Installing your app on your Windows RT device

Alright. So my apps are almost finished and I want to the install it for real on my Surface tablet. How does I do? Is it possible?

Yes it is.

Nb:people, seems like I is not entirely accurate. Before you can install the "this", need a developer license for your Win RT device. You can get one by installing the Remote Tools for VS2012 on your Surface (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9810474) and re Mote Debug at least one app created yourself.

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It involves 4 steps:

1. Create the app Packages
2. Get files to your tablet
3. Install the certificate included in the "on your tablet
4. Install the app on your device

Create the app Package

To does this can navigate to Project > Store > Create App Packages ...

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You'll be the asked whether you had a Windows store account, just select ' No ' and continue. Now you'll be asked to the details of the your package like the version and the architecture.

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Modify as needed or just click ' Create '. After then you'll be shown a window with a link to the OutputPath of the package and the possibility to start the window S APP certification Kit. Klik on the first link to being taken to your package and then click ' OK '.

You'll find a. appxupload file and a folder with more files. The. appxupload file is just a zip (if you rename can open it). The folder contain the interesting documents though ...

Getting the files on your tablet

There is one awesome-to-get the files on your tablet:skydrive! Of course mail, USB or similar would also work.

Move these files to your device:the. appx file and the certificate. Optionally could include the. appxsym file to include the symbols. BTW both the appx and the Appxsym files are zip files.

I placed the files in my SkyDrive and downloaded them to my desktop on my tablet.

Install the certificate on your tablet

When I open the certificate file on my tablet I get option to install the certificate. Now, your should install it to the local machine, make sure the certificate are installed in the ' Trusted Root certification Authorities ' Store (not automatically selected).

Now this step was done ... easy right?! On to the files stage:installing your app ...

Install the app on your device

Open a PowerShell window in Administrator mode. (Open start, Search Powershell, select by dragging, select ' Run as Administrator ')

In the PowerShell console, navigate to the place where your application is. (Hint: ' CD ' For change directory works fine ...)

Now type ' add-' and tab to let PowerShell finish the command. It now Says:add-appxpackage

Just Specify the appx filename:add-appxpackage. <filename>.appx

Hit Enter. The app should now install.

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Nb:people, seems like I is not entirely accurate. Before you can install the "this", need a developer license for your Win RT device. You can get one by installing the Remote Tools for VS2012 on your Surface (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9810474) and re Mote Debug at least one app created yourself.

Installing your app on your Windows RT device