Windows 10 Webstore apps, how do I run them in a batch file?

Solution 1:

You can open a Windows Store ("Metro style") app by having Windows Explorer do it for you:

1. In Explorer, in the location bar, enter shell:AppsFolder.
2. Browse to the location of the app, e.g. Snip & Sketch. [On my PC, it took some time for all applications and apps to be fully displayed.]
3. Right-click on the shortcut, drag to the Desktop, and select Create link in Desktop.
4. Right-click the new link and select Properties.

5. Open Notepad, enter explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\, append the Target shown in the Properties dialog, and append to that !App. In the case of Snip & Sketch, the text in Notepad should be:

   start explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

6. Save the file with extension .bat.

Note the character before App is exclamation point (bang).