Start PowerShell, switch to your Desktop using cd
and use the command Get-AppxPackage
to view all installed UWP apps and its data. We'll gonna pipe the output of that command to a .txt
file using >
, so we can easily search in it later.
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PS C:\\Users\\tobimori> cd Desktop
PS C:\\Users\\tobimori\\Desktop> Get-AppxPackage > packages.txt
PS C:\\Users\\tobimori\\Desktop>
Now open the packages.txt we created previously with a text editor of your choice and search for the name of the UWP app you want to start. An entry will look similar this:
Name : 28017CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB
Publisher : CN=04797BBC-C7BB-462F-9B66-331C81E27C0E
Architecture : X86
ResourceId :
Version : 8.0.0.0
PackageFullName : 28017CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB_8.0.0.0_x86__v826wp6bftszj
InstallLocation : C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\28017CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB_8.0.0.0_x86__v826wp6bftszj
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : 28017CharlesMilette.TranslucentTB_v826wp6bftszj
PublisherId : v826wp6bftszj
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable : False
Dependencies : {Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.27810.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Store
Status : Ok
To start an app with Stream Deck's built-in System: Open
, add that action to your canvas and set the App / File
property to the following:
explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\\<replace-with-PackageFamilyName>!App
Make sure to replace <replace-with-PackageFamilyName>
with the PackageFamilyName
from the previously generated text file.
To start an app with Advanced Launcher, select the wonderful Windows Explorer from your C:/Windows/
folder (or on whatever drive you installed Windows) and set the Arguments
property to the following:
shell:appsFolder\\<replace-with-PackageFamilyName>!App
Make sure to replace <replace-with-PackageFamilyName>
with the PackageFamilyName
from the previously generated text file.
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