Are you one of those that has international roots. I have great and easy tip how to download Windows 8 apps from another country, location or region on your local Windows 8 computer or tablet. Sometimes you want certain apps from another country but these apps only appear in the Windows Store of that specific country or location. But Windows 8 allows you easy to switch region and give you the availability to download the app you want. I will let you know exactly how to do this in this “How To” article.
Update: works on Surface and Windows 8 RT as well
The steps below will show you for example how to Download an only in the Dutch Windows 8 Store listed app called “Uitzending Gemist” on a United States Region Windows 8 computer or tablet.
Steps how to download a Windows 8 App from another Region, Location or Country
1. Check first if the app you want is already listed in your current Windows 8 Store.
2. First you need to know in which Region Windows 8 Store the app is listed if you can’t find it in your own Windows 8 Store. In my case the app “Uitzending Gemist” is not listed in the United States Windows 8 Store but in the Windows 8 Store of the Netherlands.
3. Hit the start button on your keyboard or tablet and type “Region“. Now switch on the right hand side of your screen to “Settings” and you will now have on the left hand side of your screen the search results of Region. Select Region (see Image below.
4. In the Region window select the “Location” tab. Click on the drop down and select the country of in which store the app you want is listed. In my case the Netherlands. After the selection hit “Apply”
5. Go back to the Windows 8 Store by tapping the start button and type Store or select the Store tile. Hover your mouse over the right top part or swipe your finger from the right side of the monitor onto the screen and select “search” Type in the name of your app select it and select “install”. Close the store by dragging down the Store windows from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen.
6. Reverse the Region and Location described in step 4. Open up the store again as described in step 4 and you will have your own Windows 8 Store back.
6. Find the app you have installed quickly by hitting the start button and tapping the tile for your app on the Start screen. The app should is fully functional.
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