How to sideload YouTube TV UWP App on Windows 10

Big App developers like Google, Disney, Amazon and others have been developing UWP Apps for Xbox but not for Windows 10 for a long time. While those apps are not necessarily optimized for Tablet or Mouse navigation they still offer some benefits over their Web App counterparts.

Below we will walk through how to install the YouTube TV App, a popular UWP app meant for Xbox.

1. Install ‘App Installer’ from the Microsoft Store

2. Navigate to https://www.xbox.com/en-US/entertainment/xbox-one/live-apps

3. Find an App you want, select it and copy the URL https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/youtube-tv/9ncpj3xp3fn8?rtc=1&activetab=pivot:overviewtab

4. Visit https://store.rg-adguard.net/ and paste the URL from above, select Retail from the drop down menu to the right of the URL paste box, then click the green check box.

5. You will be presented with a list, like the image below.

6. Click on the msixbundle link for this App. For other Apps you might select msix or appx.

7. Open your download and you will be presented with the ‘App Installer’ App we installed earlier. Notice the ‘Trusted Microsoft Store App’ text, Click Install.

8. The above video is what you will see upon log in.

Check back later to see more How To’s on installing other UWP Apps in Windows 10 👍

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