How to Change Metro Apps
Default Installation Location in Windows 8
One of the best and most
impressive features of Windows 8 is the new Store and its apps.
Microsoft has added Google Android and Apple style apps and store in Windows 8
which allows you to download lots of free and paid apps on your Windows 8 PC,
laptop, mobile phone or tablet.
But no one knows where are
these apps installed in the computer? There is no information shown about the
installation location when you are installing an app using Windows Store. If
you manually browse the C: drive where Windows 8 is installed in your computer,
you can't see any folder containing these apps files.
Default Installation
Location of Metro Apps in Windows 8
By default Windows 8 stores all
apps in a folder "WindowsApps" present in "Program
Files" folder. To access this folder follow these simple steps:
1.
Open My
Computer and go to C: drive. Now double-click on "Program Files"
folder.
2.
This folder
contains "WindowsApps" folder but you'll not be able to see it
because its a hidden folder.
3.
You'll need
to enable the option to show hidden files and folders. You can enable the option
by clicking on "View" menu in ribbon and enable "Hidden
items" checkbox.
4.
Now you'll be
able to see "WindowsApps" folder
5.
If you try to
open this folder, you'll get following error message:
You don't currently have
permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to
this folder.
And if you click on continue
button, you'll get another error message:
You have been denied permission
to access this folder. To gain access to this folder you will need to use the
security tab.
It happens because you don't
have sufficient permissions to open the folder.
6.
You'll need
to take ownership of the folder. Just follow the steps given in following
tutorial:
7.
Once you take
ownership, you'll be able to view the content of "WindowsApps"
folder. You'll find various folders containing all installed apps .So this is
the folder which stores all built-in and 3rd party installed apps in Windows 8.
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