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ERROR_PACKAGE_UPDATING
ERROR_PACKAGE_UPDATING means that Windows is updating the package and will not start the application until that operation finishes. It is normally a transient deployment state.
How to handle it
- Wait for the update or deployment operation to finish, then retry application activation.
- Check the AppXDeployment-Server operational log if the state persists longer than the expected update window.
- Avoid launching, modifying, or redeploying the package concurrently while the update is active.
If the package remains stuck in this state, investigate the deployment failure rather than treating the application executable as the primary cause.
Microsoft: Windows package deployment system errors
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