Installation through manifest (.appinstaller file) fails with code 0x80072F76

TIMOTHY_MANGAN

Thank you Timothy for your swift reply. I was not aware of this (and will certainly look into the matter and see if it relates). It does not seem to be the problem, but you never know. 🙂 

On that same note - when and if Microsoft decides to do such (rather fundamental) changes - how does one retain this knowledge/insight in a structured way? I’m an applications developer first and foremost and does not have a lot of experience with application packing and application deployment techniques. I usually use whatever is “current” and usually this has worked out fine (for the past 20 years).

Now – however – it’s gotten extensively complicated (mainly for efforts in making the process more secure, I presume/understand) but still – one needs to do this and one needs to understand the underlying concepts and “visions” of Microsoft. Is there a place (wiki, blog, release notes, anything) where changes, new features, guidelines etc. are publicly available – in relation to (Desktop) AppInstaller? So one can catch news such as the one you are informing me about now?

And more importantly – when you run into some trouble like this with “code 0x80072F76 – Unknown error” situations and absolutely no logging (anywhere I’ve been able to find) – where is the support or – even better – the documentation? 

Perhaps you (who seems well versed in this area) or anyone else in the community knows or can share useful resources for beginners like myself?