title: How to enable a UWP app open via a hyperlink (Deep-linking)
body: <p>I have followed <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/web-to-app-linking" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this link</a> and implemented &quot;apps for websites using app URI handlers&quot;. However, the link only works when it's embedded in another app like Mail app, Microsoft Teams or Skype, etc...</p>
  <p>What I want is to open the UWP app when the link is clicked inside a browser. Preferably, the email is opened in the browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and the user clicks on the link in the email body and then the UWP app opens automatically and continues the flow.</p>
  <p>Why this deep linking is supported by other apps but not via the browser?</p>
  <p>Json file hosted in <a href="https://boardpac-cms-dev.azurewebsites.net/.well-known/windows-app-web-link" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> and <code>appUriHandler</code> is added as follows:</p>
  <pre><code>&lt;uap3:Extension Category=&quot;windows.appUriHandler&quot;&gt;
    &lt;uap3:AppUriHandler&gt;
        &lt;uap3:Host Name=&quot;boardpac-cms-dev.azurewebsites.net&quot; /&gt;
    &lt;/uap3:AppUriHandler&gt;
  &lt;/uap3:Extension&gt;
  </code></pre>
  <p>And a sample link to open the app that comes in the email is like this:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://boardpac-cms-dev.azurewebsites.net/applink/resetpassword?token=ODFDR3M0MUZadWE0&amp;tn=iot1&amp;tid=96&amp;redirectUrl=http%3a%2f%2f192.168.25.109%3a4049%2fiot1%2fpassword%2fresetpassword%3ftoken%3dODFDR3M0MUZadWE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://boardpac-cms-dev.azurewebsites.net/applink/resetpassword?token=ODFDR3M0MUZadWE0&amp;tn=iot1&amp;tid=96&amp;redirectUrl=http%3a%2f%2f192.168.25.109%3a4049%2fiot1%2fpassword%2fresetpassword%3ftoken%3dODFDR3M0MUZadWE</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>I have done the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/web-to-app-linking#test-it-out-local-validation-tool" rel="nofollow noreferrer">validations locally</a> and it does not show any sign of an error.
  Appreciate your support to figure this out.</p>
  <p><strong>Update:</strong>
  In Windows settings, there is a section that shows the app is ready to launch via the browser as well. Too bad it's not working.
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/b0TTN.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/b0TTN.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>