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It's been widely reported as a problem in the last Monthly Update. I agree it's probably a bug, an earlier build of Insider had the same problem and it was eventually resolved.

You don't need a MS account for activation. If you previously activated the system, MS will remember the host's unique HW ID (assuming the HW hasn't changed since then). Tying a host to a MS Account allows for easier tracking of Windows licenses if you have several PC's or VM's.

If you have a previous preset, Host Refresh can load it as the working preset.

https://www.ntlite.com/community/index.php?threads/apps-update-ms-store.3366/post-35407 You shouldn't need to call winget using the full pathname. That implies the app isn't fully provisioned yet. Adding DesktopAppInstaller's license at integration time will self-activate winget, so you're...

You'll need some XML or text comparison tool. There is no automated way to compare two presets, because they might be created by a different version of NTLite, or even two entirely different OS'es.

You got something weird. Have you tried disabling Defender or your AV? 7/4/2025 1:27:18 PM Error '[1006] The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid.' Read XML: G:\NTLite\Presets\614a 612 b with autopilot removed. no online users.fax back...

You should attach your preset, so we can what NTLite thinks it should be updating.

No. I need to finish the cleanup function where it deletes older app versions in the download folder. I've always deleted all old dependencies, but something abbodi mentioned on MDL made me think it wasn't the right move.

When Update Downloader pulls the DesktopAppInstaller package, does it (silently) grab the license file at the same time? Because if it does, I can stop instructing users to force register the package before running their first winget command.

You didn't answer my question, how does NTLite know which license goes to which app? Does the license file have to match the PackageFamilyName, or does it read the XML contents to realize it belongs to which app? My point is none of this is documented for someone to know the correct steps.

Yes. Change the "Temporary directory" under NTLite's own settings.

Can you add multiple packages with multiple licenses? Does NTLite inspect the license to know which one matches its parent package? Several offline packages simply name their files License.xml.

There's a clear policy on this forum for nuhi's benefit, so he's not exposed to possible DCMA actions as an individual dev.

By forum rules, we're strictly not allowed to discuss non-MS activation methods. You'll have to discover that answer on your own.

MS Store is only required for browsing Store apps, and acquiring licensed content. You can sideload and run UWP packages from outside of the Store, as long as you keep the UWP framework dependencies. Normally you can't remove Defender without breaking WU. But since you're committed to no...

Telemetry (Asimov), Store-related features, Copilot, and Recall can be removed. Defender can be removed, but also disabled if you need to keep Security Center. WU can be also be removed. Most of these removals will require a licensed copy of NTLite. Other lesser features can be removed for free.

The problem is DND (or Quiet Hours) is annoyingly fluid. MS keeps changing the exact Settings UI layout and reg values in the different Windows releases. Here's a copy of my last attempt on a 24H2-based script, it's mostly finished but lacks the polish. Scroll down to the script's end, and...

winget (on GitHub) does include a License.xml for provisioning offline images. But NTLite doesn't have a native method to integrate the license when adding Appx packages. I don't think it's a technical problem, but more of how do you assign the right License.xml to its package using the UI...

Please attach your preset, after removing any user passwords or license key.

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