Unable to install Windows App SDK C# VS2022 Templates in latest VS2022

[jsymon]

Attempting to install the Windows App SDK .vsix on the latest Visual Studio 2022 (Version 17.1.0 Preview 3.0)

Presents the error:

Installation of Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Cs.Dev17 failed. The extension has a lower version than required by Visual Studio. Please install the extension from Visual Studio Installer instead.

Identifier : Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Cs.Dev17
Name : Windows App SDK C# VS2022 Templates
Author : Microsoft
Version : 1.0.0.59133071

However, I'm pretty sure the latest version that can be selected from the 'online' extension explorer inside Visual Studio, is the 1.0 experimental (and therefore older than this release).

[adamplonka]

Same for Version 17.1.0 Preview 4.0
last version it worked on was preview 2.0

[BenJKuhn]

I believe this is because on Preview 3 or higher, the App SDK is available through VS installer, rather than marketplace. @DefaultRyan, can you confirm?

Ben

[BenJKuhn]

@jeromelaban, that's a great catch. That will require an update in the Visual Studio project, though. We don't control that from the App SDK content side of things. Would you be able to file that as an issue in Visual Studio using the "send feedback" button in VS in the upper right, beneath the close icon? If you'd prefer, I can do it, but it was your discovery, so you get first right of refusal.

Ben

[jeromelaban]

I will open an feedback, thanks!

[jeromelaban]

Note, this is still not fixed as of VS 2022 17.3 Preview 2.

[DefaultRyan]

Do you have a link to the feedback item you opened? Is it still opened?

[jeromelaban]

It was closed as not a bug: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Searching-for-Windows-App-SDK-C-Templa/1663318?space=8&q=Windows+App+SDK+template