Return a more actionable error description when the user attempts to write to an MSIX-installation's root.

[RokeJulianLockhart]

Summary of the new feature / enhancement

I want to execute any of the commands that learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-windows?view=powershell-7.5#known-limitations disallows: ¹

1. Register-PSSessionConfiguration

2. Update-Help -Scope AllUsers

3. Enable-ExperimentalFeature -Scope AllUsers

4. Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope LocalMachine

As an example, when I invoke Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope LocalMachine, I see similar to:

Access to the path '$Env:ProgramFiles\WindowsApps\Microsoft.PowerShellPreview_7.6.4.0_x005F_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\powershell.config.json' is denied. To change the execution policy for the default (LocalMachine) scope, start PowerShell with the "Run as administrator" option. To change the execution policy for the current user, run "Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser".

Considering that PowerShell knows that it's been installed with Add-AppxPackage, it knows the cause of this. Consequently, the user should be informed of the reason, or it should cite the relevant documentation.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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Footnotes

1. discussions/25729#discussioncomment-13676474 ↩