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Apr 25, 2021
MSIX Packaging Tool Firewall Rule Failure
The Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool:
- Does not detect firewall rules added by the installer and add them as Desktop2 manifest entries.
- Does not capture HKLM\Software\Services\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess registry entries even though this key is not included in the registry filter list of the tool.
The former keeps the package as incomplete, but the latter keeps other tools from remediating the problem.
- We tried Teamviewer, but it adds firewall rules as expected - in SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules
We tried, but couldn't find an app that writes firewall rules in:
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\FirewallRules
- ShakersMSFTMicrosoftThank you for the feedback, we will add this to our backlog of items for the next release.
- PollewopsIron ContributorAny idea already when this firewall adding is fixed in MSIX?
- PollewopsIron Contributor
I tested the firewall in the manifest today and it was working fine. After installing several rules are created and when uninstalling they were removed.
Ok it was not captured, but manually added like we normally do also with app-v.
- Aniket_BanerjeeMicrosoft
TIMOTHY_MANGAN: Can you share the app where you had this issue? We are trying to recreate the scenario.
@Aniket_Banerjee: The original was a customer owned app I can't share, so UltraVNC will do. Perhaps Pollewops can share whatever app he was fixing up also.