Auto-update an app package with a Windows service

[adelkeita]

Hi,

Using the MSIX latest packaging tool, I managed to convert our Win32 installer, which contains a Windows service, into an app package. We'd like to take advantage of the app installer functionality to automatically update this app package. So far, when I tried to install the app package from our Azure website, it returns 'unknown error'. So I can't debug anymore. I use a very simple app installer file.

A few months ago, I was able to handle the auto update with our Azure website on a different Win32 application containing a background process.
So, is it possible to auto update an app package which contains a Windows service using the app installer feature?

Thanks

Adel.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Hi @adelkeita 

Installing a package with a Windows service using the App Installer file is supported.  Restarting your machine may fix the error. To help us investigate the issue, can you please make a Feedback Hub submission in the Developer Platform > App Deployment category, while reproducing the error.  And then can you please post the link to your Feedback Hub submission on here when you're done.

Thanks,
Tanaka

[#3]

Hi Tanaka,
Thank you very much for your quick answer.
I'll let you know next week when it's done.
Cheers.

P.S: Last year, I learned a lot watching your video tutorials ;)

[#4]

Hi @Tanaka_Jimha 

Can you please help me solve this issue?

Here's the Feedback hub as requested: http://aka.ms/AAaeifp

I have attached a video of the issue, the app package file and more.

I don't know what's wrong with my Azure config.

Thank you.

[#5]

Hi @adelkeita 

Thanks for filing the feedback. I'm forwarding it to our devs to look into the issue. Did a machine restart not change anything for you?

Glad to hear the video tutorials were helpful :)

Cheers,

Tanaka

[#6]

Hi @Tanaka_Jimha 

Two days ago I was still having the issue after restarting my PC.

Yesterday I tried many things... I did restart my workstation, I have reset the Feedback hub (had some issues), I've done all of the updates in the Store,  I made some changes in the Azure App Service configuration settings (changed from ASP to .NET Core, 64-bit with Web sockets).

Then after restarting my workstation, and modifying the "UpdateSettings" part of the app installer file, I managed to make it work with this configuration:

<UpdateSettings>
     <OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="false" UpdateBlocksActivation="false"/>
</UpdateSettings>

We would like to always update this app package silently without any user input.

I noticed that I'm getting error 0x80D05011, if I do this:

  <UpdateSettings>
     <OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0"/>
  </UpdateSettings>

And I get error 0xC00CEE01:

error 0xC00CEE01: The XML in the .appinstaller file is not valid ... Reason: Unexpected end of input. (0xc00cee01)

if I do this:

  <UpdateSettings>
     <OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="false" UpdateBlocksActivation="false"/>
     <ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>true</ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion>
  </UpdateSettings>

or this:

  <UpdateSettings>
     <OnLaunch HoursBetweenUpdateChecks="0" ShowPrompt="false" UpdateBlocksActivation="false"/>
     <AutomaticBackgroundTask />
  </UpdateSettings>

I don't know why I can't use these 2 attributes "ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion" and "AutomaticBackgroundTask".

Would it be possible to get "ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion" to work?

Thanks.

[#7]

Hi Tanaka!

I've just realized that after restarting my PC, the element "ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion" works fine now.

Thank you very much for the support!

Cheers,

Adel.

[#8]

Glad that fixed it for you @adelkeita!

Cheers,

Tanaka