Need to detect installed MS store apps and create corresponding game-id and get possible meta data including pictures.

Question

Hi
I need to detect installed MS store apps and create corresponding game-id and get possible meta data including pictures using c#.
can you please suggest me.

Answer 1

Store apps are installed in "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps"
You can list them but I don't see how to identify games (also "shell:Games" has been removed)

To list apps :

// Add reference to : "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\UnionMetadata\Windows.winmd"

Add at beginning :

using Windows.Management.Deployment;

Test :

// Needs "requireAdministrator" in Manifest file
PackageManager packageManager = new PackageManager();
IEnumerable<Windows.ApplicationModel.Package> packages = packageManager.FindPackages();
int nCpt = 0;
foreach (var package in packages)
{
    try
    {
        string sInstalledLocation = package.InstalledLocation.Path;
        string sSignatureKind = package.SignatureKind.ToString();
        if (sInstalledLocation.Contains("WindowsApps") && sSignatureKind == "Store" && package.IsFramework == false)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Package n°{0}", nCpt);
            //Console.WriteLine("\tId Name {0}", package.Id.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("\tDisplay Name : {0}", package.DisplayName);
            Console.WriteLine("\tFamily : {0}", package.Id.FamilyName);
            Console.WriteLine("\tLogo : {0}", package.Logo.ToString());
            nCpt += 1;
        }                   
    }
    catch (System.Exception ex)
    {
    } 
}