Hello all,
I have seen few blogs and suggestions about users complain about MS store applications go missing/disappear using fslogix profile containers, we are also facing similar issue.
tried couple of suggestions around to exclude "%localappdata%\packages" using redirections.xml, sadly it didn't work for my environment.
Tried a alternate way which I managed to fix it in our environment, so sharing it here, if anyone facing the issue can try in their test environment and check.
Steps-
1. Install any application from MS store- I choose "Whatsapp" (which it keeps disappearing after logoff/login with fslogix profile container).
2. get the appx name of the whatsapp using PS- Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*WhatsApp*"} or you can navigate in cmd> c:\programfiles\windowsapps\
3. copy the package name
4. Open registry editor-
Now we have to create two keys and strings under below path.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\appxalluserstore
Navigate to above path.
5. Create a new key with the "package name" and create a string name = Path Value= C:\programfiles\windowsapps\packagename\appxmanifest.xml
Similar way, modify the registry under user sid folder
Try in your test environment first and share your feedback
Reference - https://blog.itprocloud.de/The-secret-about-disappearing-appx-UWP-applications-in-an-environment-usi...
in the above link Marcel, mentioned to create the registry key only, not the path of xml.
May be just creating a key might have worked for few.
And I tried in both Allusers/user sid.
Waiting for a permanent solution from MS on this issue.