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PS7-packaged: WinRM / PowerShell Remoting broken under MSIX
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Description
Summary
PowerShell Remoting (WinRM) does not function correctly when PowerShell 7 is installed as an MSIX package. The PS Remoting server plugin (pwrshplugin.dll) relies on file paths and ACLs that are incompatible with the MSIX packaging model.
Affected scenarios
Enter-PSSessionto a machine with MSIX-packaged PS7Invoke-Commandtargeting MSIX-packaged PS7 endpoints- Any WinRM-based remote management workflow
Context
The root cause is related to the SYSTEM context gap (#27562) but is distinct — the WinRM plugin infrastructure has its own ACL and registration requirements that the per-user MSIX model does not satisfy.
We are working with the relevant Windows engineering teams on a resolution and have internal tracking for this work. We will update this issue as progress is made.
This is a blocker for the PS7 inboxing initiative.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the PS Remoting server plugin, pwrshplugin.dll, and compare its file-path, ACL, and registration requirements with the MSIX packaging model. Review the related SYSTEM context gap in #27562 and the issue's Windows engineering tracking; done requires a confirmed resolution for WinRM remoting against MSIX-packaged PowerShell 7.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli, networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100