No path to application after sideloading????

Copper Contributor

Hello.  I hope I have the correct board for this post.

 

I have finally created my signed app for sideloading so I can test it.  It installs.  I can run it via Start Menu fine.  The problem is I cannot see it in my %PATH%:

 

C:\Program Files>where killerapp.exe
INFO: Could not find files for the given pattern(s).

 

 C:\Program Files>where cmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

 

Since MSIX containerizes the app AND the apps get installed in %ProgramFiles%\WindowsApps and that directory is not open for access by default.   How can I get around this as the app gets run from a external web page?

 

Thanks

 

3 Replies

Hi @TuittiPazzi,

 

You can use AppExecutionAlias to approximate adding your executable to the Path.

 

<Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias"

  Executable="[ExecutableName]"

  EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">

  <AppExecutionAlias>

    <desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="[AliasName]" />

  </AppExecutionAlias>

</Extension>

 

There's a section discussing this in: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/desktop-to-uwp-extensions

 

Thanks!
James

Thanks. I added appExecutionAlias to my package.appxmanifest file in VS 2019, but I'm getting an 0x80004005 error trying to publish.

@TuittiPazzi Your external web page could use the PowerShell interface to locate and start the app.