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App Installer Authentication Manager

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Description

I've been able to get through some of the blockers that prevented me from using update mechanisms using the .appinstaller and for several UWP apps I have. One blocker I still have is sometimes this "App Installer Authentication Manager" window is left running/orphaned. I also would like to somehow suppress this window if possible. The .appinstaller and .msixbundle files are in a sharepoint site and I add msixauth=aad to the .appinstaller. I would like to be able to install updates silently, but this window shows up.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the update flow with the .appinstaller and .msixbundle files hosted on SharePoint and msixauth=aad enabled. Investigate the App Installer Authentication Manager behavior; done means updates install silently without leaving an orphaned or visible authentication window.

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Assessment

Domain
authentication, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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