Questions tagged [appx]
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Signtool error: No certificates were found that met all given criteria with a Windows Store App?
I'm trying to sign a Windows 8 appx package with a pfx file I have. I'm using a command like so:
signtool.exe sign /fd sha256 /f "key.pfx" "app.appx"
And from this, I get:
SignTool Error: No certificates were found that met all the given…

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Installing .appx without trusted certificate?
I have a Windows 8 app that I would like to deploy to my Windows RT 2. I only have the .appx, and I would like to just install it for testing by bypassing the store. However, when I run the command:
Add-AppxPackage
I get the…

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How to create windows installer
Basically we are releasing our changes/fixes in the form of manual installer (Windows powershell script). It will install specified .dll and SQL script files at particular locations by reading config file values (We will configure .dll & Sql script…

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'App installer failed to install package dependencies. Ask the developer for Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00
screenshot of the error
I am getting this error:"App installer failed to install package dependencies.Ask the developer for Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.Debug package" while side loading .appxbundle file via App installer in windows10 client machine,…

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UWP authenticode signed appxbundle shows unknown publisher with smartscreen
I have a signed appxbundle generated by Visual Studio and signed with a Comodo authenticode sha256 certificate. The bundle shows a digital signature tab when opening the properties.
Now when I download the file on another PC, the smartscreen filter…

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UWP appx package Signtool "Error: SignerSign() failed." (-2147024885/0x8007000b)
EDIT
Event log error was this:
error 0x8007000B: The app manifest publisher name (CN=...)
must match the subject name of the signing certificate
(CN={19BE29DF-4812-4F2E-8FC1-A138B146946A}).
The command below now seems to work. So either user…

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How to calculate PublisherID from Publisher?
I'd like to know something about Windows Store and APPX package internals. The package.appxmanifest has an element that has a package name, publisher and version attributes, for example

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Windows Phone 8.1 HTML Company Apps - Can't install company app
I'm having problems trying to deploy any kind of HTML application for Windows Phone 8.1 as a Company App. The application I have developed is using a Visual Studio Apache Cordova Apps project, but I've also tested a manually created .appx, a Blank…

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Nuget, portable library and WinRT appx: Payload contains two or more files with the same destination path
Create new Windows 8 application App1
Add ClassLibrary1 Windows 8 class library project to solution
Add PortableClassLibrary1 portable class library targeting Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 to a solution
Reference HttpClient nuget package in…

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Modify package identity in appx manifest after build
Summary: Is it possible to modify app package identity after compilation using makeappx.exe?
I have a windows store app (for LOB sideloading, not for the store), which I need to create multiple copies (variants/instances) of, because I need to be…

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Launch Metro style apps using powershell
I am trying to write a powershell script for windows 10 that will automatically launch a Metro-style app.
The Start-Process cmdlet seems like it should work, but I cannot get it to launch anything unless I provide a path to the .exe
For example, the…

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SignTool Error: The specified algorithm cannot be used or is invalid
I am trying to use Visual Studio 2012 Express to sign my appx file for a windows store app, but get the following error:
SignTool Error: The specified algorithm cannot be used or is invalid
I am running the process through the STORE->Create App…

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What is the structure of AppxSignature.p7x?
Universal Windows apps are in .appx file, which is simply a zip of a bunch of files and metadata. Most of the metadata files are extensively documented on the Microsoft website and are trivial to parse and/or regenerate. However AppxSignature.p7x…

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SignTool error when signing AppX file: "Error: SignerSign() failed." (-2147024693/0x800700cb)
I am creating an Appx package using makeappx.exe and then try to sign it using SignTool.exe.
The error I get from SignTool is:
"Error: SignerSign() failed." (-2147024693/0x800700cb)
The certificate I am using is created by me following…

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How to silent install an UWP appx?
I develop an UWP appx, It could be installed in a cmd.exe prompt:
C:\test>myapp.appx
but a windows GUI pop up during installtion.
Is there any method
to install it with a Silent parameter like as:
C:\test>myapp.appx /silent (or /s)
in order to…

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