Win10 application default installation location modification method Win10 application default installation location how to modify

                                                                                                                                                                                         In the Windows 8 system, the Windows Store app is limited to being installed on the C drive. Originally, the C drive space will not be allocated too much, which will be sad reminder. In Win10, the default installation location of the application can be customized to modify the location, and the following is a small series to bring you to understand.
How to install the application to other partitions
Method 1:
Open the settings ——system——save, you will see the "Save Location" setting on the right side, here you can Settings install the app to other partitions, even mobile storage devices (including mobile hard drives or USB sticks), but not to network
drives.

This feature does not require you to format the selected partition, so the original files in the partition can be retained. However, for insurance reasons, you should back up your own files. If you choose to install to a mobile storage device, when you disconnect the mobile storage device, the application installed on the mobile device will not open, but the system will still work normally. After reconnecting the mobile storage device, the application can be restored. When you choose to install the app to another partition, the system will automatically create three new folders in the partition: one of the folders with the same name as your computer
, used to save the user profile, the other two files The folders are WindowsApps and WpSystem, WindowsApps is used to save application files, and WpSystem is used to save application-related data. You can open these folders to view the files.

In the WindowsApps folder, the files are encrypted, so if you install the app to a mobile storage device, you don't have to worry about this data loss if the device is lost. However, the saved user configuration folder is not encrypted. It is still a preview version and may be encrypted in subsequent versions.

Method 2: Step 1, open the registry editor, the method is: open the start menu, left click to run, after the run dialog box, enter regedit

Step 2, find registration Table HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion Step 3, on the right side you can find the project with the value of ProgramFilesDir, the default value data is "C:Program Files", change this value to the path you need to set, such as "D" :Program Files”, then make sure to quit the Registry Editor

After changing the application installation location, only new apps will be installed to the new location and the installed apps will not be automatically transferred. This feature is very useful for Windows tablets with only 32GB of storage space, users can finally install the application to an external storage device such as an SD card.