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Install Microsoft To-Do without accessing the Windows Store
Can I install Microsoft To-DO without accessing the Windows Store? Currently the Windows Store is banned in my work laptop due to cooperate security policy. I had to end up using the web version, which is pretty bad at notifying. I was just wondering if I could install the windows native version without accessing the Store.
Bypass windows store and use the built in Windows solution that needs no other websites.
Open command prompt or powershell and use the following command
winget install 9NBLGGH5R558
OR
winget install "Microsoft To Do: Lists, Tasks & Reminders"
9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558Reference
Use WinGet to install and manage applications | Microsoft Learn- You can also try this:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh5r558?hl=en-au&gl=US There is an easy way to do this, you just need to use an app called alt app installer (free and open-source) then choose the app you want to install (in your case its todo app) then click select it will download and install the app for you
no need of Microsoft store or anything, unlike other methods mentioned in reply this one doesn't require you to manually download the app or run some commands all are done automatically for you.
link: https://github.com/m-jishnu/alt-app-installer/
If you are on windows 11 you should have winget (microsoft package manager).
To install Microsoft to do, open PowerShell as admin and run this command: winget install 9NBLGGH5R558note: if you don't have admin credentials, the command should run even of you run Powershell as a regular user.
9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558
note it at the end of the URL, if the ID changes, replace that with the current ID. You can figure that out by going to the Microsoft store on the web and search for the Microsoft to Do.
if you don't have winget, run this script in Powershell as admin:
$ProgressPreference='Silent'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/releases/download/v1.3.2691/Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -OutFile .\MicrosoftDesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx -OutFile Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx
Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
the script might change so please check for updates here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/
hope this helps.- Just need to highlight this option as it requires no alternative websites nor app installers and is a built in Win 10 feature. Thank you for posting the Winget command 🙂
command: winget install 9NBLGGH5R558
9NBLGGH5R558 is the ID for the To Do app: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9NBLGGH5R558- Just wanted to say THANK YOU for this! This is by far the simplest solution and it does work.
Thank you thank you thank you!
- Awesome, thank you. For me, Store and sideloading are disabled.
FYI, To Do (at least in my case) seems now to be part of Outlook, and is accessible from the navigation bar on the left edge, and can be opened in a dedicated window (like the calendar). However, the GUI differs slightly from the desktop app version of To Do.
- Is anyone else having issues installing the latest update? Please see my post: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-to-do/latest-appxbundle-not-installing-sideloading/m-p/2921010.
Xueli Tian I was able to install To Do via Sideloading, as per the How to Geek instructions. I wasn't sure what the Store web link was, but just doing a Google search for To Do and copying the link there gave it to me (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-to-do-lists-tasks-reminders/9nblggh5r558).
Once I plugged that link in at https://store.rg-adguard.net/, it gave me a long list of apps to install. I chose the one called "Microsoft.Todos_2.42.41091.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.appxbundle". Double-clicked it and clicked Install. It then installed a few prerequisites and then To Do.Works great!
- for anyone else who has made their way here as I have:
https://todo.uservoice.com/forums/597175-feature-suggestions/suggestions/34170094-make-download-outside-windows-store-availableUnable to download Microsoft to do App through an executable
Xueli Tian I am in the same boat. I want to install Microsoft To-Do but the store has been disabled enterprise wide.
I want to install Microsoft To DO, in my company is not permitted the micrososft store use, thanks for you support.
ERICK RODRIGUEZ
Go to https://store.rg-adguard.net
Also see:
https://www.howtogeek.com/285410/how-to-install-.appx-or-.appxbundle-software-on-windows-10/
Will Findlay You can go to store.rg-adguard.net and drop the to-do store link in there to extract the appx. 🙂
that's a url, so it should behave as one.
- Your organisation could deploy it to you using InTune https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/intune/apps-add
- All these people up here trying to bypass security controls, REACH OUT TO YOUR IT TEAM!! If they are blocking the store (which they should) then they can push apps from it with Intune. You dont need to by a license as the employee.
Also, thanks for the tip about adgaurd.net, blocked that domain :-). TruSane have you seen the Windows Package Manager?
Windows Package Manager | Microsoft Docs
