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Yojana0787
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Mar 01, 2023
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Error while running msixmgr.exe -unpack cmdlet during MSIX App Attach creation on WindowsServer2019

Hi, I am trying to create MSIX App Attach using the PowerShell cmdlet Windows Server 2019 virtual machine hosted on Hyper-V.   I am seeing the attached error while running the cmdlet of expand MSI...
  • TIMOTHY_MANGAN's avatar
    Mar 11, 2023

    Yojana0787  

     

    The applyacls.dll is part of the msmgr distribution and should be in the same folder as the msmgr.exe.

     

    However, unless some things have changed, I think that you will find that you can't use a dynamic VHD and need to use a fixed one.  We typically triple the size of the MSIX file as a guess (as the compression in the MSIX file tends to run about 2.5 to 1), and adjust up if needed.

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