Where is the executable file of Windows Store application?

Is there any EXE file, associated with Windows Store?

Dims

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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This is the store exe: C:\Windows\WinStore\WSHost.exe

magicandre1981

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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No there is not. They are .appx files, which are really just zip files. However inside the .appx there is no exe either.

Scott Chamberlain

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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So, Store app is represented by .appx file then? – Dims – 2013-11-28T04:09:39.187

The application that runs the store is a exe, but programs that you download from the store are .appx – Scott Chamberlain – 2013-11-28T17:43:26.923

For me it's here:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_2015.25.24.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WinStore.Mobile.exe

TorsoReaper

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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1The location is going to be different for most people - the last bit of the folder name is randomly generated. – Mikey T.K. – 2016-02-09T23:21:13.287

2I think the down-vote for this answer is a bit unfair as @TorsoReaper did say, "For me it's here". Also, The folder name is not randomly generated, but actually dictated by the current Windows update. So the Store application directory should begin with "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsStore_". – Anthony Walsh – 2016-02-11T12:43:47.613

this is for Windows 10, the question is tagged for Windows 8 and here the answer is wrong and useless – magicandre1981 – 2019-04-24T13:34:35.490

I just had a quick look in the windows directory - C:\Windows\WinStore exists and there is an exe in there, but I am fairly sure the store is an appx style program, which shouldn't have an exe associated with it.

warfy

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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Of course there is a process for this app... It's called WinStore.App.Exe

In case it's open and you wanna close it, all you have to do is: taskkill -f -im WinStore.App.Exe

Derli Campos

Posted 2013-11-27T22:17:00.730

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