microsoft / microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Wrong app sdk version number reported if another application directory with an older app sdk is added to PATH
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Description
### Describe the bug
The Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.WindowsAppRuntime.ReleaseInfo api reports the wrong version number in the following scenario:
- The app is unpackaged and not self-contained
- Another application (example: powertoys) is installed and its installation directory is added to the PATH variable and it contains a copy of the app sdk
In this case Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Insights.Resource.dll is loaded from the directory of the other installed application and the wrong version number is reported.
### Steps to reproduce the bug
1. Install powertoys
2. Create an unpackaged (not self-contained) app sdk application
3. Check the return value of Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.WindowsAppRuntime.ReleaseInfo
### Expected behavior
The app sdk version number should not be influenced by installing another (unrelated) application.
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### NuGet package version
Windows App SDK 1.8.2: 1.8.251003001
### Packaging type
Unpackaged
### Windows version
Windows 11 version 24H2 (26100, June 2025 Update)
### IDE
Visual Studio 2022
### Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.WindowsAppRuntime.ReleaseInfo API and Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.Insights.Resource.dll loading behavior. Reproduce the issue using the listed unpackaged, non-self-contained setup with PowerToys on PATH; done means the reported Windows App SDK version is unaffected by the other application's directory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100