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Robert_Primorac
Nov 15, 2022Copper Contributor
MSIX update always installs in different location forcing the firewall for new rule
We want to convert our ClickOnce applications to MSIX installations but have a lot of issues. One of the issues that is plaguing us at the moment is that the application will install in different fol...
- Nov 22, 2022I believe you're only supposed to refer to the executable name, you don't want to use the full path inside your manifest since that's only consistent until you install an update (as you pointed out).
This might help: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/firewall-rules-msix.html
WB2019
Nov 22, 2022Brass Contributor
I believe you're only supposed to refer to the executable name, you don't want to use the full path inside your manifest since that's only consistent until you install an update (as you pointed out).
This might help: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/firewall-rules-msix.html
This might help: https://www.advancedinstaller.com/firewall-rules-msix.html
- Robert_PrimoracNov 22, 2022Copper ContributorThanks for the reply WB2019
I have a VisualStudio generated wapproj and I hadn't touched anything in the appxmanifest so this is standard behavior.
Now that I am adding the firewal rule in the appxmanifest everything is working fine.