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MSIX not visible in Apps & Features ?
Hi JF_BAUDE,
So, after using the MSIX Diff support from Advanced Installer, as you can see in the image below, it seems the package you built with the MSIX Packaging Tool does not detect an entry point for your application. (The "Application" node is missing entirely from the AppxManifest.xml found in the package built with MPT).
This entry point is usually detected in this page from the MPT:
Since the package generated by MPT has no entry point I suspect the OS hides it from the list of applications, but I don't have any official docs from MS to support my supposition.
May I ask, since you got the package working with Advanced Installer Express, why do you insist on rebuilding it with the MPT? Is there some restriction that prevents you from using the free Express edition?
Regards,
Bogdan
Why not using your Express edition if it is free of charge. Is it the case ?
No limitation for translating any MSI to MSIX ?
Rgds
ChaconMicrosoft
Hi JF_BAUDE
As Bogdan said, if your package does not have an entry point, it will not show up in the Apps & Features page.
For the MSIX Packaging Tool to create an entry point for your application, you need to include an executable and a shortcut to it, or mark the installed executable as an entry point from the "First launch tasks" page using the Browse button.
Since you are creating the MSIs yourself, maybe you could create the MSIX package directly instead of creating the MSI and then converting it to MSIX. You can do this using a Windows Application Packaging Project in Visual Studio. The MSIX Packaging Tool is meant for cases when you do not have access to the source of the application and thus cannot build the package directly.
Hi Bogdan
After so many trials the following process worked for me (and according to post https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/pur-inventoryneveraugmented/c9661417-b144-4fd0-a1a0-2dea60d39ea2 )
- Reset the Microsoft store
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > select Microsoft Store > Advance options > Reset- Sign in to Microsoft Store, but first go through your own LDAP credentials. Really strange... (I'm not sure to redo it properly)
- Then downloading the package from uSoft store was good at last !
Notice I didn't use any VPN
Indeed I installed th MPT tool from the store a few days ago !
I retried with my VPN disconnected but same issue.
I tried to run troubleshooter from Windows Store Apps but no success either.
Rgds
Hi JF_BAUDE,
I can read French, that is not a problem. However, the error message is a generic one, it does not provide any clues for further investigation.
Is your internet connection good? Can you try on another machine or virtual machine?I assume you installed the MPT from the store too, so other apps can be installed from the store on that machine, right?
Regards,
Bogdan
Hi again
Sorry but I got an issue when trying to install 'Express edition' from uSoft Store, as you suggested in previous mail.
See attached PNG for the details (sorry it is in french...)
FYI, I un-installed before Advanced Installer v17.5 (30 days evaluation) from my laptop Windows 10 Enterprise v. 1809
Any idea ?
Rgds
Hi JF_BAUDE
Any package that you create with the free Express edition, downloaded from the MS Store can be deployed in your enterprise without any limitations. Is there any text on our website or store page that made you believe these packages cannot be used in production?
Only if you create a package using one of our paid editions (Professional, Enterprise or Architect) you need to purchase a license. Currently, most of the MSIX features include din the Architect edition are also available in the Express edition. What the Architect edition brings additionally is extended support for repackaging EXE to MSIs, editing MSIs, virtual machines management (AI can connect to a machine and execute automated repackaging operations, restore de VM, etc...) and automation features.
Regards,
Bogdan
