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Brass Contributor

Nov 17, 2020

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Auto-update an app package with a Windows service

Hi, Using the MSIX latest packaging tool, I managed to convert our Win32 installer, which contains a Windows service, into an app package. We'd like to take advantage of the app installer functio...

Tanaka_Jimha
Nov 19, 2020
Hi adelkeita

Installing a package with a Windows service using the App Installer file is supported. Restarting your machine may fix the error. To help us investigate the issue, can you please make a Feedback Hub submission in the Developer Platform > App Deployment category, while reproducing the error. And then can you please post the link to your Feedback Hub submission on here when you're done.

Thanks,
Tanaka

Tanaka_Jimha

Former Employee

Nov 19, 2020

Hi adelkeita

Installing a package with a Windows service using the App Installer file is supported. Restarting your machine may fix the error. To help us investigate the issue, can you please make a Feedback Hub submission in the Developer Platform > App Deployment category, while reproducing the error. And then can you please post the link to your Feedback Hub submission on here when you're done.

Thanks,
Tanaka

adelkeita

Brass Contributor

Dec 03, 2020

Hi Tanaka!

I've just realized that after restarting my PC, the element "ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion" works fine now.

Thank you very much for the support!

Cheers,

Adel.

Tanaka_Jimha
Former Employee
Dec 16, 2020
Glad that fixed it for you adelkeita!

Cheers,

Tanaka