Currently the Proton Pass desktop app for Windows is distributed only as an MSIX package. MSIX installation depends entirely on the health of the Windows AppX/MSIX deployment stack, which is degraded or broken on a significant number of real-world Windows 10 systems (older builds, LTSC-style setups, machines with AppX component damage). On these systems the package either fails to register (0x80073CF6, "extension DLL not found") or installs but crashes at launch — leaving the desktop app unreachable no matter what the user does.

Earlier Proton desktop applications shipped as standalone MSI/EXE installers, which install and run regardless of AppX stack condition.

Request: please offer a standalone EXE (or MSI) installer for Proton Pass on Windows, alongside the MSIX package. The web vault and browser extension work fine everywhere — this is purely about making the desktop app reachable for users whose systems can't run packaged apps.

i understand if this is too heavy to implement. the decision is in the hands of the staff.

Environment: Windows 10 22H2 x64, build 19045.7811.

note: on my system ( no idea if its specific or not) the thing that fails proton is daxexec.dll with these codes and stuff (i dont know these things) please dont ban me for giving info

Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000aa5d
Faulting process id: 0x4538

final note: so restarting the pc fixed it (icon appears on start menu and it doesnt crash) i should have done it from the beginning. sorry for not knowing all this