Is there a free way to distribute free apps for Windows 8?

Question

I am considering developing a free non-enterprise application for Windows 8. I would like to be able to distribute it without any fees from myself or from users. (Please, not that I am not asking about Windows 7-style desktop applications.)

From the Microsoft Community , it seems that the only way to distribute these types of applications is to use the Windows Store. In fact, since the term, metro is deleted, it seems to me that one of the replacement phrases is Windows Store Apps, which clearly implies a strong connection with the Windows Store.

The store license agreement appears to support the distribution of free apps. However, I also read that there is no (on an ongoing basis) free use of the store as a developer. (For example, this .) Microsoft does offer some “free” methods for doing this, but they seem to be freshman — free subscriptions that still require credit card information for years to come.

I have already reviewed and reviewed the following questions about this:

• How to distribute compiled Windows 8 Metro applications without the Windows Store?
  • This question appears in the context of using the pre-release version of Windows 8 before the store was available.
• How to install a Windows 8 application without sending it to storage
  • This seems to be related to corporate users and applications.

How can I distribute a free application for Windows 8 without paying a Windows Store developer account?

Answer 1

You can not. Distributing applications to the Windows store requires a store account; however, there are programs in which such a cost ($ 49 per year for an individual developer) is absorbed, for example, MSDN and BizSpark subscriptions.

Saving the download (as mentioned in the first link you provided) remains possible, but requires (and automatically provides) a free developer account to run it.

Answer 2

Sorting.

What you do is go to the "Shop" menu and click "create storage package." When he asks you if you want to create something for the store, you will click no .

You will be presented with a directory containing a .sh1 script that you can use to install the application.

The disadvantage is that it requires corporate windows or a (free) developer license. So this is not an adequate general population.

Now, I have to point out that .EXE still works fine in the old way. There is only an obstacle if you mean modern user interface applications.