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What specific manufacturer and model phone do you have?
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What specific manufacturer and model phone do you have?

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It is a Microsoft Lumia RM-1073. &nbsp;I was assuming and hoping that if it ran Windows 10--which it does--that it would act like a normal Win10 computer. &nbsp;Not necessarily so?
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It is a Microsoft Lumia RM-1073.  I was assuming and hoping that if it ran Windows 10--which it does--that it would act like a normal Win10 computer.  Not necessarily so?

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You cannot install .EXE files on a windows phone and you can't do this on a windows mobile phone either. &nbsp;You can only use software you've installed via the Marketplace on your Windows Phone.
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You cannot install .EXE files on a windows phone and you can't do this on a windows mobile phone either.  You can only use software you've installed via the Marketplace on your Windows Phone.

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Then why is the option to Sideload apps available in the developer section of the &quot;update &amp;&nbsp;security&quot; menu.
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Then why is the option to Sideload apps available in the developer section of the "update & security" menu.

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I bought a Windows 10 phone to demo our apps, but first I need to download and install some safe, generic .exe files that run on every Win10 device I've ever used--including the Win10 laptop I'm using right now. &nbsp;But on this phone, they will download using Edge, but when I go to open the .exe, it will say &quot;This kind of file won't open on your phone.&quot; &nbsp;How can I run them? &nbsp;TIA
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I bought a Windows 10 phone to demo our apps, but first I need to download and install some safe, generic .exe files that run on every Win10 device I've ever used--including the Win10 laptop I'm using right now.  But on this phone, they will download using Edge, but when I go to open the .exe, it will say "This kind of file won't open on your phone."  How can I run them?  TIA

Windows 10 phone won't open .exe files

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.