Download Windows Phone Apps -xap | Appx Files- To Pc |link|

| Source | File Type | Safety Rating | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | XAP, APPX | High (Veteran archive) | | XDA Developers Forums | Both | High (Community verified) | | Archive.org (User 'WP_Archive') | Both | High (Non-profit) | | Windows Phone Recovery Tool (offline packages) | FFU (contains APPX) | Official Microsoft |

"My PC says APPX is an unrecognized file type." Solution: APPX files are just ZIP containers. Rename .appx to .zip to extract the contents. To install, you need the Add-AppxPackage PowerShell cmdlet or the Windows Phone SDK. Download Windows Phone Apps -XAP APPX Files- to PC

However, "dead" does not mean "useless." There is a thriving preservation community dedicated to archiving (for WP7/8) and APPX files (for WP8.1/Windows 10 Mobile). The trick is learning how to download these application packages directly to your Windows PC before sideloading them onto your phone. | Source | File Type | Safety Rating