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TuittiPazzi
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May 12, 2020

No path to application after sideloading????

Hello.  I hope I have the correct board for this post.   I have finally created my signed app for sideloading so I can test it.  It installs.  I can run it via Start Menu fine.  The problem is I ca...
apps inaccessible
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James Pike's avatar
James Pike
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May 12, 2020

Hi TuittiPazzi,

 

You can use AppExecutionAlias to approximate adding your executable to the Path.

 

<Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias"

  Executable="[ExecutableName]"

  EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">

  <AppExecutionAlias>

    <desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="[AliasName]" />

  </AppExecutionAlias>

</Extension>

 

There's a section discussing this in: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/desktop-to-uwp-extensions

 

Thanks!
James

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    TuittiPazzi
    Copper Contributor
    May 13, 2020
    Thanks. I added appExecutionAlias to my package.appxmanifest file in VS 2019, but I'm getting an 0x80004005 error trying to publish.

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