Fetching the Application ID for a Desktop App

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview

2. Fetching the Application ID

1. Overview

This article provides you steps to fetch an application ID for a given application. It depends on the operating system that you are using. In this case, calculator's application ID is fetched using PowerShell for Windows 10 or 11 machines.

2. Fetching the Application ID

Perform the following:

1. Press Win + X and select Windows PowerShell.
2. Type the following command and press Enter:

   Get-AppxPackage *calculator* | Select-Object Name, PackageFamilyName
   
   

   This will display the PackageFamilyName, which can be considered the Application ID for the Calculator app (for example, something like Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe).
   The following screenshot displays the preceding details: