Please add Windows 10 App Support

[ripberger]

Please add Windows 10 App Support. The Calculator can be opened because it is a .exe but all other !App types cant be opened like the Camera app. This would be a really nice feature!

[fiveseven808]

Interesting! I never thought about this. I couldn't seem to find much information doing simple searches. Could you tell me where the Camera app is located, and what the extension is? I don't seem to find anything for !App. Once I can figure out how it gets launched I can build it into the program :)

[ripberger]

If you paste this link into the address bar of the file explorer you see all installed programms/Apps.
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
You can create a shortcut on the desktop and view the location:
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsCamera_2016.1215.40.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
I think this folder can be accessed without extra permissions but the WindowsApps folder is protected. But here is a nice step by step tutorial to unlock it: https://www.maketecheasier.com/access-windowsapps-folder-windows-10/
In the camera folder there is a WindowsCamera.exe, but if you start it there is a warning, that it can only be executed in an windows app container...

[fiveseven808]

Very interesting!

According to this thread: https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=9092

It seems that you might be able to launch the app through the shortcut of the app. Can you try to create a shortcut and stick it somewhere, then point the dash button thing to that shortcut? I know it's not ideal, but it might be the easiest way to go about doing so at the moment.

[fiveseven808]

Hey, were you able to get this resolved?

[ripberger]

Sorry for the late reply.
That is exactly what I tried in my first attempt. But it only results in an "Fatal Error".