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I want to change the key mentioned in fig., when i change the certificate file it changes to the another temporary key, and the publisher folder is creating with this key as name. but i want it as a meaningful name. is it possible.? if anybody knows, please help me.

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Together, these elements declare the identity of your app, establishing the "package family" to which all of its packages belong. Individual packages will have additional details, such as architecture and version.

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The package family name is the combination of YourProjectName and TemporaryKey. And the Temporaraykey is a hash value of the Publisher. PFN(Package family name) gets automatically populated as a combination of Package name and the Temporarykey. It just changes with the value of Publisher changing. But it will always be a hash value not a meaningful name.

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  • Also while installing my app, Since i have specified publisher cache folder it will create a folder inside publisher folder (ie. ..\AppData\Local\Publishers\53xf6sf2p7nwp) and the folder name matches the temporary key. is there any way to create that folder with a meaningful name instead of creating it with the temporary key. – Ajith KT Apr 11 '17 at 07:40
  • You could not change the publisher cache folder name. It is unique name match your temporary key. But you could specify the folder name inside `53xf6sf2p7nwp` folder by following code writed in your app manifest `Extensions> `. – Nico Zhu Apr 11 '17 at 08:01
  • Yeah,i have some folders inside the publisher cache folder and i can give names to that folders as you mentioned, but my actual intention is to change the publisher cache folder name to a meaningful name. Anyway thanks for your update. – Ajith KT Apr 11 '17 at 08:24
  • @NicoZhu-MSFT if I know Package name and publisher, is it possible for me to guess PFN?? If yes, is there any documentation how to do that?? – Soumya Mahunt Apr 28 '21 at 09:22