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App-Manifest using customInstall
Hi all, I hope that topic fits in this board. I want to deploy a Windows-Store-App with a customInstall-Action as I need Dokany installed on the local system to create a Virtual File System that ...
Hi TopperDEL
This is how to launch an MSI from an MSIX package using the Packager Support Framework.
I doubt Microsoft will allow you to publish this in the store. But you should be allowed to publish it directly on your website, using an appinstaller file.
The appinstaller file also allows you to configure auto-updates using the OS's native support, even if the app is not deployed through the Store.
Hope it helps,
Bogdan
Running PowerShell scripts using PSF requires that the PS execution policy be Unrestricted, RemoteSigned, and there's another one I can't remember. The default for Windows clients is Restricted. You won't be able to install you appx from your website using PSF scripts because they typically won't run in the standard client user environment. You can get or set the policy in PS using get-executionpolicy or set-executionpolicy.