Questions tagged [appx]
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WinRT App's package family has more than one package installed.
When I go to debug our app I get the following error message
Microsoft Visual Studio
Unable to activate Windows Store app 'xxxx'. The activation request
failed with error 'This app's package family has more than one package
installed. This is…

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Launch Applications in WIndows using AppID and get the pid
I'm trying to launch Windows applications using their AppID such as Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App which I get by calling Get-StartApps
Currently I can launch the applications but can't get the correct PID
cmd =…

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Uploading appx from electron builder to Windows Store giving Invalid package identity name ... (expected: XXXAppName)
I'm trying to upload an appx file generated by electron builder to the windows store.
Unfortunately I'm now receiving the following error:
Invalid package identity name: Teselagen.OpenVectorEditor (expected:…

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Can't install winget-cli on Windows 10 LTSC
I'm trying to install the winget-cli on my Win10 LTSC but it shows me a dependency error as you see here
"Provide the framework"Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop" published by "CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond,…

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PDB files not in the appxbundle
I am trying to include the PDB files so the Store will provide me with Stack Traces with line numbers along with crash reports.
I made sure to select in Build>Advanced>Debugging Information: pdb-only
Upon Build, the /bin/ has .pdb files.
Then on…

Daniel
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UWP console app with no icon, just execution alias
I have an Win32 application ported to UWP using desktop bridge.
The application has both GUI and command-line interface (separate executables).
I'd like to have an icon and execution alias for the GUI interface, but only execution alias for the…

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How to get Appx full name from a string with wildcard?
In Powershell, this command Get-AppxPackage *name* can show a package full details. Is it possible to use any Windows API to get that equivalent result?
I've seen this question and details of all Package Query APIs. But they all need full package…

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UWP MakeAppx 80080204 Error
When I am packaging UWP app in x86, x64 (not including ARM) with VS 2017, the following error occurred. What should I do?
Error info: error 80080204: All app package manifests in a bundle must declare the same values under the XPath…

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UWP Deployment Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.7 not found error
I have recently installed a few updates to windows / visual studio 2017, and now when I create a package of my UWP app and try deploying it to any of the machine where it used to work just fine - installation fails and there is this error message in…

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How to create .appxupload for created appx using makeappx tool?
I have created appx for .Net Desktop application using makeappx tool.I had used this command to generate appx:
makeappx pack -d "C:\Centennial\PackageLayout"-p "C:\Centennial\Output\HelloCentennial.appx"
The package creation is succeeded and I am…

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Installation of UWP app fails with error 0x80070005: Adding a tile failed with unexpected error
I am trying a install a UWP app using the powershell command
Start-Process powershell " -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -NoExit -Command "cd \"C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\App3\AppPackages\App3\App3_1.0.0.0_x64_Test`";…

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How to install Windows store app programmatically in UWP?
I want to install an windows store application programmatically from UWP application. I am able to redirect to the Windows store application page but what i want is the application should install automatically from store. Is there any to achieve…

Hari Kiran
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appxupload package not being generated. Only test package is being generated
I am developing a universal windows app. When I try to create package using Store->Create App packages, it is creating only test packages. In AppPackages directory, I can find only one folder with _test.
How do I ensure that .appxupload package…

Varun Gupta
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Create Windows Phone 8.1 app package with makeappx.exe
I have Windows Phone 8.1 project (not Silverlight).
I want create app package using makeappx.exe without Visual Studio. Using command
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64>makeappx.exe pack /v /l
/d C:\MyAppProjectFolder\
/p…

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Remove Appx if version less than
First off, thanks for taking the time to read my issue and hopefully point me in the right direction.
Second, I hate Appxpackages :)
My understanding of how an Appx works is the following, so please correct me if you think I have got it wrong. When…

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