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dicong
Copper Contributor
Nov 03, 2020
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MSIX Deployment with manual appinstaller file

Hi,

 

Please help with our MSIX deployment,,

I would like to distribute the MSIX package via our website with the auto-update feature. I have a signed MSIX package already in a blob level azure container. 

I am getting an error when I try to install the app via an appinstaller file I created. 
Some ways that I tried.

1. The installer file works with  a local uri like `C:\Users\name\Downloads\myApp.appinstaller`

 

I am using Windows 10 Pro, 2004. OS build 19041.610.

Please check the below code for our appinstaller file. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AppInstaller
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/appinstaller/2018"
    Version="1.2.20307.1"
    Uri="https://containers.blob.core.windows.net/.../myApp.appinstaller" >

    <MainPackage Name="myApp" Publisher="..." Version="1.2.20307.1" ProcessorArchitecture="x64" Uri="https://containers.blob.core.windows.net/.../myApp.msix" />
		
	<UpdateSettings> 
		<OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="true" UpdateBlocksActivation="true"/>
		<ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>true</ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>
	</UpdateSettings>
</AppInstaller>
  • Tanaka_Jimha's avatar
    Tanaka_Jimha
    Nov 06, 2020

    Hi dicong 

     

    Does a restart of your computer fix the issue? To help us investigate the issue, can you please file a Feedback Hub item (Windows key + F) in this category:

     

    Thank you!

    Tanaka

     

     

3 Replies

  • Bogdan Mitrache's avatar
    Bogdan Mitrache
    Iron Contributor
    Nov 06, 2020

    Hi dicong 

     

    Does the URL for the package or the appinstaller contain any spaces in it?

     

    During some internal tests we did, we had similar crashes (the package worked correctly when manually installed but failed when triggered from the appinstaller).

     

    It turned out that the white spaces from the URL were the problem, even if they seemed to be correctly encoded ("%20"). Once we removed the space from the URl the installation when through without any problems.

    Cheers,

    Bogdan

  • Tanaka_Jimha's avatar
    Tanaka_Jimha
    Former Employee
    Nov 06, 2020

    Hi dicong 

     

    Does a restart of your computer fix the issue? To help us investigate the issue, can you please file a Feedback Hub item (Windows key + F) in this category:

     

    Thank you!

    Tanaka

     

     

    • dicong's avatar
      dicong
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 06, 2020

      Tanaka_Jimha 

      Hi Tanaka, 

       

      Thanks for your `restart` advice. And that magic `restart` did solve my problem...:facepalm:  The error disappears and I can install now.

       

      thanks

      dicong

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