(Note that I’m signed in with an account in the Administrators group.The Media Player Codec Pack is a software package that combines encoder and decoder codecs for video and audio playback in one easy-to-use installer. There’s no way round that unless you run File Explorer using elevation to TrustedInstaller.)įrom the PackageFamilyName and Application ID I was able to create the manual shortcut target used in the second method and call it using Explorer.exe. (Note that if you try to move upwards in File Explorer to the WindowsApps parent folder then you run into the ‘You don’t currently have permission to access this folder’ notification. That gave me access to the app’s AppxManifest.xml file from which I was able to get its Application ID. I copied the InstallLocation for ZuneMusic from the text and entered it in the navigation bar of File Explorer. This list gave the filepath information for ZuneMusic. So, I opened a PowerShell console, changed directory (using CD) to my desktop then exported a list of UWP apps using the following: get-appxpackage > UWP_Apps_List.txt The second method requires you obtain some info. So, how did you manage to see the complete path/location? I see only part of the path, not all of it: Microsoft.ZuneMusic_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Zune Under the Shortcut tab, the fields for ‘Target type’ and ‘Target’ are greyed out and fields are too short to see everything there. I looked at properties of the icon on the Desktop. Let me ask you: Did you change some permission there so that you could see the contents of the WindowsApps folder and find ‘ Microsoft.ZuneMusic_11.2305.4.0_圆4_8wekyb3d8bbwe‘? The ‘Advanced Security Settings for WindowsApps’dialog box looks very complicated and I don’t think I want to fiddle with permissions. It says I have to use the security tab and when I do that, it says that I need to change the permission to ‘Read’. How did you manage to see the contents of the WindowsApps folder? When I go to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps to open that folder, it says that I do not have permission to open it. I am curious about the contents of the WindowsApps folder. The new Media Player is currently called/located in … Note: the above is all one line and you won’t automatically get the new Media Player icon. To create a shortcut manually you use the following command for the target then you need to change the shortcut name from Explorer to Media Player: explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Microsoft.ZuneMusic I just prefer the quicker shortcut method, especially if the version number changes.ĮDIT: I’ve just tried the second method and it works. This How to open UWP apps from the command line on Windows 10 article explains how, although I haven’t tried that method. The new Media Player is currently called/located in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.ZuneMusic_11.2305.4.0_圆4_8wekyb3d8bbwe. You’ll see a warning that a shortcut cannot be created in the Applications folder so choose to save it to the desktop instead.Īlternatively, and much more complex, you can run UWP apps manually from a commandline, so you could create a batchfile… then a shortcut to the batchfile. When the Applications list apps appears, scroll down to Media Player, *right*-click on it and choose Create shortcut: In the dialog, copy/paste or type shell:AppsFolder then press the Return/Enter key.ģ. Press Win + R keys together to pop up the Run dialog.Ģ. IMO the easiest way to use an UWP app is by creating a shortcut (if you don’t want to use the Start menu or pin to taskbar).ġ. It’s a UWP app, not a Win32 executable so doesn’t use a traditional.
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