Publish your app/game to Windows and Windows Phone, even Xbox One!

1. Windows 8.1  Windows Phone 8.1  … and more!
@shahedC
WakeUpAndCode.com

2. Open Developer Account
> Certificate, Windows Store
> Store Graphics, Package
> Publish!
Windows Phone, Alt Tools

3. Tools & Technologies

4. Open Developer Account

5. Sign up for a
developer account on:
http://dev.windows.com
1. Click “Get Started”
2. Click “Sign up”

6. Follow the onscreen
instructions to
set up your
developer account

7. Create Certificate

8. Open your solution
in Visual Studio
NOTE: This example shows Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows, running on Windows 8.1

9. Open the file
“package.appxmanifest”

10. Click on
Packaging tab

11. Click on Choose
Certificate

12. Select
“Create test
Certificate…”
Click “OK”

13. Click “OK”

14. Click “Play” button to run it
NOTE: This step assumes that you’re running Windows 8.1

15. Associate with Windows Store

16. Log in with your
dev account

17. Right-click project,
… then select Store

18. Associate App with the Store…

19. Click Next to Log In
then associate your app
with the Windows Store

20. Select an existing
App Name
- OR -
Reserve a new
app name, then
select it

21. Click “Associate”

22. Create Store Graphics

23. Capture Screenshots

24. Click “OK”

25. Copy Screenshots
in the Simulator

26. Verify the screenshots in your “Pictures” folder,
“Windows Simulator” subfolder

27. Identify
placeholder
images

28. Edit or replace these images with your own

29. Create and Certify Package

30. Create App Packages…

31. Click “Next” to Proceed
(log in if necessary)

32. … then, click “Next”
Select an existing
App Name

33. … then, click “Create”
Observe the
AppPackages
location

34. Launch
Windows App
Certification Kit

35. Allow the
tool to
gather info

36. Verify that
all tests are
selected

37. Verify that
all tests are
selected
… then, click “Next”

38. Allow the
tool to
run validation

39. If the
Overall Result
says FAILED,
view the results
to fix issues
Click “Finish”
NOTE: Repeat these steps after fixing issues, to submit your app.

40. If the
Overall Result
says PASSED,
you can proceed
Click “Finish”

41. Publish Package

42. … click “Edit” for your App
In the Dashboard of the
Windows Dev Center…

43. Follow the instructions
to fill out the remaining
information about your app

44. Once all the
information
has been
entered, and
the package
has been
uploaded...
… the “Submit for certification” button
will be enabled for you to click on

45. Windows Phone 8

46. Right-click
your WP8 package
file, view code

47. Manually add a
Publisher value to
<Identity> section,
Prefixed by “CN=“
e.g. “CN=MyGameStudio”
NOTE: this is a workaround for a bug that may cause Publisher to be missing.

48. Right-click the Windows Phone project,
… then click “Set as StartUp Project”

49. Click the “Play” button
to run your app
in the WP8 Emulator

50. Perform additional steps, similar to Windows 8 publishing:
• Associate App with the Store
• Create App Packages…
Associate App with the Store
Create App Packages…

51. Go to the Dashboard on http://dev.windowsphone.com to submit your app

52. Follow the instructions
to fill out the remaining
information about your app

53. Once all the
information
has been
entered, and
the package
has been
uploaded…
… the “Review and Submit” button
will be enabled for you to click on

54. Alternative Tools

55. App Studio
• Link: https://appstudio.windows.com/

56. App Studio Tutorial
• Link: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/24933.create-a-universal-application-
with-windows-app-studio.aspx

59. More information:
• Index Page: http://WakeUpAndCode.com/construct2
• Exporting & Publishing: http://wakeupandcode.com/construct-2-exporting-and-publishing-to-web-
windows-8-and-windows-phone-8/

60. More Information
• Index Page: http://WakeUpAndCode.com/unity
• Universal Apps in Unity: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/08/07/introducing-universal-windows-
applications-in-unity/

61. What About Xbox One?

62. http://xbox.com/id
http://facebook.com/groups/XboxOneIndieDevs
http://tinyurl.com/idxboxfaq

64. Email: shchowd@microsoft.com  Twitter: @shahedC