Thursday, July 4, 2013

Metro App Folder Location in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.

Windows 8.1 and 8 comes with bloated MetroUI. If you are masochistic enough to use it you may want to know where the apps are located.


  • Go to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps

















  • When you try to open WindowsApps folder this will prompt:














  • When you press Continue you will see this:













  • Access is denied. You need to take ownership of that folder. Thank Microsoft for making such simple thing harder for you and Right Click on WindowsApp folder and Click on Properties > Go to Security Tab > Press Advanced button at the bottom.


























  • Click change to change the unknown owner of the file (...)

















  • Write down your Username or Live ID into the box because Windows has no idea who you are > Click Check Names > If your ID is found full name would be displayed


  • Click Ok until all boxes close, Click Continue if it prompts and you can finally open WindowsApps folder. Congratulations. 

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