WindowsDesktop installer doesn't install a distinct registry key (5.0+)

[dagood]

The WD installer places a registry key for Microsoft.NETCore.App, not Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App. E.g. a recent daily build:

Key: SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64\sharedfx\Microsoft.NETCore.App
Name: 5.0.0-preview.2.20125.2
Value: #1

I filed dotnet/runtime#32836 tracking potentially fixing this in 3.1. (Core-Setup servicing issues are tracked in dotnet/runtime.) It has more details how this flow probably happens. Basically, a bad default:

windowsdesktop/Directory.Build.props

Line 68 in 17106ac

<SharedFrameworkName>Microsoft.NETCore.App</SharedFrameworkName>

@NikolaMilosavljevic

[merriemcgaw]

@NikolaMilosavljevic m @dagood, is this something acquisition should be doing or is this something for Winforms/wpf team?