side loading - Sideloading on Windows 8.1 Pro Update
2014-07
DavidB
I am interested in enabling sideloading for Windows 8.1 Pro Update so that I can develop apps without needing a license and can also install any app. I have gone to the Group Policy Editor and set both Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / App Package Deployment / Allow development of Windows Store apps without installing a developer license and Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / App Package Deployment / Allow all trusted apps to install to Enabled, but even after doing so I am being asked to install a developer license when I launch Visual Studio and whenever I try to launch an app that I am making. I thought that perhaps restarting the computer would fix this issue, but it hasn't.
What's the problem? How can I enable sideloading?
pate
Updating Windows 8 Pro x64 to 8.1 Pro RTM* fails with error code 0xC000000e on my 13" Macbook Air 2012 running Windows 8 Pro natively. The Windows 8.1 ISO is located on a secondary Windows partition. Could the location of the ISO be the cause of the error? Should I burn my ISO to a USB for it to work?
I have been unable to install any other Windows updates due to faulty Apple Multitouch drivers as detailed here. Buggy Intel GPU drivers are causing my Macbook to crash once or twice per day, but I can't upgrade them due to the Multitouch issue. As a developer this is driving me crazy, so any help would be most appreciated.
*I have early access to Windows 8.1 RTM builds because I am on BizSpark. This is not 8.1 Preview.
Yes, I know I'm a masochist for running Windows on a Macbook Air.
