MAUI -- Another user has already installed an unpackaged version of this app. The current user cannot replace this with a packaged version.

Dylan 1

I'm running into an issue with a commercial Maui app I'm working on.

Essentially, we have multiple developers working on this application over RDP, none of which have administrative privileges.

What happens is that when one user builds and debugs, anyone else who tries to do the same will run into this error:

Another user has already installed an unpackaged version of this app. The current user cannot replace this with a packaged version. The conflicting package is <GUID> and it was published by CN=<USERNAME>.

Basically it seems like since we're all relegated to the same machine for RDP, that we're running into install conflicts.

Does anyone have a workaround that would allow all of our developers to work on this without constantly uninstalling/re-installing?

Thank you in advance!

Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 77,016 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-10-11T05:38:01.0433333+00:00

Which platform has this error when running code?

Basically it seems like since we're all relegated to the same machine for RDP, that we're running into install conflicts.

If users don't use this machine for RDP at the same time, can they build application without any issue?
Dylan 1 Reputation point

2023-10-11T12:01:01.4733333+00:00

No - I came in Monday morning, and could not build the application, because another user had built it Friday afternoon without uninstalling it after he was done. It's definitely an odd issue.
Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 77,016 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-10-12T03:03:00.2533333+00:00

because another user had built it Friday afternoon without uninstalling it after he was done.

You can try to ask this user to delete his unpackaged version of this app, Is that working?
Adrian Horn 0 Reputation points

2024-01-01T15:17:20.1766667+00:00
If anyone is still looking for this, using the following commands worked for me:

get-appxpackage -name NameFromErrorMessage -AllUsers

to get the PackageFullName and then

remove-appxpackage -package PackageFullName -AllUsers

Then you can proceed with the installation of your package.

Source: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/another-user-has-already-installed-an-unpackaged-v/198610
cu_vs_cu_vn 0 Reputation points

2024-11-09T18:03:49.2466667+00:00
WHAT I NEED TO DO NOW?

Help i got this :

get-appxpackage : Access is denied.

Access is denied.

At line:1 char:1

get-appxpackage -name Microsoft.MinecraftUWP -AllUsers

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Get-AppxPackage], UnauthorizedAccessException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.UnauthorizedAccessException,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.GetApp xPackageCommand

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