Preferences

AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0 | MSIX Editor

Preferences, which appears when you click on the Preferences button on the MSIX Editor ribbon, you can configure various properties required by the MSIX Editor. The properties are grouped as mentioned below:

Location

Location lets you can configure the following properties:

Preferences

Property

Description

Editor Working Location

This is the location on your computer which MSIX Editor uses to temporarily place the MSIX packages opened in the MSIX Editor for performing your desired tasks on the package. After all the tasks are completed, all the filed will be deleted. The default path is temp location of your machine. In this field, specify a location that MSIX Editor has access to.

Signing

MSIX packages must be digitally signed for successful installation. The following signing options are supported by MSIX Editor:

• Certificate File (.pfx)
• Certificate Store

Certificate File (.pfx)

Signing lets you configure the following properties:

Certificate File details

Property

Description

PFX File Location

Specify a path to a valid PFX certificate file.

Password

Specify the password for the PFX certificate file.

Certificate Subject

Certificate Subject populates with respect to the selected certificate.

Time Stamp Server URL

Specify the valid Time Stamp Server URL. You can now specify the Time Stamp Server URL while signing the MSIX packages using a certificate file (.pfx) in the MSIX Editor.

Override Publisher with the Certificate Subject Name

Select the Override Publisher with the Certificate Subject Name check box, if you can now override the Publisher Name of an MSIX package by the Subject Name of the Digital Certificate while signing an MSIX package by checking this newly introduced check box so the MSIX package will be signed successfully.

Certificate Store

Note:Make sure that the Certificate has been imported. For more details on importing certificate, see Import Certificate.

Signing lets you configure the following properties:

Certificate Store details

Property

Description

Certificate Store Location

In the Certificate Store Location drop down, select either User or Machine.

Certificate Store Name

In the Certificate Store Name drop down, select any one of the store name from the list.

Certificate Subject

In the Certificate Subject drop down, select respective certificate subject from the list.

After selecting, click View Details button to view the certificate details.

Note:The Publisher Name of the MSIX package should match with Certificate Subject of the Certificate Store file for successful signing.

Override Publisher with the Certificate Subject Name

Select the Override Publisher with the Certificate Subject Name check box, if you can now override the Publisher Name of an MSIX package by the Subject Name of the Digital Certificate while signing an MSIX package by checking this newly introduced check box so the MSIX package will be signed successfully.