Sideload Apps

I have the adapter and played with the dashboard a few years ago and haven't done much with it since. When I first ran the program, I got a message that said I had to uninstall it and reinstall it before I got started again. Then, I got another message that said it would run better if I downloaded and sideloaded the app.

I have been installing apps on PCs from before they were called apps and Windows had been invented, so I have a passing familiarity with computers. I downloaded and unzipped the program. There were no executable files, and reading the 'Getting Started' document, I read that I am supposed to 'Run with Powershell', the install.ps1 file.

I followed the instructions. When I right clicked and selected the file, a Powershell window opened, then immediately closed. There was no activity and there were no prompts. Did I do something wrong, has Powershell changed with Windows 11 or is something else going on?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Works fine on my Windows 11 computer. Did you unzip the file and are you logged in as Administrator?

Yes and Yes. I changed the security policy to allow the script to run. Then it complained that the security certificate wasn't installed. I manually installed the security certificate and ran Install.ps1 again. Here are the results. Can't really say this is user friendly. I don't know what the next step is.

PS C:\bluefire_apps_sideload> .\Install.ps1
Found bundle: C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Apps.Windows_9.7.200.0_x86_x64_arm_Sideload.appxbundle
                                                                                                                        Installing app...                                                                                                       Found dependency package(s):                                                                                            C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x86\Microsoft.NET.CoreFramework.Debug.2.2.appx                                   C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x86\Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.2.appx                                           C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x86\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.4.appx                                                   C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x86\Microsoft.VCLibs.x86.14.00.appx                                              C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.CoreFramework.Debug.2.2.appx                                   C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.2.appx                                           C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2.appx                                      C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2.appx                                        C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.4.appx
C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Dependencies\x64\Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.appx
Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, Package failed updates, dependency or conflict
validation.

Windows cannot install package BlueFireLLC.BlueFireApps_9.7.200.0_x64__ek8nz1bbcv50e because package
Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.2_2.2.31331.1_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe was provided but not used. This could be because package
BlueFireLLC.BlueFireApps_9.7.200.0_x64__ek8nz1bbcv50e does not depend on
Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.2_2.2.31331.1_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe. Only the packages that package
BlueFireLLC.BlueFireApps_9.7.200.0_x64__ek8nz1bbcv50e depends on can be installed.

NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 63a396c8-2383-0003-6ae9-61648323d901 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 63a396c8-2383-0003-6ae9-61648323d901

At C:\bluefire_apps_sideload\Add-AppDevPackage.ps1:487 char:13
+             Add-AppxPackage -Path $DeveloperPackagePath.FullName -Dep ...
+             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (C:\bluefire_app...load.appxbundle:String) [Add-AppxPackage], IOException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand

Error: Could not install the app.
Press Enter to continue...:

See the Getting Started document's 'Side Loading' section for a possible fix to this issue.

https://bluefire-llc.com/store/getting-started-document

I'm having the same issue, right click on Install.ps1 with power shell, a box opens up for a split second then disappears. Tried multiple fixes for power shell not working but still no success.

I had no issues installing app with my Surface GO 1st Gen in windows 10.

Windows 11
Surface GO 3

Logged into Windows as Admin

Thanks.

I finally found a solution that worked for me...

Opened up Power Shell in windows as Administrator.

Entered this...
"set-executionpolicy remotesigned"

Closed power shell, then installed "Install.ps1" as usual...

Then it worked.

This seems to be a security setting. Hopefully I don't get a virus now...though don't care because was able to run Bluefire now.