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Muhammad_Kamran625
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Sep 09, 2022

Access Denied error on installing MSIX package

Whenever I try to install any MSIX package by double clicking it on Windows 10, I get this error App installation failed with error message: Access is denied. (0x80070005).

When I try to install it from powershell with elevated administrator rights, then it install it.

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  • Aditi_Narvekar's avatar
    Aditi_Narvekar
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    Sep 13, 2022
    What version of Windows 10 are you on? Elevation is required on certain versions of windows 10 and beyond
    • Muhammad_Kamran625's avatar
      Muhammad_Kamran625
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      Sep 13, 2022

      Aditi_Narvekar Here are the details of windows:

      Edition Windows 10 Enterprise
      Version 20H2
      Installed on ‎30/‎10/‎2021
      OS build 19042.1889
      Serial number PF36CD4R
      Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0

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      shuffle2
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      Sep 13, 2022

      Aditi_Narvekar Can you elaborate? I'm investigating moving an existing desktop application to MSIX packaging but need to support users which do not have local admin / cannot auto-elevate. Is that a supported use case for MSIX? Or has it changed between Windows versions? The application does not use services or need admin for any reason.

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