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Sigmarsson
Jul 14, 2020Copper Contributor
MSIX -> Local Activation permission for COM
Hi, My package is installed in sideloaded way and keeps encountering the app-specific permission error. Yes many suggest to alter permissions and owners manully in regedit and Component Ser...
Sigmarsson
Jul 16, 2020Copper Contributor
Though a direct exe launch from the directory is flawless. It must relate to how a store app is launched. Is any1 here exceling MSIX/APPX deployment duties ?
- Jul 17, 2020
Sigmarsson You might need to go back to square one and describe how the package was created. Most likely, the issue starts there. Although it is entirely possible that you need the tooling to add support for your scenario, I don't think we'll figure it out from the deployment side.
- SigmarssonJul 17, 2020Copper ContributorThanks Timothy for engaging.
I strived to compose a minimalist AppxManifest.xml before package compilation, which I wish to share with you for a quick review.
<Package xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10">
<Identity Name="WeatherHistory" Version="0.7.0.1" Publisher="CN=Contoso Software, O=Contoso Corporation, C=US"/>
<Properties>
<DisplayName>Weather History</DisplayName>
<PublisherDisplayName>Tommy</PublisherDisplayName>
<Logo>Images/satelite.png</Logo>
</Properties>
<Dependencies>
<TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Universal" MinVersion="10.0.17763.0" MaxVersionTested="10.0.18363.0"/>
<TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Desktop" MinVersion="10.0.17763.0" MaxVersionTested="10.0.18363.0"/>
</Dependencies>
<Resources>
<Resource Language="en-us"/>
</Resources>
<Applications>
<Application Id="Weather.History" Executable="Weather.History.Splash.exe" EntryPoint="Weather.History.Splash.Bootstrapper">
<VisualElements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10" DisplayName="Weather History" Description="Frontend" Square150x150Logo="Images/satelite.png" Square44x44Logo="Images/satelite.png" BackgroundColor="yellow"/>
</Application>
</Applications>
</Package>- Jul 17, 2020
Sigmarsson MSIX apps including desktop components need the following included in the manifest:
xmlns:rescap="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10/restrictedcapabilities"
...
<Capabilities>
<rescap:Capability Name="runFullTrust" />
</Capabilities>