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I have my WPF application developed. I want to deploy it and handle the updates every time I create new version.So I am thinking of pushing my WPF app to windows store.

In WPF I am using some windows desktop specific API's that are not supported in UWP apps anymore for example System.Diagnostics.Process.

Is there a way to publish my wpf application to windows store to manage deployment and upgrades?

Edit for possible duplicate:

This is different question because I have several .exe files downloaded from my wpf app and I want to launch then from my wpf app. (You can think of this wpf app as Steam or Facebook Gameroom ). And from several resources I came to conclusion UWP apps wont be able to achieve that functionality.(here)

Thanks :)

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  • Have you tried *googling* for this? There is a lot of information and guidance by Microsoft – Panagiotis Kanavos Apr 07 '17 at 11:36
  • Check [Desktop to UWP Bridge](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/porting/desktop-to-uwp-root) – Panagiotis Kanavos Apr 07 '17 at 11:38
  • yeah currently I am looking at it `Desktop App Converter (Desktop to UWP Bridge)`. Won't there be any problem if I use `Process`. – djkpA Apr 07 '17 at 11:41
  • You'll have to try it. *Why* do you want to use `Process` anyway? What are you trying to do? Some things have no meaning for store applications – Panagiotis Kanavos Apr 07 '17 at 11:45
  • I need to launch external .exe files. So I am using `Process` here. Because it came out for me that I wont be able to run/launch external .exe files in UWP apps – djkpA Apr 07 '17 at 11:49
  • Read this: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/projects/campaigns/desktop-bridge#Publish – mm8 Apr 07 '17 at 11:50
  • *Why* do you want to launch external processes at all? Can you imagine a *phone app* launching processes? What are you trying to do? Anyway, this has already been answered – Panagiotis Kanavos Apr 07 '17 at 11:56
  • May be u didn't understand my question.Could you please read my question. I didn't mention I was trying to deploy it to phone. Its a WPF app(desktop app). Just to manage deployment and upgrades I am trying to publish it through windows store. – djkpA Apr 07 '17 at 11:59
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    That's entirely different question. I have several .exe files downloaded from my wpf app and I want to launch then from my wpf app. (You can think of this wpf app as Steam or Facebook Gameroom ) – djkpA Apr 07 '17 at 12:02
  • @Default It's not a duplicate question! Connected question answer is not about problem of that question. Please remove that sign. I'm also searching for an answer for this question. Don't want to create another possible dup. – Mikolaytis Dec 18 '17 at 16:28
  • @Panagiotis-Kanavos It's not a duplicate question! Connected question answer is not about problem of that question. Please remove that sign. I'm also searching for an answer for this question. Don't want to create another possible dup. – Mikolaytis Dec 18 '17 at 16:28
  • @Mikolaytis the original was. The question was about `Process` and the store. Only UWP applications can be published at the store. The edit, everything from `Edit for possible duplicate:` downwards shows an attempt to hijack the store and treat it as a zip deployment mechanism, with process launching used to run the actual installers. That's not what the store is or how it works. – Panagiotis Kanavos Dec 19 '17 at 08:17
  • @Mikolaytis even after the edit, what the OP describes is a package manager, not Windows Store. There are duplicate questions about this too – Panagiotis Kanavos Dec 19 '17 at 08:22

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