How to publish Xamarin UWP apps to windows store using VS2015? - windows-store-apps

I cant find any information how to publish an uwp app to store which is created as xamarin.forms project. On my VS2015 proffesional version, I don't have any option as "store" as shown in this article below.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/packaging/packaging-uwp-apps
Does anybody know an easy way of doing this? Most important how to handle steps 5,6,7, 10, 11 in the article if there is no automated way.
EDIT: I can find this option on the Project->Store Menu above but all the options are grayed out as shown in the image below. I am connected with a developer account email on my VS2015.
my Project is a UWP project as shown below. And I have 2nd project as WP81. Right Click on WP81 project has Store menu option enabled. problem persist only for UWP project in the same solution.
EDIT: Same project on 2 different computers.
1- has store option enabled. where I have packages below are installed
2- doesnt have store option on right click but has grayed out store menu under project has below packages are installed

Please first lest-click to select UWP or other Windows project, and then right-click project and select store option, you can find Create App Packages.... If this option is disabled or does not appear at all, check that the project is a UWP project.

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iOS installing apps from HTML

yesterday night I was using my iPad and opened the app: FQ Genius, it prompted me that there's an update so when I clicked update, it redirected me to a safari webpage. There I can click download and iOS prompts me to install the app. At the end it did success install and I can run the native app (Note that it is not a web app). I wonder how do they do it? Many thanks!
Attaching this link to the webpage:
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iOS supports over-the-air installation of enterprise apps, letting you distribute in-house software to your users without using iTunes or iPhone Configuration Utility.
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Also I tried to add the tag manually on my WMAppManifest.xml file with no avail either. In this particular case, the app wont start in the emulator. It keeps on loading forever.
The current status to my developer account is "need verification" - meaning: I need to wait to the credit card transaction to pop out on my bank to input the secret code. Is that the case? Is that why I cant associate the app and why it does not show on Visual Studio 2012?
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We are developing a REST based application using Visual Studio 2010, using asp.net web api and we want to host it using IIS.
For the client side, we want to use pure html, css and javascript to access and using this REST based application.
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WE do not want to use asp.net or mvc empty project.
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