Add note that signing a bundle recursively signs inner packages#468
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SignTool's bundle-signing behavior (recursively signing all inner packages) was undocumented on this page. Added a NOTE callout to clarify that signing an .msixbundle or .appxbundle automatically signs all packages contained within it. Closes #35987883 Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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When signing .msixbundle or .appxbundle, SignTool automatically signs all contained packages. Developers have been signing inner packages separately unnecessarily. Ported from #468 (fixes OS bug #35987883) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
The Sign an app package using SignTool article described signing bundles but didn't mention the recursive behavior: when you sign an .msixbundle or .appxbundle, SignTool automatically signs all packages within it. Users have been separately signing inner packages unnecessarily.
Added a NOTE callout immediately after the intro paragraph to surface this behavior.
Fixes OS bug #35987883