Support windows store apps

hainproject / hain

An 'alt+space' launcher for Windows, built with Electron

http://hainproject.github.io/hain/

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Support windows store apps #160

Open YannBrrd opened 8 years ago

YannBrrd commented 8 years ago

Hello,

It would be goof that Hain supports windows store apps. For exemple, it does not launch twitter on my config.

Thanks.

appetizermonster commented 8 years ago

I researched how hain supports windows store apps before. but I haven't found a way to make it. anyone have an idea?

FreaKzero commented 8 years ago

The Problem is that WindowsApps are owned by a User which is called "TrustedInstaller" and very often the .exe Files have quite funny names.

The next Problem is that you cant execute this .exe files just in the Folder when SmartScreen is enabled - even when you change the permissions of the folder with your local administrator and start for example the twitter app (what i tried) SmartScreen wont let you go further - windows seems to use another method to execute this apps.

joncostello commented 8 years ago

So the workaround for now is similar to this for launchy. Here are the steps to save you a click:

Open file explorer
Copy this: %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
Paste it in the explorer address bar
It should(did for me) show all your apps from windows store
Scroll down to Twitter(or whatever you want), right click and choose "Create Shortcut"
It will say it can't make a shortcut here, and put it on your desktop instead.
At this point it will work(as long as you have Hain searching Desktop), but I hate things on my desktop so...
Create a folder somewhere(I did C:\shortcuts) and move the shortcuts there. Then have hain search that directory. It crashed when I did it recursively(I think it follows the shortcut like a folder?), but once I added it as non recursive it's worked.

vischlatter commented 8 years ago

@joncostello Works like a charm. Thanks for the hint.

Acuf5928 commented 7 years ago

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cpriest commented 7 years ago

Related to #213

TobiasDev commented 6 years ago

I would also love to see this as even the Windows Settings apps is now counted as an UWP. :( I sadly don't know a solution directly, but I know that another launcher (getwox.com), managed to add it. Not sure how, but I would love to see this in Hain.