for school pcs - how to install almost any app from microsoft store without access

[Inglan2]

Method 1 - winget

open cmd and type winget search [name of app to install]
you should get an output of this:

if that works, use winget install --id [id of app from results]

Method 2 - appx

if that doesnt work use https://github.com/inglan2/appx-downloader on gitpod or codespaces. Instructions are in the repo

Tip:
to check if your school has any monitoring software, press ctrl+shift+esc (if nothing happens they probably blocked task manager). then push more info and then scroll and if you see something like rapid7, ninjaone or anything that doesnt look windowsy its probably monitoring software. you can google it to double check

[S-PScripts]

my school banned the settings app on the school computers (not our chromebooks) so it's likely that's banned too

[helloIlovegimkit]

you forgot another - in -id it should be --id not -id

[catfoolyou]

I get this error:

The installer will request to run as administrator, expect a prompt.
An unexpected error occurred while executing the command:
0x8007029c : An assertion failure has occurred.

The "this app is blocked by admin" windows pops up as well

[helloIlovegimkit]

yeah there's no patch for the "This app is blocked by admin" if I try to install smth like roblox it's actually blocked since I'm pretty sure they block all the connection services that roblox needs to roblox

[Inglan2]

you forgot another - in -id it should be --id not -id

fixed

The installer will request to run as administrator, expect a prompt.

This is because the app isnt from the microsoft store. in the source column find one that says msstore

[Inglan2]

or try method 2

[helloIlovegimkit]

Method 1 - winget

open cmd and type winget search [name of app to install] you should get an output of this: if that works, use winget install --id [id of app from results]

Method 2 - appx

if that doesnt work use https://github.com/inglan2/appx-downloader on gitpod or codespaces. Instructions are in the repo

Tip: to check if your school has any monitoring software, press ctrl+shift+esc (if nothing happens they probably blocked task manager). then push more info and then scroll and if you see something like rapid7, ninjaone or anything that doesnt look windowsy its probably monitoring software. you can google it to double check

You could though your school/district has to be stupid to let you (mine is) you can download python and use git works for me because my school's security is idiotic

[helloIlovegimkit]

For python you have to add it to PATH and if your school is stupid enough (mine is) to let you just access the school's own account then yea you could maybe add it to PATH, though at that point just use the winget method

[Inglan2]

our school has python installed but we cant use git. we have all the monitoring software and the computers are slow asf. maybe the chromebooks are better...