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Winforms .exe in MSIX Package Does Not Startup After Auto Update
We are deploying a classic Winforms .exe via MISX. Approximately 20% of the time, the application does not start automatically after an auto update completes. After an update and failed start, we can...
Oh, sorry, I just realized that this is the thread where we're reporting it.
@Roy - that isn't the right set of reproduction steps indeed. Can you please try again?
1. Try the instructions provided by Lars. App not running at the time.
2. Try the instructions provided by me. Specifically, what I reported was that this happens when the appinstaller is configured to check for an update on every single launch, and then you start the app from the start bar with a pending update. You may also need to fiddle around with this quite a bit because it seems like you have to do something specific to get Windows into such a state.
It might also be worth just asking the developers to read the code carefully and see if they can spot any way in which this can happen.
@Roy - that isn't the right set of reproduction steps indeed. Can you please try again?
1. Try the instructions provided by Lars. App not running at the time.
2. Try the instructions provided by me. Specifically, what I reported was that this happens when the appinstaller is configured to check for an update on every single launch, and then you start the app from the start bar with a pending update. You may also need to fiddle around with this quite a bit because it seems like you have to do something specific to get Windows into such a state.
It might also be worth just asking the developers to read the code carefully and see if they can spot any way in which this can happen.
Roy_MacLachlan
Microsoft
MicrosoftHi MikeH,
I've re-opened the Bug and have included additional information shared by yourself and Lars_Pedersen regarding this negative experience.
Hopefully they will be able to re-produce and identify the problem.
I appreciate the time taken to provide the descriptive information that has been shared in this post, as it'll help us to find and resolve what is happening. Thank you everyone!
Thanks,
Roy