Is there a way I can convert .exe file to .appxupload file(Windows Store)?

[yhsim27]

Hi everyone,

I built one program with LabVIEW application builder,

and I wanted to upload to the Windows Store, but I failed.

Windows Store want me to upload my program as .appx or .appxupload format.

At last, I found that I should use Visual Studio, but I could not find the way I can convert my .exe format program to the format they want.

Is there anybody know how to do this.?

Since I am only familier with the visional coding program like a LabVIEW, it is quite hard to use C++ base coding program..,/

Please somebody help!

[RavensFan]

No.

[rolfk]

More extended answer:

An app store application needs to be a real .Net application. Even if you limit its distribution to x86 desktop systems, because of some binary x86 module that it uses through an unmanaged interface. LabVIEW creates x86 binary Win32 executable format files. They are completely incompatible for the restricted .Net runtime environment that the Windows RT execution system provides.

It's the Microsoft way of forcing application developers into creating Windows RT compatible applications to boost their app store ecosystem and provide an incentive for their Windows Mobile platform which only supports the Windows RT environment (and on most devices runs on ARM CPUs which can't handle x86 compiled code at all).

[yhsim27]

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation.

It's a bit sad though, it helps me a lot. T.T

Thank you everyone.

[Fred_V]

Just FYI: Microsoft has a tool for converting existing .NET or Win32 applications to a format suitable for the Windows 10 Store.

Desktop App Converter

I haven't tried it with a LabVIEW-built app (or installer), but it worked well with a WPF/Silverlight app that I tried recently, so it's worth a shot.