Questions tagged [appinstaller]
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Appinstaller issue with side loaded UWP application
I have an UWP application which has been used now for quite some time without any issue on all sort of devices.
The .appinstaller and packaging is side loaded and hosted on a blob storage in azure, and signed with a valid certificate.
But since…

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MSIX Application does not start until start menu interaction
I am building an MSIX application for windows 10 with a .wapproj project. On some machines (primarily laptops it seems), the application does not start after the user clicks it in the start menu. Instead nothing happens until the user either clicks…

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UWP App activation error in offline scenario
We have a sideloaded UWP app which has auto update enabled by referring this
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Unable to sideload application via .appinstaller file over https
When trying to install application with .appinstaller I receive an error: "Error in parsing the app package." The install works if URI's are local. I have updated MIME types on the website. Application/Appx - .appx, Application/Msix - .msix,…

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MSIX: How to achieve automatic install of .net 5 required for my application?
I wrote a WPF program using .NET 5, packed it into the MSIX bundle (Release, x86 and x64) as a framework-dependent package. Everything seems fine, but there is one very annoying thing: on the first run the app says ".NET runtime is missing, would…

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AppInstaller fails when pointing MainBundle to HTTPS URI but works when pointing to FILE:/// URI
I'm having an annoying issue with my AppInstaller file giving an error when trying to install an MSIXBundle file from a HTTPS URI:
App installation failed with error message: error 0x8007000D: Opening the package from location…

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How do I update programatically a WinForms app which is always running, deployed with msix?
I have an app that is configured to run at startup. It doesn't have a UI, it goes to the system tray and do its stuff all day while the user is logged in.
The app should be updated automatically without the user even notice, I don't want to disturb…

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add dependency to .exe and execute with parameter from MSIX installer
Hi I am trying to learn how to create an MSIX .appinstaller to distribute and automatically update an app on a local intranet.
I am trying to test the new WebView2. I need the installer to run the webview2 evergreen runtime .exe file in silent mode…

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How to red an external file during the installation of an .appxbundle
I want to distribute my UWP app using side-loading.
I have created the .appxbundle using Visual Studio, and also EV code-signed it.
So, when the user clicks on the .appxbundle file, my app is properly installed and the user can start working with…

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AppInstaller Failed Installation
I've been using the AppInstaller app to 'side load' my LOB UWP app through an IIS web page. This has been working quite well until mid-July. However, now the app will no longer auto-update, and a fresh install shows a super informative error…

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URI in UWP app installer file for local files present
I want to write an appinstaller file for my UWP application so that dependencies are also automatically installed.
For some reason, the client doesn't want the app to be in the internet and would like the app to be distributed via a company pen…

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Windows 10 AppInstaller: "An error occurred while accessing the file from the web"
I can install this app using the .appxbundle, but when I try to run the .appinstaller file locally, I get the following error:
Cannot open app package: An error occurred while accessing the file from the web. Please try downloading and opening the…

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Why diffrent googlefirebase dynamic link appinstall count and google console install count?
I use firebase Dynamiclink for app marketing.
and I confirmed that the number of app installs of dynamiclink is 758.
but The number of app installations on the Google Console is far below that.
Is it correct to see Device acquisition in Google…

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.AppInstaller (Xelion 8) - Cannot open app package. Failed due to unknown reason
Suddenly I have an issue on one laptop that has the Xelion 8 app installed. The company releases the .appinstaller and it normally functions fine on a whole fleet of devices.
What is happening is: I can install the app on the laptop, which then runs…

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Visual Studio publish sideloading MSIX appinstaller for WPF, WinUI3, MAUI
I have a problem to create a sideloading appinstaller with automatic updates for MAUI project. It seems it is not working.
I found a way to create an appinstaller for WPF .NET, WinUI3 and bugged MAUI and described it as answer.

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