FAQ

How to create AppX package from Visual Studio ?

• After building the project from Unity Editor open it with Visual Studio
• In the solution explorer, right click on the project
• Store -> Create App Packages
• Do you want to build packages to upload to the Windows Store? Choose No, then Next
• Pick appropriate platform, for ex., ARM Release
• Don’t include public symbol files, this will make package smaller
• Create
• Locate folder which is named something like YourApp_1.0.0.0_ARM_Test, check that it has Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 file
• Copy the folder contents to the target machine, then on the target machine right click on Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 -> Run with PowerShell
• Follow the steps, you might need an internet connection to install Developper License, this will require for you to have Microsoft account
• If everything is okay, your app should appear on the start menu

How to install an appx file on your machine?

• Open Windows PowerShell from start menu, navigate to your appx file, execute Add-AppxPackage <yourappx>.appx, if the appx was signed, it will be installed on your machine. Note: if you’re installing appx file again, you have to uninstall the previous one, simply right-click on the icon, and click Uninstall.

I am getting an error “DEP0600: incorrect parameter” while deploying an application.

• Something is wrong with your certificate, try creating a new by clicking on Package.appxmanifest -> Packaging -> Choose Certificate -> Configure Certificate -> Create Test Certificate

How to use Visual Studio’s graphical debugger on ARM?

• Read this post http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh780905(v=vs.110).aspx . You will need to create a WinRT component, and reference it from main module.

How to deploy a project on a tablet PC?

• See Deployment.

Getting more information about Windows App Certification Kit (WACK) failure?

You can find a log in <user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\AppCertKit which might contain additional information about the failure.

Help! There’s too many defines! Which are defined when?

No worries. Here’s all of them:

See also platform dependent compilation.

• 2017–05–16 修正されたページ