How does it work with Apps from Microsoft Store?

[Shinnizzle]

It seems the Microsoft Store Apps have their .exe hidden within the WindowsApps folder, which is blocked with additional security.

I changed the owner of the folder to Administrators so I can access it, but when I try to add the .exe of a game, I get an error message telling me "You don't have permission to open this file".

I'm trying to use Taskbar Groups to group up my Win 10 games. How am I supposed to do that?

Thank you!

[AhsenBaig]

My workaround was not to change permissions at all but rather create a folder in TaskbarGroups called CustomShortcuts. Inside there, I have made my shortcuts to the main applications:

Terminal

• C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe

  • Raw: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/terminal/main/res/terminal.ico
  • SRC: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/res/terminal.ico

Terminal Preview

• C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_\wt.exe
  • Raw: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/terminal/fb597ed304ec6eef245405c9652e9b8a029b821f/res/terminal/images-Pre/terminal.ico
  • SRC: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/fb597ed304ec6eef245405c9652e9b8a029b821f/res/terminal/images-Pre/terminal.ico

[github-monkey]

Do you have a suggestion for third party apps like Twitch and Netflix? I don't see them in the AppData...\WindowsApps folder.

[AhsenBaig]

Do you have a suggestion for third party apps like Twitch and Netflix? I don't see them in the AppData...\WindowsApps folder.

It is a hidden folder, so you'll need to enable viewing hidden folders from View-> Hidden Files and Folders.

[github-monkey]

:) I know where the WindowsApps folder is, it's the Twitch and Netflix apps I can't find in there. There are only Microsoft and Apple related apps in the folder. Any idea where I might find those Microsoft Store apps or if I could use the .App link you get when you drag the apps from Start\All apps > to the Desktop?

[AhsenBaig]

:) I know where the WindowsApps folder is, it's the Twitch and Netflix apps I can't find in there. There are only Microsoft and Apple related apps in the folder. Any idea where I might find those Microsoft Store apps or if I could use the .App link you get when you drag the apps from Start\All apps > to the Desktop?

Sorry Netfix is there but it's not a normal application, how to start it: Start-Process netflix:

From there you can either create a bat file or another launcher to run this.

More info: https://superuser.com/questions/1463225/where-can-i-find-netflix-exe

[github-monkey]

Thanks for the information. It seems like such a hassle I think I'll just delete the Twitch and Netflix apps and switch to using their sites instead.

[AhsenBaig]

Thanks for the information. It seems like such a hassle I think I'll just delete the Twitch and Netflix apps and switch to using their sites instead.

I haven't tried this yet (not near a computer) but might be another way by simply creating a shortcut.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/starting-windows-10-store-app-from-the-command/836354c5-b5af-4d6c-b414-80e40ed14675

Perhaps someone can look at the code base and see if it can automatically reference the store apps.

Also, I see some references to Netflix but haven't explored this yet:

https://github.com/tjackenpacken/taskbar-groups/blob/master/main/Classes/handleWindowsApp.cs

[github-monkey]

Thank you for the suggestion. Honestly, I'm kind of done trying for now. Pity there's no active development of this software anymore. It's a nice idea, and it's strange it's not just a basic feature of Windows.

[PikeNote]

Just stumbled back across this thread, just a year late haha. Was looking for a thread mentioning Microsoft Store issues for another reason. If you guys are still using it by some chance, this was fixed ages ago on the forked repo https://github.com/PikeNote/taskbar-groups-pike-beta/releases. Will be doing active development there.