Cannot open appx when download app from Windows Store

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I'm using fiddler as proxy to get download URL of Windows Store apps.

Most of the time after catching URL, download appx/appxbundle and open it, windows show error 'Cannot open appx/appxbundle file'.

When I want to open appx using WinRar, faced with error 'Unknown format or damaged'. also i checked the error in Windows Powershell and see error 0x80073cf0.

I'm pretty sure, appx file downloaded completely but why cannot install app.

windows-store-apps
fiddler
windows-10-mobile
windows-store
appx
asked on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2017 by Sara.J • edited Mar 8, 2017 by tausun

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APPX files downloaded from the store are encrypted so you can't just download an app and extract it's contents. This is just a part of the various mechanisms in place to protect the Intellectual Property of the those creating and releasing apps.

answered on Stack Overflow Mar 8, 2017 by Matt Lacey

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