Deploying/Installing Metro Style apps without publishing to Windows Store.

Question

I want to do sideloading for my Metro style app using WIX installer. I have created a package for the app and it is already validated using Windows App Certification Kit. After creating the package I got PS1 file, .cer file, .appx file and few other files.

I have a WIX installer project where I want to add a custom action which will execute the .appx file and install the metro app using Powershell. But when I am running the installer, it throws an exception "Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x800B0109, A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800B0109) error 0x800B0109: The root certificate of the signature in the app package must be trusted..."

Can anybody please tell me how to proceed from here?

Answer 1

Jordan,

This question would be better suited for the MSDN forums.

-Eric

Answer 2

Jordan,

   This is only a high level answer, and a quick guess, but if it is a locally signed private certificate you will need to chase down how to install this in the target system.  Just like you were setting up a trusted private cert for any other purpose.  I have not done this yet as I am also trying to find how to do side-loading.

Please take a look at these threads below which will lead you to some doc's that you may or may not have already read...  Either way it may increase your knowledge of side-loading.

Where to buy products keys for Non-Volume Win8 Pro Side-Loading

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w8itproinstall/thread/dc08aa18-a45a-4687-bd57-4ccb675e3ad5

Trouble finding LOB "Side-loading Product Keys

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsstore/thread/29aca16f-0818-487e-a75b-1a4a81261dd2

Hope this helps...

Tom

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