2017-08-15, 16:16
Ever since I installed Kodi as a UWP (from the Windows Store rather than downloading and installing manually) it auto-updates which is great for my media server since I don't need to worry about having to do this myself.
HOWEVER, every time an update happens - which can be fairly frequently around RCs - the Windows Firewall box pops up asking if it should be trusted. Typically Windows Firewall works on either a (set of) port(s) or a program but with UWP each new release looks like a new program so it needs to confirm all is ok.
The problem, of course, is that a media server PC doesn't have a keyboard and mouse attached and the screen goes blank after a while with UAC activated. So the only option I have is to plug in a monitor and deal with it by hand, or use VNC/Remote Desktop.
Does anyone know of a way around this? I've been looking at Group Policy as a way to ensure specific apps are allowed through the firewall but I can't see a way to do it with UWP ones.
HOWEVER, every time an update happens - which can be fairly frequently around RCs - the Windows Firewall box pops up asking if it should be trusted. Typically Windows Firewall works on either a (set of) port(s) or a program but with UWP each new release looks like a new program so it needs to confirm all is ok.
The problem, of course, is that a media server PC doesn't have a keyboard and mouse attached and the screen goes blank after a while with UAC activated. So the only option I have is to plug in a monitor and deal with it by hand, or use VNC/Remote Desktop.
Does anyone know of a way around this? I've been looking at Group Policy as a way to ensure specific apps are allowed through the firewall but I can't see a way to do it with UWP ones.
