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Universal Windows Platform or UWP is a part of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. UWP apps do not run on earlier Windows versions.

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Some Windows 10 UWP icons not displaying on search, or in settings

Some, but not all, icons for UWP apps are not displaying in search or settings. They do, however, display on the start menu when not searching. Icons for all non UWP apps display correctly, every time. UWP app icons are always present on the…
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UWP icons are missing

I noticed that Micrsoft Edge was missing the taskbar icon, and then noticed all UWP apps are missing their icons. You can see this clearly in this screenshot of the lock screen settings: Things tried: Tried repairing Windows using DISM.exe /Online…
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Using a UWP API Namespace in PowerShell

I was looking for how to use a namespace for working with the Windows 10 lock screen in PowerShell and came across this answer: https://superuser.com/a/1062551/700258, however it doesn't say anything about how to import or add that namespace to…
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Force-remove a Windows 10 Appx package, skipping any errors that might occur

I bought the pre-order version of Forza Motorsport 7 in September. During installation of the pre-order, an error occurred which left the installation mostly installed. Forza Motorsport is delivered via the Windows Store, and is distributed via…
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Working around the Network Loopback Isolation of UWP Apps

I've been hitting a blockage trying to get my UWP App to receive data from a local UDP port in the following scenario: Windows 10 | Version 10.0.16299 Build 16299 UWP target and minimum Version 10.0.16299 Declared capabilities : Internet (Client…
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Windows 10 UWP Not Rendering Fully

When using a UWP app (ie: OneNote, Todoist), I have an issue where the screen will render fine to the loaded size, but if I resize the window it doesn't want to extend beyond the original size. For example, if I open a program and the window opens…
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Run a script if PC is a Laptop

I found this PS script that check if the PC is a Desktop or a Laptop function Get-HardwareType { $hardwaretype = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -Property PCSystemType If ($hardwaretype -ne 2) { return $true …
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Windows 10 UWP apps launch and then disappear immediately

The Problem When trying to run certain Provisioned Windows apps on Windows 1903, the apps seem to open and then just disappear very quickly—and this is the problem. Troubleshooting Upon inspecting the Event Viewer Application logs, there are Event…
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Prevent Windows from downloading uninstalled apps?

Is it possible to avoid the "WindowsApps" directory getting cluttered with outdated versions of apps? Similar questions exist about uninstalling preinstalled apps, but I haven't seen any that were suffering from the presence of countless versions of…
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Running UWP applications from the command line with "arguments"

Background I can run this UWP application by running the following: test://argument=123?other=true This would run the UWP application that is linked to the test:// protocol and the application would automatically take that argument=123?other=true,…
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How to Automate the Start-up Process of a Microsoft Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform Software Application?

I would like to automate the start-up process of a Microsoft Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform software application. According to this question, this issue is still not feasible without resorting to a workaround. The workaround refers to the…
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Identify package name of an appx file

Is there an easier way than unzipping the appx file and inspecting files for the given scenario to obtain the full package name of an appx file? I install a specific appx file on a machine with Add-AppxPackage…
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How to create a shortcut to a UWP app?

I have a huge collection of images my windows machine cycles through for backgrounds, and sometimes I want to find out what a particular photo is of. Going to %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Themes shows you the images on each display, named…
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Miracast Black Margins in Display with new Intel Graphics Command Center

At some point in the past, Intel thought it would be a good idea to add black margins to all output over miracast. And for the past year or so, the solution has been to open Intel HD Graphics Control Panel and disable it (as shown here; Microsoft…
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Issues with using Add-AppxProvisionedPackage to provision UWP app

I am currently trying to manage installation a line of business UWP application on a series of client machines. I need to make sure that the application is installed for any user that signs into windows on a particular machine. To do this I am…
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