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ClickOnce is a Microsoft technology, allowing a user to click a link on a webpage to install an application.

ClickOnce is a Microsoft technology, allowing a user to click a link on a webpage to install an application.

It is included with the .NET Framework 2.0, or later, and is made to deploy .NET applications made with Windows Forms.

It is a similar technology to Zero Install for Linux.

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Unable to Install ClickOnce Application due to Security Settings (Windows 10)

When attempting to install a Microsoft-signed ClickOnce application, an error appears stating "Your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk to your computer" and "Your security settings do not allow…
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Can I set a ClickOnce application as the default program to open a filetype on a PC

I just started using a program called MarkdownPad which is a Markdown file editor. My problem is that the program is a ClickOnce application and if I go to a folder (using Windows) and try to open .Markdown files, I am not able to select…
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AutoHotkey cannot launch ClickOnce apps when launched at startup using Task Scheduler

I love AutoHotkey (AHK) and use it to launch all of my apps using AHK Command Picker. In order to get around restrictions put in place by the Windows 8 UAC I require my AHK scripts to run as administrator. Now, whether running the script as admin…
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Click Once release channels and roll out features?

We're currently using ClickOnce to deploy our Windows Form application. We're investigating the possibilities to use multiple release channels, such as Stable and Beta and the possibility to only release an update to x-number of clients. I can't…
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Disable Aero Themes for a ClickOnce application

I have an application that is deployed and installed using ClickOnce Deployment and on certain machines (mostly running Windows 7) I need to be able to disable Aero themes and possibly change other Compatibility Mode settings. Right click ->…
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Does a Windows ClickOnce application have to connect to the Internet?

I just began using a Windows program called MarkdownPad which is for editing markdown files. It is different from programs I am used to using. Instead of installing to a directory that I set, it just saves some kind of shortcut to my Start Menu but…
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In IE 11, the ClickOnce *.application link fails to open

The machine is using Windows 7 and IE 11 to open the link. Instead of opening the application, a new blank window is opened. The file URL is similar to the following: http://website.intranet/windows.application When I enter the URL in manually and…
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How can I get AutoHotKey to open a ClickOnce (.appref-ms) file?

I'm using GitHub for Windows and would like to use AutoHotKey to map Alt+G to the Git Shell shortcut that is installed on the desktop. With this in my .ahk file it gives me the error "Failed attempt to launch program or document" !g::Run…
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ClickOnce App in Windows 10 using Task Scheduler not working

I have Click-Once app (setup.exe) which I run using Task Scheduler. But on Windows 10 when I run it, its just came and disappear without showing any error. Nothing in Event Viewer. But when I run it by double clicking the setup.exe on Windows 10…
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Run ClickOnce / .appref.ms application as another user? (Specifically GitHub for Windows)

I want to run GitHub Shell (part of GitHub for Windows) as another user, but I'm not sure how to do this. This is a ClickOnce application. Using the GUI, there is no option to run it as another user when I right click on it. Using command line, if I…
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Windows 8 certificate issues

I am experiencing significant certificate generation issues in Windows 8. The first issue I encoutered was with Hyper-V being unable to generate a certificate. See this question for more detail: Hyper-V not working on Windows 8. Since then, I've…
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Your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk to your computer

I have created an application I send (by email) with ClickOnce with Visual Studio C#. Someone gets the following error: Your administrator has blocked this application because it potentially poses a security risk to your computer. Your security…
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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 Run - Security Warning" prompt. I've found that this initial prompt can be suppressed by installing the code signing certificate (and chain) onto the local…
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ClickOnce installation creating 2nd instance of application

My company uses ClickOnce to install .NET applications for the users. The publish folder location and installation folder URL are being changed, so that the software installation package may exist on one server and no longer the other. When…
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Windows 10 automatically doing doubleclick when I click only once

Since a few days Windows 10 is being very inconsequent in registering single clicks. This is hugely annoying as many actions are now done twice, or a totally different action then what I had in mind. This happens in all kinds of programs,…
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