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Call to HtmlHelp() fails after desktop app is installed by MSIX.
After using MSIX Packaging Tool to convert an msi installer for my Windows desktop app to an msix installer, a call my app makes to HtmlHelp() fails to display the .chm file installed along with the ...
- I solved the problem by using the C:\ProgramData folder for installing the subfolder and .chm file. That is one of the folders Windows maps to the VFS (Virtual File System) that MSIX installs to.
I gained access in File Explorer to the Program Files\WindowsApps directory and found the chm file was installed into a VFS folder. Now I need to find a way for my desktop app to access that file.