microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Cannot install/update Windows Terminal: error 0x80070005

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.21.2361.0

### Windows build number

10.0.19045.4894

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

1. Download the `msixbundle` and double-click to install

Note that I _am_ able to install the latest version on Microsoft Store (v1.20.11781.0; I've checked after uninstalling and trying to install again), but I _am not_ able to install the latest GitHub release (v1.21.2361.0). Some hasty Googling tells me this is a probably an issue with permissions; how do I begin to debug this?

### Expected Behavior

I am able to install/update Windows Terminal successfully.

### Actual Behavior

I'm getting the following error message in the installer UI:

> App installation failed with error message: error 0x80070005: Opening the package from location Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.21.2361.0_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle failed. (0x80070005)

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure by installing the GitHub msixbundle on Windows 10.0.19045.4894 with Windows Terminal 1.21.2361.0, then investigate what causes installer error 0x80070005 and compare it with the Microsoft Store installation. Done means the latest GitHub release installs or updates successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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