Failed to install 0.49.1 - VideoConferenceProxyFilter_x64.dll failed to register

[majorxtrem]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.49.1

Running as admin

• [X] Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Installer

Steps to reproduce

msiexec /norestart /q /i "PowerToysSetup-0.49.1-x64.msi

Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 3.1.21 is installed

Édition Windows 10 Professionnel N Version 20H2 Installé le ‎16/‎11/‎2020 Build du système d’exploitation 19042.1348

Installation proccess works with the previous version 0.47.1

✔️ Expected Behavior

Install successfully

❌ Actual Behavior

Install failed with error 1603

In Log Product: PowerToys (Preview) -- Error 1904. Module C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\VideoConference\VideoConferenceProxyFilter_x64.dll failed to register. HRESULT -2147024770. Contact your support personnel.

Other Software

No response

[franky920920]

cc: @yuyoyuppe FYI

[imthenachoman]

I too am having this issue.

Power Toys (Preview) Setup Module C:\Program Files\PowerToys\modules\VldeoConference\VideoConferenceProxyFilter_x64.dll failed to register. HRESLILT -2147024770. Contact your support personnel.

[yuyoyuppe]

We'll postpone filter registration until PT is launched.

[imthenachoman]

I am sorry, I don't understand what that means?

[imthenachoman]

Ah. I think I get it.

So does that mean a new version will be pushed that doesn't try to do filter registration?

[yuyoyuppe]

Yes, it won't try to register the filter at installation stage.

[jaimecbernardo]

In the meanwhile, is it possible to ignore this registration error and would PowerToys still install, just with VCM being unusable? I assume this might be happening because it's a Windows N version, which won't have some of the media components other Windows versions have.

[imthenachoman]

@jaimecbernardo OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Now it makes sense. Yes, I have the Windows 10 N version.

I was able to install the latest one and skip/ignore that error. Seems to be working fine.

[franky920920]

Should this be added to the installer to disable VCM if a Windows N version installation is detected and added into docs as well?

[jaimecbernardo]

Hi @majorxtrem @imthenachoman , We expect this to have gone away with the recent installer revamp that was released with the 0.53 versions. Could you please give it a try? Thank you!

[majorxtrem]

It's working for me with the version PowerToysSetup-0.53.3-x64.

Install successful over 50 machines

Thank you :)