Skip to content

How does it work? #77

Closed Locked Answered by BrianLima
zuldero asked this question in Q&A
Discussion options

You must be logged in to vote

Hi @zuldero , this app does not mess with the trusted installer at all, it uses an oficial Windows API to load a list of IDs and names of the UWP apps and games installed on your computer, via the Get-AppxPackageManifest powershell function, contained in our GetAUMID Script, later, by calling the ApplicationActivationManager ActivateApplication C# function using the ID of the requested application, we can launch the application without even touching the permissions system in the computer.

For many people, actually UWPHook was the first way add Windows store games to Steam that actually work, because it does not need to mess with security measures in the system.

If this answer is enough, y…

Replies: 2 comments

Comment options

You must be logged in to vote
0 replies
Answer selected by zuldero
Comment options

You must be logged in to vote
0 replies
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment
Category
Q&A
2 participants