Questions tagged [appxmanifest]

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How to delete a folder on appx uninstall

I have a desktop bridge application that is packaged as an appx for the Microsoft Store. The application utilizes the WebView2 browser engine, which is part of OS and not part of the package. The Webview2 browser cache specific to this application…
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msbuild fails on Certificate could not be opened, network password not correct

I am trying to create a signed appx package as a test using a purchased code signing certificate. I cannot get it to build without installing the cert locally first (which I don't want to do given this will be done in a CI/CD environment). I am…
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How do I create an msixbundle for a UWP project?

I have two xamarin forms projects that currently only utilize the UWP platform. One creates msixbundles when publishing and the other creates appxbundles when publishing. I can't seem to find any key difference between the Package.appxmanifest or…
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UWP package creation Error info: Packaname different

I have an issue updating my UWP app on Windows store. The issue is on the level of Visual studio (for windows). The description of the issue is the following: Error info: error 80080204: The package with file name "MyApp_VersionNumber_x64.msix" and…
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Shell extension DLL in a packaged win32 desktop app not working on some systems

Reference: Integrate a packaged desktop app with File Explorer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/integrate-packaged-app-with-file-explorer I'm using the sample code similar to the github repo referred to in the above…
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Does Microsoft Store automatically install a .Net framework?

I'm now using Visual Studio 2022 to recompile a DLL project for a Microsoft Store App (desktop-bridge win32). Visual Studio while upgrading recommends me to use .Net 4.8 framework. I'm looking at the .NET framework versions for various Windows…
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AppExecutionAlias does not run under the Store Context

I have a win32 App on microsoft store which has been converted by desktop-bridge and works fine. I thought of adding a feature of being able to launch it by just the exe name. Found the feature AppExecutionAlias in various articles and used it in my…
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UWP FullTrustProcessLauncher gives "Element not found" exception on launch

I have a solution in visual studio containing a Windows Application Packaging Project, a UWP project, and a Console Application project. The UWP app contains a single button that when pressed is supposed to launch the console application as a…
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StartSuspendAsync()[minimizing the HoloLens App] doesn't do anything

My main goal is to open a browser link from the holoLens app. But opening a link directly from the HoloLens App using this code: Application.Open(url) this does open the link but it actually closes/resets the HoloLens application, opening it again…
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Trigger user-consent dialog when broadFileSystemAccess declared

In my Package.appxmanifest I have declared broadFileSystemAccess capability. In the code I have a try...catch statement for testing state of the File access toggle: try { var app1Folder = await…
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Desktop Bridge allowElevation restricted capability not working properly, error "requested operation requires elevation" after UAC

I have downloaded and compiled app from https://stefanwick.com/2018/10/01/app-elevation-samples-part-1/ link to github https://github.com/StefanWickDev/AllowElevation-Samples/tree/master/Hello%20Elevated%20World I made two version of it, changed…
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How can I auto-increment the package version number for a .msixupload file created in an Azure Pipeline?

I am using an Azure Pipeline that runs automatically when I make a commit to my GitHub repository. The .yml file generates a .msixupload file (for UWP) for upload to the Microsoft Store. However, I cannot upload the generated .msixupload file, as…
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How to disable Launch when ready checkbox when installing appx bundle?

For our sideloaded application we need to disable the user to start the UWP application after install or update. I went through the package manifest and all of the properties without success in finding a way to disable the Launch when ready checkbox…
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Is the UWP manifest element "uap6:SpatialBoundingBox" functioning for the HoloLens 2?

I have implemented a 3D launcher model in glb format following the guide here. I am able to see the model in the Windows Mixed Reality home area, and the animations are functioning properly. According to the documentation, the element…
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"Windows application packaging project" signing error

I am bringing a WPF to the Windows store using a "Windows application packaging project" since 2 years. Until I freshly installed my development system, everything was fine (as usual). When I open the project in VS2019 and start to build the…
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