Desktop app converter Preview

[norberto]

HI, today microsoft release desktop app converter preview, with this, we can (maybe), convert an win32 app to UWX (Windows store) and Interact with live tiles, and more.


https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=51691

documentation :

https://msdn.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/ ... o-uwp-root

Best Regards.

[Antonio Linares]

Norberto,

many thanks for the info

[Antonio Linares]

c:\temp\DesktopAppConverter>DesktopAppConverter -installer fivedbu.exe -ExpandedBaseImage: c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Images\CN=Microsoft_WindowsServerCore_10.0.14289.1000 -Destination: ".\fdbu.exe" -PackageName: FiveDBU -Publisher: "FiveTech Software SL" -Version: 16.03
AssertMinimumWindowsVersion: fatal error 1005: Your windows version is not high enough to use this script.

I am using Windows 10 Pro, Version 1511, OS Build 10586.164

System Requirements
Supported Operating System
Windows 10
Supported Operating System • Windows 10 Anniversary Update - Preview (Build 14316 and up) - Enterprise edition Required Hardware Configuration Your computer must have the following minimum capabilities: • 64 bit (x64) processor • Hardware-assisted virtualization • Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) Recommended Resources: • Microsoft Windows 10 SDK from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/w ... ows-10-sdk

[TimStone]

I have Preview Build on my test machine. I haven't checked it out fully, but I know after the install there were problems that required two reboots to get it working. Based on the Insider history ( which is how you get Preview builds ), it will be awhile for us to see this fully stabilize. The warning still exists from Microsoft "Do not use this on mission critical devices".

[nageswaragunupudi]

I was having problems with preview builds and very recently reverted to regular build by reinstalling. We need preview build to test the above new features.

[Antonio Linares]

I just realized that one of the files to be downloaded is this: BaseImage-14316.wim

And the Windows version required is Build 14316

What to do with BaseImage-14316.wim ?

[Antonio Linares]

It seems as this has to be executed in advance:

DesktopAppConverter.ps1 -Setup -BaseImage BaseImage-14316.wim

Anyhow, I get the same error...

[Antonio Linares]

cmd.exe has to be executed as Administrator. From it, I execute this go.bat:

powershell Set-ExecutionPolicy bypass
powershell .\DesktopAppConverter.ps1 -Setup -BaseImage BaseImage-14316.wim
DesktopAppConverter -installer fivedbu.exe -ExpandedBaseImage: c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Images\CN=Microsoft_WindowsServerCore_10.0.14289.1000 -Destination: ".\fdbu.exe" -PackageName: FiveDBU -Publisher: "FiveTech Software SL" -Version: 16.03

I get this error now:

C:\software\DesktopAppConverter>powershell .\DesktopAppConverter.ps1 -Setup -BaseImage BaseImage-14316.wim
AssertMinimumWindowsVersion: fatal error 1005: Your windows version is not high enough to use this script.
At C:\software\DesktopAppConverter\converter_util\EnvironmentAssertions.ps1:21 char:9
+ throw "AssertMinimumWindowsVersion: fatal error 1005: Your wi ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (AssertMinimumWi...se this script.:String) [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AssertMinimumWindowsVersion: fatal error 1005: Your windows version is not high enough t
o use this script.

Any hints ?

[nageswaragunupudi]

You need the latest preview build ver 14316.

[norberto]

Antônio, you need Windows 10 Build 14316, (redstone), this release come with Linux, bash, you can download from Microsoft, or join to insider program. this version go to general public in june/july.
best regards