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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...
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 ?
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.
- Thanks 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>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>
