title: What is zero-byte executable files in Windows
body: <p>I've noticed some zero-bytes executable in folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps created during install some applications. What are they? How can I create and call it in the same way as Windows does? Thank you.</p>
  
  <p><code>GameBarElevatedFT_Alias.exe      0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  kali.exe                         0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  x410.exe                         0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  Alpine.exe                       0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  archlinux.exe                    0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  MicrosoftEdge.exe                0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  ubuntu.exe                       0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  wt.exe                           0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  Slack.exe                        0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  python.exe                       0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  python3.exe                      0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
  fedoraremix.exe                  0 C:\Users\nguyenc\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps</code></p>