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If an application didn’t meet the Windows Store’s guidelines, you just couldn’t install it or distribute it to users. In Windows 8, those new apps - named Metro apps at the time, and then Modern apps, Windows 8-style apps, immersive UI apps, and finally Store apps - could only be installed from the Windows Store. This is a huge turnaround from Windows 8. RELATED: How To Sideload Modern Apps on Windows 8 How Microsoft Restricted Sideloading on Windows 8 No longer is Microsoft’s new development environment restricted only to software that fits the Windows Store’s policies. If Microsoft decides they don’t want to allow emulators, BitTorrent clients, controversial games, or many of the other apps that are blocked on iOS and not allowed in the Google Play Store on Android, you can get those apps from outside the Store. In other words, MIcrosoft has designed this option to let any PC user install apps from outside the Windows Store. The official MSDN article on the subject mentions that “You can enable a device for development, or just sideloading.” To clarify, it says that “Sideloading is installing and then running or testing an app that has not been certified by the Windows store.” Microsoft also warns that “If you sideload apps, you should still only install apps from trusted sources.” Never mind the wording of the Settings application, which insists that “these settings are intended for development use only.” If there was any doubt, Microsoft does say this option is intended for average Windows users who just want to sideload apps from outside the Windows Store. Yes, Microsoft Allows App Sideloading for Personal Use That’s your choice, and you accept the risks from doing so.

You’re getting applications from outside the curated, safe app store environment.

However, it’s the same risk you face when you download traditional Windows desktop programs from the Internet.