Can I publish WPF exe to Microsoft Store as my Installer Helper?

Question

I have WPF exe that serves me like Installer Helper.

The main purpose of this installer helper to check a user computer specs and download the fit installation package.

Today I have two different installation packages.

After downloading the matched installation package the installation process will be started with GUI as usual program.

So, my question is if I can publish such EXE to Microsoft Store?

If yes, what should I write in "Standard install scenarios" and "Miscellaneous install failure scenarios" in Package details?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Issue 1: Yes, the WPF Application can be published to Microsoft Store but not directly. WPF can be converted to UWP via Desktop Bridge app and there are several ways to convert and package it. If you use Visual Studio to design your project, there is a simple way to prepare your WPF app to publish to the Store. You could use Windows Application Packaging Project to package your WPF app and upload the package in Dev center to release your app. For more details about packaging, you could refer to the official document: Package a desktop app from source code using Visual Studio.

Issue 2:

You could fill it in according to your application's usage environment. If there are install failure scenarios, you can fill them in.

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