Windows Phone Power Tools

Although its name is pretty much spot-on suggestive, Windows Phone Power Tools is a collection of tools that can help Windows Phone users improve and add various new features to the Windows Phone SDK development environment.

Instead of enabling you to install developer XAPS exclusively, this collection of tools makes it possible that you test update scenarios as well by updating a developer application that already exists.

More so, unlike other similar software solutions that let you access their features by summoning them via Command Line, Windows Phone Power Tools showcases a Graphical User Interface that allows you to interact with the applications you're developing in a more user-friendly and intuitive manner.

Deploying the suite of tools on the target computer can be easily done by simply double-clicking the installer package and following the on-screen instructions provided by the built-in wizard component. Overall, the setup shouldn't take too long and isn't very complicated, so it can be accomplished by professionals and beginner users just as easily.

However, it is worth noting that in order to install and use Windows Phone Power Tools on your PC, you need to provide it with Windows Phone SDK beforehand.