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MVP

Dec 27, 2018

MSIX Packaging Tool Failures: File not found issues (A workaround)

In packaging a lot of apps, I find that the Packaging tool fails quite often when saving the package. In looking into the Log file, these errors are usually background system created files. Like C:...

James Pike

Microsoft

Jan 08, 2019

Hi Tim,

I assume you started seeing this issues on the November Insider flight? I fixed some issues in this area early December that should address missing file or file in use errors while saving the package. The December flight should have those fixes.

If you are still seeing such problems on the latest build of the tool, please let me know.

Thanks!
James

Tim Mangan

MVP

Jan 10, 2019

I am using build 1115. I'll go back and see if that isn't the latest.

Tim Mangan
MVP
Jan 16, 2019
James,

I see this isn't the latest.

It isn't easy to know when updates to the tool are available because we ~~keep Windows Update disabled~~ don't login with the MSA account on machines we use for captures. A notification to those getting access to the private builds would go a long way ;)
- jvintzel
  Former Employee
  Jan 16, 2019
  The public release of the tool is 2018.1005.2324.0, which is the only update to date. We will update the docs when a new version is released (and provide notes on some key changes).
  
  Longer term we have an item in the backlog, lower priority at this time, to offer an in app notification if a newer version is available. This would obviously require some connectivity to the internet to poll and let the IT Pro know a newer version is available.
  
  John.