MAUI Windows Exec

Question

I created a maui app and I published it it created a apk file in , I installed the apk file in my android phone and it works.

C:\Users\allam\source\repos\MauiBlazorHBE\MauiBlazorHBE\bin\Release\net7.0-android\publish

I want to create a similar executable for windows please suggest , I want to use the executable in other pcs and run the same.

I see exe in

C:\Users\allam\source\repos\MauiBlazorHBE\MauiBlazorHBE\bin\Debug\net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0\win10-x64

but when I double click on the same it doesn't show in start menu.

Please suggest

Answer 1

Hello,

but when I double click on the same it doesn't show in start menu.

For MAUI Windows platform, you need to publish it as an msix file and install this application through msix to appear in the start menu.

Please refer to the following documentation for more details.

• Publish a .NET MAUI app for Windows

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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