visual studio 2017 on windows 11 for iot core x86 uwp app development

Ketan SHAH 0

Hi,

I was using visual studio 2017 community on win 10 pro host m/c.

I am learning uwp app development on windows 10 iot core x86 image running in virtual box. My development interest is only 32bit Embedded products only.

Recently due to the resource crunch ,I have a new m/c running windows 11 pro edition and I have successfully shifted everything on windows 11 from my old setup of win 10.

After building uwp apps I can not deploy and debug the same from windows 11 m/c to running IoT core Image ( x86) on virtual box. I am getting the error DEP6721: Failed to deploy packages. The system cannot find the path specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070003)

If I do the same from another m/c running vs 2017 on win 10 to IoT core x86 image running on VirtualBox win 11 , It works fine.

Due to the x86 IoT core images are not supported for remote devices ,I can not use VS2019 or the latest VS2022. I have to use only VS2017 on win 11.

I also tried the same with IoT core x64 image running on VirtualBox , It works fine (from vs 2017 on win 11 pro).

This means VS 2017 installation is okay for x64 related work but giving error only for x86 images.

I also tried WinAppDeployCmd --> gives the same error.

I also compared the env variable and path for win 10 and win 11 m/c --> can not find any thing meaningful .

Please help.

Thanks,

Ketan

Junjie Zhu - MSFT 19,931 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2025-01-01T03:51:09.8833333+00:00

Hello @Ketan SHAH ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

According to the document, beginning with Windows 10, version 2004, all new Windows 10 systems will be required to use 64-bit builds and Microsoft will no longer release 32-bit builds for OEM distribution. This does not impact 32-bit customer systems that are manufactured with earlier versions of Windows 10; Microsoft remains committed to providing feature and security updates on these devices, including continued 32-bit media availability in non-OEM channels to support various upgrade installation scenarios.

Thank you
Ketan SHAH 0 Reputation points

2025-01-01T14:20:35.39+00:00

Hi Junjie,

I can not understand your answer ..I think you didn't got my question properly..

You can do x86 related development in vs 2017,vs 2019 or even vs2022.

In my case I am running x86 IoT core image on virtual box .It's a deployment issue only.

For VS2017 running on win 10 everything is okay. But the problem came when vs 2017 shifted on win 11.

Let me know and help me to understand your way of thinking.

Thanks,

Ketan
Junjie Zhu - MSFT 19,931 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2025-01-02T09:37:58.6933333+00:00

Hello @Ketan SHAH ,

It seems that I misunderstand your real scenario.

For your scenario, I suggest that you might need to open a support ticket for this. Please contact our paid support at MS Support.

You will get 1:1 support on that. Select Windows Embedded and IoT -> Windows IoT Core -> Windows 10 IoT Core LTSC -> Development-> UWP applications in the support page and you could contact the team. Please kindly note that your support ticket will be free if it is Microsoft's issue.

Thank you.
Ketan SHAH 0 Reputation points

2025-01-04T12:42:11.9033333+00:00

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion.

I have another option of moving everything back to win 10 for few more months.

But I think I may not be alone facing this issue of VS2017 on windows11 for x86 related development.

Let us keep it open till any one else comes up with different solution.

Thanks,

Ketan

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