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diff --git a/browser/installer/windows/docs/MSIX.rst b/browser/installer/windows/docs/MSIX.rst index 771ea6c061..8d98135ce8 100644 --- a/browser/installer/windows/docs/MSIX.rst +++ b/browser/installer/windows/docs/MSIX.rst @@ -145,6 +145,27 @@ Linux users can obtain a prebuilt version with: After `bug 1743036 <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1743036>`__ is fixed, macOS and Windows users will have a similar option. +Avoiding signing locally with unsigned packages +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Windows 11 allows to install unsigned packages, provided that its AppX +manifest includes a special OID (organization ID) value in its +``Identity`` element. See +https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/msix-docs/blob/769dee9364df2b6fd0b78000774f8d14de8fe814/msix-src/package/unsigned-package.md. +To produce a suitable package, use the ``--unsigned`` command line +switch, like: + +:: + + $ ./mach repackage msix --unsigned + +Note that unsigned packages **must** be installed by an administrator. +Generally, run Powershell as an administrator and then use commands like + +:: + + $ Add-AppxPackage -Path ... -AllowUnsigned -ForceUpdateFromAnyVersion + Signing locally ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |