PowerToys/installer

PowerToys Setup Project

MSIX instructions

1-time Run

Create Self-sign certificate

For the first-time installation, you'll need to generate a self-signed certificate. The script below will generate and add a cert to your TRCA store.

1. Open Developer PowerShell for VS as an Admin
2. Navigate to your repo's installer\MSIX
3. Run .\generate_self_sign_cert.ps1

Elevate Developer PowerShell for VS permissions

msix_reinstall.ps1 is unsigned, you'll need to elevate your prompt.

1. Open Developer PowerShell for VS as admin
2. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy -executionPolicy Unrestricted

To Build MSIX

1. Make sure you've built the Release configuration of powertoys.sln
2. Open Developer PowerShell for VS
3. Navigate to your repo's installer\MSIX
4. Run .\msix_reinstall.ps1 from the devenv powershell

What msix_reinstall.ps1 does

msix_reinstall.ps1 removes the current PowerToys installation, restarts explorer.exe (to update PowerRename shell extension), builds PowerToys-x64.msix package, signs it with a PowerToys_TemporaryKey.pfx, and finally installs it.

Removing all .msi/.msix PowerToys installations

$name='PowerToys'
Get-AppxPackage -Name $name | select -ExpandProperty "PackageFullName" | Remove-AppxPackage
gwmi win32_product -filter "Name = '$name'" -namespace root/cimv2 | foreach {
  if ($_.uninstall().returnvalue -eq 0) { write-host "Successfully uninstalled $name " }
  else { write-warning "Failed to uninstall $name." }
}

MSI Build instructions (Deprecated)

• Install the WiX Toolset Visual Studio 2019 Extension.
• Install the WiX Toolset build tools in the development machine.
• Open powertoys.sln, select the "Release" and "x64" configurations and build the PowerToysSetup project.
• The resulting installer will be built to PowerToysSetup\bin\Release\PowerToysSetup.msi.