Updating Microsoft App Installer

Question

My Microsoft App Installer has not updated on its own since version 1.17.10691.0. I am trying to manually update it to resolve a security concern and I am unable to update it, as the microsoft store says it is up to date and shows no available updates.

I tried to install the installer from this website directly and run it but was presented with the error: This app package is not supported for installation by App Installer because it uses certain restricted capabilities. How to resolve this issue? And how do I know what restricted capabilities it uses so I can continue debugging that way?

Answer 1

Hi,

To resolve the issue where the app package is not supported for installation by App Installer due to restricted capabilities, you can follow these steps:

1. Verify App Package File Installation:

Download the app package file to a local folder and try to install it using the Add-AppxPackage PowerShell command.

2. Check App Installer Event Logs

The app deployment infrastructure emits logs that are often useful for debugging installation issues via the Windows Event Viewer: Application and Services Logs -> Microsoft -> Windows -> AppxDeployment-Server. Additional log files are created in this folder: %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir

You can also update App Installer using the winget tool. Open CMD or Windows PowerShell as administrator and run

winget upgrade Microsoft.AppInstaller

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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