Microsoft kills off Windows app installation from the web, again
January 3, 2024 at 07:07PM Microsoft disabled the ms-appinstaller URI scheme due to its misuse by threat actors to install malware. The scheme was re-enabled on August 5, 2022, for some enterprise customers. However, its abuse allowed bypassing of Microsoft’s security checks. Microsoft is revoking abused code signing certificates and advising updates and policy changes … Read more