Install test app on surface hub

Question

Is it possible to install an UWP test app on the surface hub, without going through the store, and without Visual Studio?

My client wants to demo the unfinished application, so I can't publish it to the store. I also don't have a Surface Hub device yet...

I already have an .appxbundle package, that is signed and can be deployed on mobile phones and other PCs without the store by installing the certificate and then installing the .appxbundle.

Is this possible?

Answer 1

To install test apps on Surface Hub, you can refer to Install apps on your Microsoft Surface Hub, especially the Develop and test apps section.

Firstly, you need turn on developer mode:

1. From your Surface Hub, start Settings.
2. Type the device admin credentials when prompted.
3. Navigate to Update & security > For developers.
4. Select Developer mode and accept the warning prompt.

Then you can deploy your app with either Visual Studio or Provisioning package.

Visual Studio

During development, the easiest way to test your app on a Surface Hub is using Visual Studio. Visual Studio's remote debugging feature helps you discover issues in your app before deploying it broadly. For more information, see Test Surface Hub apps using Visual Studio.

Provisioning package

Use Visual Studio to create an app package for your UWP app, signed using a test certificate. Then use Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD) to create a provisioning package containing the app package. For more information, see Create provisioning packages.