the ARM or neutral as well. From the name you would possibly know they are the dependancies to run the actual app, so you will need to manually install them before install the actual app
After you get everything ready, run the powershell as administrater. I will use installing unpacker app for example
just type in
Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\unpacker.appx"
can get more details here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/add-appxpackage?view=windowsserver2022-ps
and voila
if you get error when installing, just read the details and it's possibly you haven't installed the dependencies, which means you will need to use the same code above to install the dependencies first.
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This is not the solution. After setup the app says that it cannot run because of the error and it has to be repaired. Only few apps have ability to display repair button. After clicking it nothing is getting repair. Also you cannot Update licenses in your Store account settings.
Setup without -Path command causes no "error badge" on apps list.
It worked before January 10'th. Now as above.
Still waiting for working solution...

dj_tech1 said:
This is not the solution. After setup the app says that it cannot run because of the error and it has to be repaired. Only few apps have ability to display repair button. After clicking it nothing is getting repair. Also you cannot Update licenses in your Store account settings.
Setup without -Path command causes no "error badge" on apps list.
It worked before January 10'th. Now as above.
Still waiting for working solution...
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Thank you so much for the reply. Do you mean you are with the stock system and upgrade to the latest with Windows update but you still cannot sync your ms store license?

dj_tech1 said:
This is not the solution. After setup the app says that it cannot run because of the error and it has to be repaired. Only few apps have ability to display repair button. After clicking it nothing is getting repair. Also you cannot Update licenses in your Store account settings.
Setup without -Path command causes no "error badge" on apps list.
It worked before January 10'th. Now as above.
Still waiting for working solution...
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tomgeniewang said:
enormous company as Microsoft is just too rich and huge to not be evil
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I'm talking about forced updating.

ethical_haquer said:
I'm talking about forced updating.
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The appx file is directly from the MS store, so I guess the problem is not really with the file, it might be more possible to do with the app license. if some surface RT still got the synced licences, i guess this might work for them?

tomgeniewang said:
Thank you so much for the reply. Do you mean you are with the stock system and upgrade to the latest with Windows update but you still cannot sync your ms store license?
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Yes. There is an error after clicking sync button.
Surface has reinstalled windows after 10.01.23. After that all updates where installed, including Update 3. There were no differences on apps problems before and after the updates.

dj_tech1 said:
Yes. There is an error after clicking sync button.
Surface has reinstalled windows after 10.01.23. After that all updates where installed, including Update 3. There were no differences on apps problems before and after the updates.
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So do you mean you didn't get the updates from Windows update, but just get those updated via offline installers?

tomgeniewang said:
So do you mean you didn't get the updates from Windows update, but just get those updated via offline installers?
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No, Windows Updates came from Windows Update. Windows Store updates only MS default apps, preinstalled with system.
First updates to 2016 rollup has to be installed manually.

dj_tech1 said:
No, Windows Updates came from Windows Update. Windows Store updates only MS default apps, preinstalled with system.
First updates to 2016 rollup has to be installed manually.
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OK, I see. Thank you very much. I will try to delete those preinstalled apps and install them again manually to see if these ones works.
Sorry, just another question. Before you reinstalled the windows, were you able to sync that app license thing?

tomgeniewang said:
OK, I see. Thank you very much. I will try to delete those preinstalled apps and install them again manually to see if these ones works.
Sorry, just another question. Before you reinstalled the windows, were you able to sync that app license thing?
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Nope.

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Nope.
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So, could you install apps from the windows store before January even the app license could not be synced?

tomgeniewang said:
So, could you install apps from the windows store before January even the app license could not be synced?
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Before January i was able to install apps and they licenses were syncing. All went down after 10.01.
So i'm here to find out is there any walk around.

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Before January i was able to install apps and they licenses were syncing. All went down after 10.01.
So i'm here to find out is there any walk around.
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Oh, I see. Thank you very much. So it seems like it's the license issue, which needs to be worked around.

I think you can still get a developer license using powershell, maybe that will work

jonnyprogamer said:
I think you can still get a developer license using powershell, maybe that will work
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Some manual to make test?

I came back home now, i will try on x64 Windows 8.1 and send you the instructions

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Some manual to make test?
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Btw if dev mode doesnt work it shouls be also possible to make a domain and enable a group policy to sideload apps

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Ok i tested it on my Windows 8.1 x64 installation and they still gave me a free developer license, and in fact i was able to sideload AccuWeather for Windows 8, and it doesn't show the "X" symbol (error) in the start screen anymore!
The app still won't launch, but i think it's because of missing dependencies.
Here is how to get a developer license:
1) Run PowerShell as Administrator
2) Type Show-WindowsDeveloperLicenseRegistration
3) Sign in with your MS account when asked, and it will give you the license immediately for free
So in theory i successfully installed an Appx (because i don't get the X showing up on the start screen), im gonna try to get the dependencies now, i attached a screenshot.
PS: I got the instructions from here: https://www.howtogeek.com/129535/how-to-sideload-modern-apps-on-windows-8/

I think we need to do some other stuff in order to successfully run the apps, probably the answer is in this document from MS:
Sideload Apps with DISM
learn.microsoft.com
or this from Technet (archived)
Sideload Windows Store Apps - Windows 8, Try, Test, Help | TechNet
Learn how to quickly and easily build your own Windows Store app to test sideloading apps in Windows 8.
web.archive.org