Windows 8 How to download apps from Windows 8 Store which aren’t available in your country/region

There are dozens of the apps in Store which are not available globally or their features differ from other regions. There is no way to get that app in your region but, you can set change your region to some other which will let you download the app.

Before proceeding further, lets talk about the limitations about the trick of changing the region.

1. You may be able to download the app but, you might not get the app services in your area if, they are not available in your country
2. You may not be able to use the app in your PC due to the language problems

Now, if you still think you want to get the apps outside your region then, follow the instructions below to change your region.Instructions:

Method 1- Configuring the Store preferences

You can try changing your Store app settings which should work and they also did for me.

• First of all, open up the Store.
• Once opened, go to ‘Settings‘ by pressing ‘Windows key + C‘ and then, selecting ‘Settings‘.
• Your ‘Settings‘ Charm will open. Here select ‘Preferences‘.
• Your Store Preferences will open. Here you should see two options with switches.

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• Turn both of them ‘off‘ by moving the switches to the left side.
• Close the Store app and re-open it. Now, you should have the apps which weren’t available previously.

If the above method doesn’t work and you still think that the apps are not appearing in Store then, you can change your PC region.

Disclaimer: Use this method on your own risk. Some features of your PC might not work after changing your region

Open up ‘Control Panel‘

• Control Panel will open on desktop. Here select ‘Clock, Language and Region‘ if, you have the Category view or select ‘Region‘ if, you have icons view.