microsoft / microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml

Correctly configured icon fails in Store release

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Description

### Describe the bug

WinUI Gallery has its app icon configured and running it locally via VS works. However in the store version, the app icon does not work. See https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/issues/1512 for more context.

### Why is this important?

App icons should work

### Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Configure app icon
2. Release to store
3. ???
4. App icon missing

### Actual behavior

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### Expected behavior

_No response_

### Screenshots

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### NuGet package version

WinUI 3 - Windows App SDK 1.8.5: 1.8.260209005

### Windows version

Windows 11 (24H2): Build 26100

### Additional context

Related issues:

https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/issues/1512
#10417
#10859

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reading the linked WinUI Gallery issue 1512 and related issues #10417 and #10859, then compare the configured icon in a local Visual Studio run with the Store release; done means the published app displays its configured icon.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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