Cannot install NanaZip without internet

[agowa]

Hi, probably nothing NanaZip can do about it, but just to (also) track it here. I just noticed that the nanazip msixbundle cannot be installed without internet connectivity.

See: microsoft/winget-cli#4215

This issue is also mentioned within the README, but tbh I also partially opened the referenced issue because I think it is silly to enforce a license check and not provide the developers a way to opt out of it. If it's free there is no need to do a license check at all. Also how am I supposed to extract my network drivers within the VM now? 🙃

P.S. Due to the policy from Microsoft Store, you need to run NanaZip with the internet connection at the first time for getting the license if you install NanaZip without the internet connection, otherwise Windows won't launch NanaZip properly.

[MouriNaruto]

@agowa

Here is the current status of this issue.

https://twitter.com/MouriNaruto/status/1772202891643936852

Kenji Mouri

[agowa]

Didn't know that, but now that you mentioned it I was able to find the related documentation.
Could you try to sign up for becoming an OEM yourself?

I thought just checking this box in the Developers Portal was all it took: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/publish/organizational-licensing#allowing-disconnected-offline-licensing

But apparently that only allows others to download it for offline use. Apparently if the developer themselves wants to generate such a package they need to be a OEM (probably System Integrator should work?) themselves or be "sponsored" by one: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/publish/generate-preinstall-packages-for-oems

And in order to become a OEM you need to publish an address, have an Entra ID organization account (probably not free, don't know, didn't need that one for neither the Developers Portal nor Azure Portal).

Here are the different types of OEM: https://devicepartner.microsoft.com/en-US/partner-profile-learn-more-content#partner-types

Interestingly it doesn't say anywhere that becoming an OEM necessarily costs something (except for the implicit ORG account requirement, some doc pages say "just" a mail from your own domain is enough, others say it needs an active subscription, like M365).

When I try to sign up for the Partner Center (with the account I also registered for the Developer Portal) I only get this:

I'll have a look at it again at the beginning of next month, when I have a postbox address to provide to Microsoft for publication as my business address and try to go through their verification process...

Edit: Yep, Microsoft Entra ID Free is enough. It just has to have a custom mail domain and verify a business address. Also apparently Organizations cannot be developers, you need a "personal account" for that 🙃

Edit2: @MouriNaruto Is this enough information for you to try going through it yourself?

[MouriNaruto]

Interestingly it doesn't say anywhere that becoming an OEM necessarily costs something (except for the implicit ORG account requirement, some doc pages say "just" a mail from your own domain is enough, others say it needs an active subscription, like M365).

It needs the company information and have the manual verification process.

Kenji Mouri

[MouriNaruto]

The issue is solved. Read #398 for more information.

Kenji Mouri