Where to add <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType> in project properties?

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Where to add <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType> in project properties?

Ali Iranpour 41

At the end of this document it says to add <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType> property to the project file and then Change 'AppxPackage' property to false <AppxPackage>false</AppxPackage> but how should I do that where is project file? what line in project file?

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Castorix31 90,686

You must edit the .csproj file (for C#, .vcxproj for C++)

thern inside PropertyGroup :

 <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net5.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
    <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.17763.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
    <RootNamespace>CSharp_WindowsAppSDK_Test3</RootNamespace>
    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
    <Platforms>x86;x64;arm64</Platforms>
    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x86;win10-x64;win10-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
    <PublishProfile>win10-$(Platform).pubxml</PublishProfile>
    <UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
    <EnablePreviewMsixTooling>true</EnablePreviewMsixTooling>
    <WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
  </PropertyGroup>

Ali Iranpour 41 Reputation points

2021-12-04T08:15:35.52+00:00

I did that it compiled without any error but the EXE file inside release folder doesn't work and nothing happens here is my PropertyGroup
<PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
<CppWinRTOptimized>true</CppWinRTOptimized>
<CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>true</CppWinRTRootNamespaceAutoMerge>
<MinimalCoreWin>true</MinimalCoreWin>
<ProjectGuid>{41e77fd4-daac-45f8-835d-6bd1fa783485}</ProjectGuid>
<ProjectName>Good-App</ProjectName>
<RootNamespace>Good_App</RootNamespace>

<TargetName>$(RootNamespace)</TargetName>
<DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
<MinimumVisualStudioVersion>16.0</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
<AppContainerApplication>false</AppContainerApplication>
<AppxPackage>false</AppxPackage>
<ApplicationType>Windows Store</ApplicationType>
<ApplicationTypeRevision>10.0</ApplicationTypeRevision>
<WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
<WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</WindowsTargetPlatformMinVersion>
<UseWinUI>true</UseWinUI>
<WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>
</PropertyGroup>
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points

2021-12-04T09:06:16.647+00:00

I checked one of my test projects and the main difference seems EnablePreviewMsixTooling
Otherwise, I can upload this whole test project, which works on my OS (Windows 10 21H1, VS 2019)

Link to project file (cannot post in comments...) : WindowsAppSDK_Unpackaged.vcxproj
Ali Iranpour 41 Reputation points

2021-12-04T09:14:39.223+00:00

Maybe it's because I retarget the project?

Answer 2

Yegor Isakov 11

I think the only way to use the DESINER with WINUI3 or WINUI3 with the DESINER is: to open two instances of VS Community Edition. In one, you will run UWP version of you project, and in another, you will run WinUI3 version. After setting up interface for UWP version you can share it with WinUI3, thanks to windows organizing in win10/win11.....

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