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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
MVP
Jun 17, 2019
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Unable to launch Microsoft MSIX Package Tool if disconnected from the internet

There are scenarios where the packager VM does not have access to the internet.  Last week we discovered that this interferes with the ability to launch the Msix Packaging Tool app.   One of our ...
  • jvintzel's avatar
    jvintzel
    Jun 17, 2019

    TIMOTHY_MANGAN How are you installing the app?  The symptom mentioned is generally caused by not installing a license with the app.  If you download the offline copy from the Microsoft Store for Business the free license can be acquired there as well.

     

    John.

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AppsPackG
Brass Contributor
Feb 09, 2024

The download available for disconnected environments, has worked on it's own without the license file just by double clicking the bundle and allowing it to install.
That said in order for it to work you still need to take ownership of the MSIXPackagingTool folders in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps before you can create a shortcut to the executable in that folder as the standard start menu shortcut is useless.
However I have seen issues with the PackageAnalyser capability not working it just stays at the Installing MSIX package progress bar stage.
Could this new functionality be reliant on Internet capability again @TIMOTHY MANGAN / Fiza_Azmi (MSFT)?

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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
MVP
Feb 09, 2024
I haven't really used the analyer feature much (as I do have my own) but have tried it out on a VM connected to the internet just fine. One offline issue we see with the MMPT for first use occurs when you try to go into the monitoring mode to do a package capture. The first time you try this the filter driver for the capture gets installed, and that requires an internet connection. I would not be surprised if the same happens with the analyzer.
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      Fiza_Azmi
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      Feb 15, 2024

      AppsPackG 
      While using Package Analyzer in disconnected environments, you shouldn’t notice any difference in your experience. However, we’ll investigate this anomaly to identify any potential causes for this. 

      Meanwhile, can you please verify if it is working in connected mode for the VM that you're using?

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        AppsPackG
        Brass Contributor
        Mar 19, 2024
        Any update on this Fiza_Azmi?

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