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Developer license required for sideloading metro app?


Is it required to have a developer license on the target machine to be able to sideload metro apps? What if the user does not want/have a developer license (live id)? How do I get around it other than submitting the app to the store? Also, does the machine need to be joined to the domain to be able to sideloadthe app?


Solution

  • This Microsoft resource resumes it nicely: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852635.aspx; in short unless you use Windows 8 Enterprise and are in a domain, the only way to sideloading is using a developer license.