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christophekeller
Copper Contributor
Sep 12, 2022

MSIX: Icon in Windows' "Apps & Features" panel grayed out

I have a simple image (white text in front of a green background) that is used to generate all the different assets in my MSIX project:

 

 

All good and well. However, for some reason, that image appears as greyed out in the Windows 10 "Apps & Features" panel:

 

 

I have no idea why this is happening. Anybody else having experienced this problem?

 

Thanks!

 

 

  • Aditi_Narvekar's avatar
    Aditi_Narvekar
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    Sep 13, 2022
    I recommend submitting a Feedback hub. It provides logs to help our team figure out what's happening
  • TIMOTHY_MANGAN's avatar
    TIMOTHY_MANGAN
    MVP
    Oct 08, 2022
    A long shot suggestion. Try copying the source icon you input on the generator to somewhere on the C: drive and reference from there. I wouldn't expect the secondary drive to matter there, but for adding files in the editor they must be on the drive with Windows (normally C:)
    • Robert_Primorac's avatar
      Robert_Primorac
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 10, 2023
      I have the same issue. TIMOTHY_MANGAN, I don't think it matters what you suggested because after he adds the icon he most likely presses "Generate" which actually creates the visual assets and ships them with the package.
    • Robert_Primorac's avatar
      Robert_Primorac
      Copper Contributor
      Mar 10, 2023

      Also, it seems that if you remove the following registry key the icon suddenly ungrays and is normally displayed.

       

       

      Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\StateChange\PackageList\{Your_App_Key}

       

       

      So, for some reason, Windows marks the application somehow and this will gray out the icon.

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