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make .exe file out of Visual Studio uwp .appx file

I have an uwp-app, designed with Visual Studio 2015 for windows 10 (multi-touch, etc.), but it must NOT be released via Windows Store (and yes, that includes also the kind'a "private / hidden" version via Windows store) and an installation via…
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Can msbuild create an .appxbundle for multiple platforms?

I'm trying to build an .appxbundle for my Windows 10 UWP Store app using msbuild that contains x86, x64, and ARM platforms. I can do this from VS2015 RTM using the Create App Pacakges wizard, but I get errors when I use msbuild. Any idea what I'm…
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What is .EAppxBundle Compared to .AppxBundle

I wiresharked a download on my Xbox one, It was GtaV And i got a .EAppxBundle Not a .appx or .AppxBundle. Anyone know how to open these/convert them? (Removing the E does not work) Thanks in advance!
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How to merge dependency into .Appx to avoid -DependencyPath argument

I have a large win32 program consisting of a mixture of native and managed code. I would like to put it into a single .Appx file for simple installation on Windows 10. I don't want to put it in the Windows Store - I simply want to replace the old…
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Is it safe to manually generate .appxsym and .appxupload for Windows Store Apps crash analysis?

We have an app with a manual packaging process (MakeAppx.exe). We would like to publish this app to the Store including the public symbols files, so that I can download the .cab process dump file for crash analysis (such as described here). I…
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How to open installed Microsoft Store apps from powershell?

I'm getting the list of installed Microsoft Store apps with this command: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers And then I try to open an app: powershell -Command "Start-Process 'C:\Program…
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How to add Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.1 for UWP package installer?

I have Xamarin Application. I can build ipa, APK and UWP(.appx) package. ipa and APK is working fine. I am facing issue while installing UWP. Issue with UWP: It is asking to install Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.2.1 as it is one of the dependencies.…
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Installing shell extension using Desktop Bridge

My Win32 application needs to install a Windows Explorer Shell extension. I've used Desktop App Converter to generate AppX for my application. But the converter ignored the shell extension installed by a legacy installer of the application. While it…
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Installing Ganache.appx on Windows 10

I am using the following command in PowerShell to install Truffle's Ganache on my Windows 10 machine: Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Users\mabel\Downloads\Ganache.appx" Whenever I run that command I get the following error: Add-AppxPackage :…
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Fall Creators Update UWP App Installer Updater not working

I'm trying to use the new updater in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to update my UWP app that is distributed outside the Store. I'm using a .appinstaller file and trigger the install with a link like this:…
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Cannot install appx through graphic installer

I'm facing a problem right now and I don't really know how to get more informations about it. I've converted a desktop application through Microsoft's Desktop App Converter, made some manual modifications about the visual assets, and rebundled it…
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Fixing scaled images in AppX manifest generated by Destop App Converter

I have used the Desktop App Converter to convert my Win32 application to .appx. The converter failed to convert application icons correctly. Icon transparency was lost. While I have reported this (bug?) to Microsoft, meanwhile I'd like to try to…
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msbuild: build as to a appxbundle (AppxBundle=Always not working)

I have a shared Windows8.1 project with a Phone and Desktop project in it. I defined different configurations to build x86/x64 for desktop and ARM for phone. msbuild works fine without error, but there is no final *.appxbundle file on the output…
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Install appx through Powershell Plugin via Jenkins

I am stuck in a problem trying to install appx with Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted add-appxpackage using the Powershell plugin in Jenkins and the below errors are logged: add-appxpackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT:…
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How do I include "content" files in subdirectories in Windows 8.1 Phone?

I'm working on a project with a lot of files (a game). These files can change from outside VS 2013, e.g. by artists. The files are located in subdirectories and our game expects them there. For instance images/items/block.png I've tried using a…
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