Windows 10: Help with MSIX : appinstaller / update settings

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  1. CAUGHEY PETER
    CAUGHEY Peter Win User

    Help with MSIX : appinstaller / update settings


    I have an MSIX and associated appinstaller file. Within the AppInstaller I have various Update settings such as OnLaunch / HoursBetweenUpdateCheck =0, ShowPrompt=true and automaticBackgroundTask. When I install the app using the appinstaller, this works, and the app launches. If I then close the app, and try to launch it again, the appinstaller prompt is launched, but with the message "Cannot Open App Package : failed due to unknown reason". In logs, I have the message "Error code: Activation is blocked due to the .appinstaller update settings for this app.. Activation

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    CAUGHEY Peter, Jan 15, 2025
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  2. REMIHEL
    RemiHEL Win User

    Appinstaller cannot install msix package depending on windows version

    Our Appinstaller which downloads an msix through a URI gives the following error on certain windows version:

    The MSIX is published on a static web page hosted in IIS on a Windows Server 2019 version 1809 - OS Build 17763.5576.

    Some tests on different OS/Build version on the "clients" give the following results

    • Windows 10 21H2 - OS Build 19044.1288: appinstaller works
    • Windows 10 22H2 - OS Build 19045.2006: appinstaller works
    • Windows 10 22H2 - OS Build 19045.4046: appinstaller does not work
    • Windows 10 22H2 - OS Build 19045.4170: appinstaller does not work

    When testing on a Windows server version with a lower OS Build (17763.4851), the appinstaller does work on all Windows 10 builds.

    Also installing the MSIX itself (without Appinstaller and the auto update feature) also woks on on all Windows 10 builds.

    It seems the problem depends on a combination of the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019 build version.

    When googling on the errorcode 0x80072F8F, you will find many different causes, but nothing that can explain why one Aappinstaller works on the same Windows machine and the other does not. I have tested/verified the most common problems

    • No issues with not-synced time zones
    • Windows store restore
    • Certificate issues: tried hosting the appinstaller/msix package on the static web page unsecure and updated the uri's in the appinstaller to http.

    Some more information about the error itself.

    Tried installing it via powershell

    Anyone has any idea what might cause this behavior?
     
    RemiHEL, Jan 15, 2025
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  3. ABDULMATEEN7
    ABDULMATEEN7 Win User
    Appinstaller not working

    The appinstaller only works with appx it dosent work for msix packages
     
    ABDULMATEEN7, Jan 15, 2025
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  4. BRINK
    Brink Win User

    Help with MSIX : appinstaller / update settings

    MSIX Toolkit now on GitHub


    Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...ub/ba-p/643441
     
    Brink, Jan 15, 2025
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