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Gregory Goeppel's avatar
Gregory Goeppel
Brass Contributor
Aug 10, 2022

double clicking msix in File Explorer gives Invalid value for Registry error

I am new to msix. Testing msix side loading on 3 machines. Double clicking msix in File Explorer works fine on 2 machines. But one (windows 10) gives the above error. Using Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 work...
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Aditi_Narvekar
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Nov 01, 2022
It sounds like the Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller app may not be installed or is broken. Can you try running Get-AppxPackage *install* to check the status of Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller app. You can repair the app from apps settings page
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    DK1182
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 03, 2024

    Aditi_Narvekar thanks repairing worked for me (in Apps (click the app:app-installer advanced settings)

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