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Sideloading Universal Windows Apps on Windows 10 (Deep Dive)

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10  Obtain publisher certificate and install to Trusted Root Authorities  Enable sideloading via GPO  Deploy application via SCCM or powershell Note:If the appx requires VCLibs 120.00 package (Visual C++ 2013 for 8.1 universal apps), then you will encounter problems installing the package on Windows 10. VCLibs.120 was the latest available version as of today, and the Visual C++ download site specifically lists it for Windows 8.1 https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads If you open the VCLib appx package in 7zip, you'll see an AppXManifest.xml file, which specifies the OS Max version tested.   In Diligent's case, it looks like: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Package xmlns=" http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest">   <Identity Name="Micro