# Using Windows Store save games with Steam **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [April 4, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528 "2018-04-04T14:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![warpdesign](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/warpdesign/32/275_2.png) [@warpdesign](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/warpdesign)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/21 "2018-04-05T09:21:16Z")
I got it working šŸ™‚ UWP file format seems to be: 8 unknown bytes png thumbnail (which ends with magic number 0x426082) followed by the savegame data (ie: Savegamei.save) I extracted everything after the png end marker, renamed it as Savegamei.save and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![warpdesign](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/warpdesign/32/275_2.png) [@warpdesign](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/warpdesign)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/22 "2018-04-05T09:24:51Z")
I think Windows 10 is ok: there are lots of improvements (the Linux subsystem works really well!). Whatā€™s wrong is this UWP/Store stuff and the fact they do anything to push it forward (like allowing to package standard win32 apps and release them). ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/23 "2018-04-05T10:07:11Z")
> [@warpdesign](#): > > I think Windows 10 is ok: there are lots of improvements (the Linux subsystem works really well!) I personally donā€™t like the _elephantness_ of W10, the lack of drivers to let older hardware to work, and the officiousness of Cortana. OK, I can permanently deactivate it by touching certain internal settings in the registry, but I donā€™t think thatā€™s fair. Every user must have an easy chance to deactivate it, if itā€™s too much irritating. Anyway, we are going off-topic now. Glad that your issue has been (partially) resolved! ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/24 "2018-04-05T14:49:27Z")
> [@warpdesign](#): > > I think Windows 10 is ok: there are lots of improvements (the Linux subsystem works really well!). A stand alone Linux system works even better. šŸ˜‰ > [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > Every user must have an easy chance to deactivate it, if itā€™s too much irritating. Donā€™t forget the need for activation (Ok, thatā€™s also true for Win7) and the annoying in-game upgrade system. ---
**Author:** ![besmaller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/besmaller/32/40_2.png) [@besmaller](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/besmaller)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/25 "2018-04-05T18:34:49Z")
Well done. ---
**Author:** ![methom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/methom/32/12368_2.png) [@methom](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/methom)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528/26 "2020-04-14T19:12:27Z")
I registered for this forum just so I could thank you, @warpdesign , for figuring this out. Saved me some replay time when switching from the MS to the GOG version. Thanks a lot šŸ» [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/using-windows-store-save-games-with-steam/2528.md?page=1)