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November 19, 2019 01:19
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Detect if MS Store app is installed
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// Companion to: https://blog.mjfnet.com/2019/11/15/How-to-detect-if-a-Microsoft-Store-app-is-Installed/ | |
public static bool IsAppAlreadyInstalled(string FullPackageFamilyName) | |
{ | |
var oPkgManager = new PackageManager(); | |
bool result = false; | |
try | |
{ | |
//If 1st parameter is string.Empty, the packages are retrieved for the current user. | |
Package oPkg = oPkgManager.FindPackageForUser(string.Empty, FullPackageFamilyName); | |
result = oPkg != null; | |
} | |
catch (ArgumentException syse) | |
{ | |
Debug.WriteLine("Parameter Exception: Check Package full name argument for correct pattern. X.a_N.X.X.0x64__N"); | |
return result; | |
} | |
catch (UnauthorizedAccessException syse) | |
{ | |
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(syse.Message)) | |
{ | |
if (syse.Message.IndexOf("Access is denied", StringComparison.CurrentCulture) >= 0) | |
{ | |
Debug.WriteLine("Access denied"); | |
return result; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
catch (Exception ex) | |
{ | |
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ex.Message)) | |
Debug.WriteLine(@"Exception: {0}", ex.Message); | |
return result; | |
} | |
return result; | |
} | |
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) | |
{ | |
// Sample code: This should return 'access denied' since this will not exist on your machine | |
var res = IsAppAlreadyInstalled("57012MikeFrancis.TrialTest123_1.66.5.0_x64__08pddan6qgabc"); | |
} |
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