windows-itpro-docs/windows/application-management/sideload-apps-in-windows-10.md

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Sideload LOB apps in Windows 10 (Windows 10)	Sideload line-of-business apps in Windows 10.	C46B27D0-375B-4F7A-800E-21595CF1D53D		dansimp	dansimp	w10	deploy	library	mobile	msfttracyp	05/20/2019

Sideload LOB apps in Windows 10

Applies to

• Windows 10
• Windows 10 Mobile

Note

As of Windows Insider Build 18956, sideloading is enabled by default. Now, you can deploy a signed package onto a device without a special configuration.

"Line-of-Business" (LOB) apps are present in a wide range of businesses and organizations. Organizations value these apps because they solve problems unique to each business.

When you sideload an app, you deploy a signed app package to a device. You maintain the signing, hosting, and deployment of these apps. Sideloading was also available with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

In Windows 10, sideloading is different than in earlier versions of Windows:

• You can unlock a device for sideloading using an enterprise policy, or through Settings

• License keys are not required

• Devices do not have to be joined to a domain

Requirements

Here's what you'll need to have:

• Devices need to be unlocked for sideloading (unlock policy enabled)

• Certificate assigned to app

• Signed app package

And here's what you'll need to do:

• Turn on sideloading - you can push a policy with an MDM provider, or you can use Settings.

• Trust the app - import the security certificate to the local device.

• Install the app - use PowerShell to install the app package.

How do I sideload an app on desktop

You can sideload apps on managed or unmanaged devices.

Important

To install an app on Windows 10, in addition to following these procedures, users can also double-click any APPX/MSIX package.

To turn on sideloading for managed devices

• Deploy an enterprise policy.

To turn on sideloading for unmanaged devices

1. Open Settings.

2. Click Update & Security > For developers.

3. On Use developer features, select Sideload apps.

To import the security certificate

1. Open the security certificate for the appx package, and select Install Certificate.

2. On the Certificate Import Wizard, select Local Machine.

3. Import the certificate to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities folder.

   -OR-

   You can use a runtime provisioning package to import a security certificate. For information about applying a provisioning package to a Windows 10 device, see runtime instructions on Build and apply a provisioning package.

To install the app

• From the folder with the appx package, run the PowerShell Add-AppxPackage command to install the appx package.

How do I sideload an app on mobile

You can sideload apps on managed or unmanaged devices.

To turn on sideloading for a managed device

• Deploy an enterprise policy.

To turn on sideloading for unmanaged devices

1. Open Settings.

2. Click Update & Security > For developers.

3. On Use developer features, select Sideload apps.

To import the security certificate for managed devices

1. Open the security certificate for the appx package, and select Install Certificate.

2. On the Certificate Import Wizard, select Local Machine.

3. Import the certificate to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities folder.

To import the security certificate for unmanaged devices

• You can use a runtime provisioning package to import a security certificate. For information about applying a provisioning package to a Windows 10 mobile device, see runtime instructions on Build and apply a provisioning package.

To install the app

• From an email, tap a xap, appx, or appx bundle package.

  -OR-

  With your mobile device tethered to a desktop, click a xap, appx, or appx bundle package from the files system to install the app.