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Use custom appinstaller file in Visual Studio packaging process
If you're using:
Visual Studio 2019
You can add the .appinstaller file to your App Packaging Project and modify the update settings from there.
When you eventually go through the packaging wizard, the update settings you defined in the file are preserved.
Have a look at this post for more details - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-Dev-AppConsult/Introducing-the-new-App-Installer-template-in-Visual-Studio-2019/ba-p/739019
Visual Studio 2017
The AppInstaller File Builder Sharla recommends is a great option to use for generating the .appinstaller file with your preferred update settings.
Hope this helps.
Tanaka
Microsofttwastvedt As an alternative to manually editing, you can also build an app installer file using the App Installer File Builder, which is available through the MSIX Toolkit. This provides a handy UI that allows you to customize your app installer file without needing to edit the xml manually. You can find it here on our GitHub.