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## Windows 10 Mobile
Download the .appx or .appxbundle under AppPackages/KiwixWebApp_0.x.x.x_[AnyCPU]_Test/ and save it in
your downloads folder, or other accessible folder, on the phone. Enable Developer mode on your device
(Settings / Updates and security / For developers). Open the File Explorer on the phone, navigate
to the downloads folder and tap the KiwixWebApp bundle. You will be asked if you wish to install,
but it then installs silently in the background. Be patient: it can take a minute or so for the Kiwix
icon to appear in the All Apps list. You will also need to download a ZIM file to use with the app
(see below).
your downloads folder, or other accessible folder, on the phone. Instead of one of the packages above,
you may prefer to use an .appxbundle from https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases (they are
the same). Enable Developer mode on your device (Settings / Updates and security / For developers).
Open the File Explorer on the phone, navigate to the downloads folder and tap the KiwixWebApp bundle.
You will be asked if you wish to install, but it then installs silently in the background. Be patient:
it can take a minute or so for the Kiwix icon to appear in the All Apps list. You will also need to download
a ZIM file to use with the app (see below).
## Windows 10 Tablet / PC
You may be able to use the built-in App Installer. If the build is signed (builds intended for the
Microsoft Store) and you have Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, then download the .appx or .appxbundle
under AppPackages/KiwixWebApp_0.x.x.x_[AnyCPU]_Test/ and save it in your downloads folder, or other
accessible folder. Open the folder, right-click the file and select "Open". The installer should load
and allow you to install the app.
accessible folder. Instead of one of the packages above, you may prefer to use an .appxbundle from
https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases (they are the same). Open the folder, right-click the
file and select "Open". The installer should load and allow you to install the app.
If the above procedure fails, or for unsigned builds, then you will need to sideload with the PowerShell
script. First turn on Developer mode: Settings / Update and security / For developers. Download the full
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Alternatively, you can download files from http://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages on a regular
PC. The single non-indexed ZIM files work best. However, if you plan to store your ZIM file on an SD card
formatted as FAT32, you will only be able to use the split files (.zimaa, .zimab, etc.) in the pre-indexed
archives. If your SD card is formatted as exFAT or NTFS, you can use either, but single file is easiest.
archives. If your SD card is formatted as exFAT or NTFS, you can use either, but single file is easiest.