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For questions related to the Windows ACK (App Certification Kit) and its use in the various app certification programs for Windows operating systems.

This tag is used for posts related to the Windows ACK (App Certification Kit) and its use in the various app certification programs for Windows operating systems. Windows ACK provides guidelines for developers for using the kit and the associated certification processes

Description

The Windows App Certification Kit (ACK) is used to validate compliance with certification requirements, and replaces the Windows Software Logo Kit (WSLK) used for validation in the Windows 7 Software Logo program. Desktop, desktop device, and Windows Store apps can be certified; however, plug-in, ActiveX, and other web apps cannot be certified. The Windows ACK is included in the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and the Windows SDK for Windows Store apps.

Certification, while highly recommended, is not a requirement for running a desktop app under Windows 8, but it is required in order to list a desktop app in the Windows Store. Both Windows 7 and Windows 8 apps must use the new Windows App Certification Kit to become certified and eligible for sale in the Windows Store. Certification is embedded in the Windows Store onboarding process.

Requirements

There are 12 requirements for desktop certification and 9 requirements for Windows Store app certification. The online self-test and submission of results for desktop apps takes less than 45 minutes, and for Windows Store apps takes less than 20 minutes.

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Can a desktop Delphi application be certified for Windows 8 (using Windows App Certification Kit)?

Apparently, Delphi (any version) does not support safe exception handlers (/SAFESEH switch in Visual Studio). This results in a warning when using Windows Desktop App Certification Kit on Windows 8. Per certification requirements for Windows 8…
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Should the VS11 templates fail the WinRT App Certification Kit?

I'm running the Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Visual Studio 11 Beta installed. When I create a new WinRT/Metro application, compile it and run the App Certification Kit on this blank application, it already fails because of calls to…
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Windows App Certification Kit fail Binary analyzer test and supported API test

I tried to package a windows app with release mode, but two tests failed: 1.Binary analyzer failed Binary analyzer •Error Found: The binary analyzer test detected the following errors: ◦File C:\Program…
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Where do I submit XML reports after WACK has finished?

We have WPF desktop application which we have packed in setup executable. Because of SmartScreen we need to certificate our application. We have used Windows App Certification Kit (WACK) from Windows 10 SDK to generate XML reports. And now we have…
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Windows App Certification Kit does not launch due to error

I am unable to launch the Windows App Certification Kit to test my Windows Phone 8.1 app on the same machine I use to develop the app (running Windows 8.1 and VS 2013 Ultimate Update 4). The error message I get is: The UI workflow of Windows App…
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App passes WACK but fails store submission Certification

I am observing a strange situation where my app passes WACK on my computer, but submission to the store fails at Certification stage, due to unsupported APIs. I am using MSVC 15 Update 2. Solution Consists of: Universal APP Class Library…
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Can 64bit Delphi desktop application be certified for Windows 8.1

As far as I know 32bit Delphi desktop applications cannot be certified for Windows 8.1 due lack of SafeSEH via Can a desktop Delphi application be certified for Windows 8 But what about 64bit Delphi desktop applications? Can they pass other…
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Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Package framework is missing the framework dependency declaration in the manifest

I receive the following error on the Windows App Certification Kit for Windows 8.1. The app manifest test detected the following errors:XXX takes a dependency on Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Package (Microsoft.VCLibs.110.00) framework but is…
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ClickOnce applications and Windows 8 certification

Is it possible to have a ClickOnce, WPF application certified as compatible with Windows 8? Note that I’m not referring to getting the application certified for the Windows Store. I just would like to have it certified as a compatible Windows 8…
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Windows 8 App Cert Kit no longer runs?

I am trying to do the App Cert check on my Metro app, but it won't run anymore! Anybody else having this same issue? I've searches all over the Internet, with not even a single related result. It ran successfully a few hours ago, but now it just…
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Error with Windows App Certification Kit (HighVersionLie failure)

I'm experimenting the following error when I run the Windows App Certification Kit on a brain new C# Universal App: "Task failed to enable HighVersionLie". Windows 10 1709 (Build 16299.125) Visual Studio Pro 2017 (15.5.4) New project C# Universal…
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Do http(s) call in windows require process elevation for passing windows desktop app certification

We are planning to go for windows 8.1 desktop app certification. The app is in c++-CLI. One of the requirements of the certification is that the app should be run under App Verifier for detecting errors. The App connects to our company server(s) for…
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Windows App Certification Kit fail on Badge Logo dimensions

In Visual Studio 2012 (11.0.51106.01 Update 1) the .appxmanifest for my Windows Store App has the image slot for the 140% size Badge Logo listed as 34x34 (pixels). When I run Windows App Certification Kit 2.2 against the app it fails with: "The…
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Is there any certification toolkit for WP8 apps?

I am developing a new application that will target the new WP8 platform. Previous versions of Phone SDK, like WP7.1 or WP7.5 SDK contained special toolkit to test you XAP before submission for some obvious problems (like some mandatory image files…
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Metro App Certification

I am working on a C# Metro app in the Visual Studio 11 Beta. When I run the Windows App Certification Kit my application doesn't show up. What's strange is that other apps I've done do show up. I have no answer for why some show up and some…
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