Is there a way to detect what Windows Store apps are installed on a system with native C# calls?

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I'm trying to replicate the functionality of the Get-AppxPackage and Get-ProvisionedAppxPackage Powershell cmdlets for a C# application I'm building, but have no idea how to even get started.

I can't use the C# Powershell API because of this problem, so I'd like a native C# solution if possible.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 10 '16 at 00:09

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You can use the Windows.Management.Deployement.PackageManager to find, remove, install, etc. packages from code rather than from PowerShell.

The Enumerate app packages sample demonstrates how to use this from C# and C++.

answered Mar 10 '16 at 00:09

Rob Caplan - MSFT

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Great! Exactly the perfect solution I was looking for. Thank you. – 8bitcartridge Mar 10 '16 at 01:02

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '16 at 22:08

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For what it's worth, I did find a way to get this information directly from WMI: There's a WMI class called Win32_InstalledStoreProgram that returns the desired information

answered Sep 01 '16 at 22:08

8bitcartridge

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Is there a way to detect what Windows Store apps are installed on a system with native C# calls?

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