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Trying to Sign a Manifest File using a Certificate with Non Exportable Private Key and is located in Local Machine
I'm trying to sign a manifest file for a ClickOnce web app using a certificate which is Installed in LocalMachine and have non exportable private keys, I have tried two different tools, one Mage.exe ...
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Cannot sign ClickOnce MSWord plugin application with Cloud DigiCert certificate
I'm trying to sign a simple ClickOnce application (MSWord plugin) with a code-sign certificate from DigiCert. Last year, we use a USB-Token certificate and it worked fine, but this year we bought a ...
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Is it possible for multiple people to deploy a ClickOnce application?
I've researched this problem but haven't found a question or answer that addresses what I need answered. I've found Multiple Instances of ClickOnce app and Multiple ClickOnce installations with ...
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How to sign ClickOnce manifest files (.application, .manifest) when using Google Cloud KMS for code signing?
I've successfully implemented code signing using Google Cloud KMS and jsign for executable files, but I'm unable to sign ClickOnce manifest files.
Current Setup
Certificate: Code signing certificate ...
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ClickOnce WPF Application Automatic Update
We have a tiny WPF-software that mostly operates in the taskbar with .NET 9.0. Just open and forget kind, with very little user input. ClickOnce was chosen as our distribution platform.
Updates can be ...
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ClickOnce keeps including .so files despite being excluded in .csproj — how to permanently prevent this?
I'm publishing a .NET Framework 4.8 application using ClickOnce, and I have a persistent issue with LibGit2Sharp.NativeBinaries.
Every time I build and publish, files like libgit2-3f4182d.so.deploy ...
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ClickOnce App Doesn't Launch from "Send To" Shortcut
I have a Winforms application published using ClickOnce. I want users to be able to right-click a file in Windows Explorer and select "Send To → Crawler", which should then launch my ...
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Cannot publish WinForms app with ClickOnce using using VS 2022- after upgrading from .NET Framework 4.7.2 to .NET 8 - no ClickOnce specific target
I had been using ClickOnce to propagate my .NET Framework 4.7.2 WinForms app to user's machines.
I have just migrated my solution to .NET 8. The app is building and starting locally without issues. I'...
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Error : Reference in the menifest does not match the downloaded assembly PorjName.WPF.exe in Click Once VSTO VB.Net application
Project structure:
Solution
VSTO Project (Added WPF project as reference)
WPF Project
I got this error while installing VB.NET VSTO addin project which is created usng ClickOnce approch.
I've checked &...
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ClickOnce quiet update
I'm upgrading an older WinForms .NET application to use .NET 9. The old app used System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment in order to install application updates quietly. Essentially, it ...
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How to suppress of ClickOnce deployment prompt after code signing certificate expires?
The first time a ClickOnce deployment runs for a Windows user, it pops up an
"Application Install - Security Warning" prompt.
I've found that this initial prompt can be suppressed by ...
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Clickonce .NET 8 set entry point in the manifest file that is created during build
When the manifest file is created it is not adding the correct entry point. It is naming it Launcher.exe instead of the project name
<entryPoint>
<assemblyIdentity name="Launcher&...
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ClickOnce failing to run - file name too long
How do I shorten the name of the shortcut created by the ClickOnce installation process?
Apparently the moderators don't like the way I ask questions, so I can't respond to the
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ClickOnce failing to install
I have a ClickOnce app that fails during installation. It fails even before the user is asked if the app should be installed. The details provide the following tantalizing clue: "The referenced ...
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Azure DevOps Pipeline for ClickOnce (2025)
I've spent quite a while searching for good, current documentation (examples) for using Azure DevOps build and release pipelines to distribute a ClickOnce application. Practically everything I find is ...