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Using New Edge PWABuilder for Windows packages #1208

Closed sensoryapphouse closed 3 years ago

sensoryapphouse commented 3 years ago

I have been successfully using the New Edge preview to generate MSIXBundles for our windows apps. Have uploaded into our app store and the updates are coming through, they look great in new Edge.

I have noticed that after the updated app is run, then a second launch icon appears on the Windows Start Menu, a duplicate of the original app icon. Both icons launch the app. I was wondering if after running, the PWA is then installing also in Edge and placing the second icon in the start menu.

It doesn't present a major issue for us at the moment, but I can see this being an ongoing tech support queries as customers update/download.

Great solution!

ghost commented 3 years ago

Hello sensoryapphouse, thank you for your interest in PWABuilder!

I have automatically added a "needs triage" label to help get things started. Our team will look into the question and answer ASAP. Other community members may also answer the question and provide feedback 🙌

JudahGabriel commented 3 years ago

I have noticed that after the updated app is run, then a second launch icon appears on the Windows Start Menu, a duplicate of the original app icon.

This is a known issue that will be fixed in November.

The actual issue is that Edge itself is installing a second item into your start menu. Edge team is aware of this and has fixed the issue in Edge 87, due out for release in November.

What you're seeing here doesn't affect all PWAs, nor all users -- it seems to affect PWAs that you previously installed through Edge more often -- but we decided to release the new Windows platform anyways as a preview, letting devs like you try it out before it's finalized next month.

Thanks for the report.

sensoryapphouse commented 3 years ago

Thanks! fabulous update. Also good detail, because indeed I have every original build in my library still, and on the machine (although had uninstalled some i recall). But anyway, all in hand. This is really good news (the Preview), timing is great before we do a customer release for all the new apps! Thanks

JudahGabriel commented 3 years ago

Closing this issue as fixed, pending release. When Edge 87 is released, we'll verify this bug is fixed.

JudahGabriel commented 3 years ago

@sensoryapphouse just an update on this, the Edge team provided us a way to prevent the double install even with today's version of Edge. This fix has been deployed to production, meaning any new Windows apps you generate via pwabuilder.com will no longer have the duplicated launch icon issue you described. 😎

sensoryapphouse commented 3 years ago

Excellent news! Will get onto some rebuilds , thanks

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