Windows Store Submission issue - Duplicate build metadata files were found in the manifest of package

hdufort 6 Reputation points
2022-12-17T20:30:48.42+00:00

I got a issue will trying to submit an application to the Windows Store. My app is a UWP base application build with VS 2022 v17.4.3 (Full updated at the moment)

After that I upload the ".msixupload" file onto Partner Center. The package analyzer tell me:

* Package acceptance validation error: Duplicate build metadata files were found in the manifest of package FriskPackaging_0.1.8.0_x64.msix: makepri.exe *

I then dive into the .msixupload package zip file the found another .msix file in witch I found AppxManifest.xml, in witch I found a duplicate "MakePri.exe" with 2 different version. In the <build:Metadata> section.

  <build:Metadata>  
    <build:Item Name="TargetFrameworkMoniker" Value=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.1"/>  
    <build:Item Name="VisualStudio" Version="17.0"/>  
    <build:Item Name="VisualStudioEdition" Value="Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022"/>  
    <build:Item Name="OperatingSystem" Version="10.0.22621.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)"/>  
    <build:Item Name="Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.dll" Version="17.4.33122.133"/>  
    <build:Item Name="ProjectGUID" Value="f54c3672-aa03-4619-813a-feebff13021c"/>  
    <build:Item Name="ilc.exe" Version="2.2.31116.00 built by: PROJECTNREL"/>  
    <build:Item Name="Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Build.Tasks.dll" Version="10.0.19041.685"/>  
    <build:Item Name="OptimizingToolset" Value="ilc.exe"/>  
    <build:Item Name="UseDotNetNativeSharedAssemblyFrameworkPackage" Value="True"/>  
    <build:Item Name="DisableStackTraceMetadata" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="DisableExceptionMessages" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="ShortcutGenericAnalysis" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="GeneratePGD" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="ConsumePGD" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="SingleThreadNUTC" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="Use64BitCompiler" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="OptimizeForSize" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="AlignMethodsAtMinimalBoundaries" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="LargeAddressAware" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="NoLinkerSymbols" Value="false"/>  
    <build:Item Name="OutOfProcPDB" Value="false"/>  
    ****<build:Item Name="MakePri.exe" Version="10.0.19041.685 (WinBuild.160101.0800)"/>  
    <build:Item Name="Microsoft.Build.DesktopBridge.Tasks.dll" Version="17.4.33118.351"/>  
    ****<build:Item Name="makepri.exe" Version="10.0.22621.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)"/>  
  </build:Metadata>

How is that have append?
How to fix this?
Any idea?

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  1. Roy Li - MSFT 32,111 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-12-21T03:05:46.18+00:00

    Hello,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    Please just package UWP project directly without using the Windows Application Package Project. This should help to solve the duplicate build metadata files issue.

    Thank you.

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