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MSIX automatic update not working unless I restart my computer
Hi, I created a webpage that contains a link that allows end users to download and update their software. The HTML webpage links to the AppInstaller and launches the installer window when clicke...
Let's start with the simple stuff. Can you post the XML of the AppInstaller file? [Feel free to redact links with replacements like "server", "share", and "file" if necessary.]
Hi Timothy,
sorry for the delayed reply.
Here's what's inside the AppInstaller
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AppInstaller Uri="https://somewebsite.com/SomeApp.appinstaller" Version="1.0.0.5" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/appinstaller/2018">
<MainPackage Name="12345678-1234-4333-12f3-123456789f12" Version="1.0.0.5" ProcessorArchitecture="x64" Publisher="CN=My Company, O=My Company, STREET=My Address, L=Somewhere, S=State, C=US" Uri="https://somewebsite.com/SomeApp.msix" />
<UpdateSettings>
<OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="true" UpdateBlocksActivation="true" />
</UpdateSettings>
</AppInstaller>
And here's the issue:
Every time I build and package the app, I sent it over to a IIS server via FTP which replaces the old .msix and .appinstaller files with the new ones. But when I launch my already installed app, it does not recognize that there's a new version available so it moves forward with opening the application without updating.
What I am missing?
Thanks!
What version OS are you deploying onto?
Note the difference in the Publisher field in the following file. It is the one I use to distribute my TMEditX product with updates.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AppInstaller Version="1.5.0.0" Uri="https://www.tmurgent.com/AppV/Tools/TMEditX/Install/TMEditX.appinstaller" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/appinstaller/2018">
<MainPackage Name="TMEditX" Publisher="CN="TMurgent Technologies, LLP", O="TMurgent Technologies, LLP", STREET=26 Angela Street, L=Canton, S=Massachusetts, PostalCode=02021, C=US" ProcessorArchitecture="x64" Version="1.5.0.0" Uri="https://www.tmurgent.com/AppV/Tools/TMEditX/Install/TMEditX-1.5.0.0-x64.msix" />
<UpdateSettings>
<OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="false" />
<AutomaticBackgroundTask />
<ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>true</ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>
</UpdateSettings>
</AppInstaller>