microsoft / microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Upgrading from WindowsAppSDK 1.7 to 1.8 causes APPX1101 build errors
@manodasanW is already working on this.
Since Sep 12, 2025.
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 4.7k
- Forks
- 471
- Avg merge
- 3d 13h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 28
Description
### Describe the bug
After upgrading to WindowsAppSDK 1.8, my project has three APPX1101 errors, saying the payload contains two or more files with the same destination path.
`Payload contains two or more files with the same destination path 'Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll'. Source files:
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windows.sdk.net.ref\10.0.22621.57\lib\net8.0\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windows.sdk.net.ref\10.0.22621.48\lib\net8.0\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll`
`Payload contains two or more files with the same destination path 'Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll'. Source files:
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\microsoft.win32.systemevents\9.0.9\runtimes\win\lib\net9.0\Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\microsoft.win32.systemevents\9.0.9\lib\net9.0\Microsoft.Win32.SystemEvents.dll`
and
```
Payload contains two or more files with the same destination path 'System.Management.dll'. Source files:
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\system.management\7.0.2\runtimes\win\lib\net7.0\System.Management.dll
C:\Users\.....\.nuget\packages\system.management\7.0.2\lib\net7.0\System.Management.dll
```
I have tried cleaning bin/obj folders and nuget cache - unfortunately nothing seems to resolve the error. If I revert back to 1.7, the project builds fine.
### Steps to reproduce the bug
1. Upgrade projects to WindowsAppSDK 1.8
2. Build solution
3. APPX1101 errors
Unfortunately I'm not exactly sure what about my projects is causing these issues to be able to repro in a demo project? One of the projects in the solution is a CSWinRT component, so maybe that?
### Expected behavior
Solution builds correctly
### Screenshots
_No response_
### NuGet package version
Windows App SDK 1.8.0: 1.8.250907003
### Packaging type
Packaged (MSIX)
### Windows version
Windows 11 version 24H2 (26100, June 2025 Update)
### IDE
Visual Studio 2022
### Additional context
_No response_
Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
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.
Assessment
This issue has not been assessed yet.