PackageDeploymentManager.RegisterPackageAsync() fails while WinRT RegisterPackageByFullNameAsync() succeeds

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Describe the bug

PackageDeploymentManager.RegisterPackageAsync() fails to execute while the WinRT counterpart PackageManager.RegisterPackageByFullNameAsync() succeeds.

The WASDK method returns withPackageDeploymentStatus.CompletedFailure, but empty Error/ErrorText/ExtendedError properties. The console (with native debugging enabled) shows:

Exception thrown at 0x00007FFF613A83EA (KernelBase.dll) in PackageManagerRegisterTest.exe: WinRT originate error - 0x800706BE : 'The remote procedure call failed.'. Exception thrown at 0x00007FFF613A83EA (KernelBase.dll) in PackageManagerRegisterTest.exe: 0x000006BE: The remote procedure call failed. onecore\admin\appmodel\packagemanager\client\Helpers.hpp(235)\AppXDeploymentClient.dll!00007FFF596B31C8: (caller: 00007FFF596B562C) LogHr(1) tid(739c) 800706BE The remote procedure call failed. Exception thrown at 0x00007FFF613A83EA (KernelBase.dll) in PackageManagerRegisterTest.exe: WinRT originate error - 0x80070490 : 'Element not found.'.

The WinRT method succeeds and the package is registered and useable afterwards.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Create a packaged app (e.g. WinUI 3)
2. Stage a (signed, or self-signed in trusted certificate store) MSIX package:

var packageDeploymentManager = PackageDeploymentManager.GetDefault();
var options = new Microsoft.Windows.Management.Deployment.StagePackageOptions();
var uri = new Uri(@"C:\file_path_to_msix.msix");
var operation = packageDeploymentManager.StagePackageByUriAsync(uri, options);
var result = await operation;

3. Register the package using full package name and WASDK:

var packageDeploymentManager = PackageDeploymentManager.GetDefault();
var options = new Microsoft.Windows.Management.Deployment.RegisterPackageOptions();
var operation = packageDeploymentManager.RegisterPackageAsync("MyPackage_1.0.0.123_x64__publisherid", options);
var result = await operation;

4. Register the package using full package name and WinRT:

var packageManager = new PackageManager();
var operation = packageManager.RegisterPackageByFullNameAsync("MyPackage_1.0.0.123_x64__publisherid", [], DeploymentOptions.None);
var result = await operation;

5. Verify the package was registered (e.g. see the app in start menu)

Expected behavior

RegisterPackageAsync() succeeds, same as the WinRT counterpart RegisterPackageByFullNameAsync().

Screenshots

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NuGet package version

Windows App SDK 1.6.1: 1.6.240923002

Packaging type

Packaged (MSIX)

Windows version

Windows 11 version 22H2 (22621, 2022 Update)

IDE

Visual Studio 2022

Additional context

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