{"id":676,"date":"2017-01-03T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T13:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/windows-iot\/?p=324"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:17:46","slug":"releasing-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/csharp\/uwp-programming-in-c\/projects-general\/deploying-project\/releasing-project","title":{"rendered":"Releasing Project – For Windows IoT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pre Release Checks
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Open the “Visual Assets” manager: Package.appxmanifest > Visual Assets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Store Logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide your own 50x50px logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square 44×44 Logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide your own 24x24px logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide your own 88x88px logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square 150×150 Logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide your own 300x300px logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Square 310×150 Logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provide your own 620x300px logo <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splash Screen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You must have a “scale-200” image for deployment to work<\/strong> (its the default one, others are optional) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supply 1 source image (2480x1200px ideal) and it will generate the rest from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Files you add are renamed to “SplashScreen.scale-###.png” and stored in the solution explorer ‘Assets’ folder.  You can delete images from there if you need to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Package.appxmanifest > Packaging <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Releasing <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
In Windows Store
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Microsoft docs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/uwp\/publish\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Log into the store: https:\/\/partner.microsoft.com\/dashboard<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create the app.<\/p>\n\n\n

Start your submission<\/p>\n

To keep it hidden from general users<\/p>\n

‘Pricing and availability’ > ‘Visibility’<\/p>\n

Private Audience> ‘Hide this app and prevent acquisition’<\/p>\n

Create a new group and add users email addresses to it.<\/p>\n

Make this product available but not discoverable in the Microsoft Store n+ Direct link only<\/p>\n

Note you need to SAVE your settings!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

In Visual Studio <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Select ‘Release’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menu > Build > Run code analysis on soluton <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do any checks you have on the project, set version number defines, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Package.appxmanifest file and check the options for your package. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menu > Build > Clean [MyAppName] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menu > Build > Rebuild [MyAppName] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In solution Explorer right click the project > Publish > Create App Packages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select distribution method > Microsoft Store<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should show your windows store account.  Select the app name you’ve already created in the windows store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacakages To Create – Select only ‘ARM’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app will then be built + packaged<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Validate Store App<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When presented with “Launch Windows App Certification Kit” > select “Use local device”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you are given the option to do the ‘Launch Windows App Certifiation Kit’.  We find this brings up a dos box and then stops.  To get round this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start > Programs. Windows Kits > Windows App Certification Kit > Windows App Cert Kit <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible Errors<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

“App manifest references the image ‘Assets\\SplashScreen.png’ which does not have a candidate in main app package.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n