Is it possible to publish script originated application in Microsoft Store?

Maciej Słojewski 0 Reputation points
2023-12-09T17:34:17.0566667+00:00

Dear Community,

Greetings from my side. This is my first post ever on this forum. I did some research to be sure such question was not asked before elsewhere.

Background of my question: I try to publish in Microsoft Store new application. Actually, this is script written in AutoHotkey language. It is possible to bundle any script (text file) with executable AutoHotkey interpreter. The output of this process is executable (EXE) which runs the script and interpreter as one file.

Problem: I cannot pass package validation, which is the mandatory step in a process of publishing. I get very little feedback, quote (I removed company name):

Entry in add or remove programs There is a recommendation for app entry added in add or remove programs. Your app added the following app name(s) and publisher name(s) to the add or remove programs after installation. App name Publisher name Version number HotstringsPro <here IS company name> 3.6.19 Please ensure that app name and publisher name in add or remove Programs help customers to clearly and uniquely identify your app on Windows.

Bundleware check There is a recommendation for Bundleware. Your app added the following app name(s) and publisher name(s) to the add or remove programs after installation. App name Publisher name Version number HotstringsPro <here IS company name> 3.6.19 Please ensure that you do not install third party software that violates Store policy 10.2.2.

The Store policy 10.2.2:

Your product must not attempt to fundamentally change or extend its described functionality or introduce features or functionality that are in violation of Store Policies through any form of dynamic inclusion of code. Your product should not, for example, download a remote script and subsequently execute that script in a manner that is not consistent with the described functionality

Questions:

  1. Is it possible to publish script originated application in Microsoft Store? I mean, a script bundled with interpreter into one executable?
  2. How to do it? In other words: how to publish a script bundled with interpreter into one executable?
  3. What can I do to get more specific description of the validation rejection? I mean more details, to be able to fix issue by myself without asking?
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  1. Maciej Słojewski 0 Reputation points
    2023-12-11T20:01:24.1633333+00:00

    Well, I did contact the reportapp@microsoft.com:

    Thank you for contacting us. For further assistance with the questions in Partner Center, please contact Developer Support here: http://aka.ms/storesupport and create a ticket there.

    There was also attached screenshot showing "Non-Technical Support Dashboard" and "App Submission & Management".

    So I followed that suggestion and opened a ticket. Below you can see the answer I received: 

    Hello Maciej, 
 
    Thank you for contacting Microsoft support. I see that you are having issues with completing your app submission. I see that you have a couple of different package validation errors. For your store policy violation, I see that you package violates the store policy 10.2.2. Please be advised your product must not attempt to fundamentally change or extend its described functionality or introduce features or functionality that are in violation of Store Policies through any form of dynamic inclusion of code. Your product should not, for example, download a remote script and subsequently execute that script in a manner that is not consistent with the described functionality. . If you are not sure how to implement these changes, I would suggest reaching out to our technical support team for help with correcting the errors in your app package. If you need additional help, please reach out to Technical support here: Services Hub (microsoft.com) visiting our technical  forums is also  helpful: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/home?forum=wpdevelop. At this time, I will be archiving this service request.
 
Jason,
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    The link "http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsapps/en-US/home?forum=wpdevelop" is dead, but there is a link to this forum.

    Actually, I still don't know what should I do. Any help is appreciated.