Windows 10 UWF - Excluding path %APPDATA% causes UWP apps crash

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Excluding C:\Users\<usename>\Appdata\roaming causes UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app errors. I don't see any restriction in the UWF doc.

Error message:

C:\program files\windowsapps\microsoft.skypeapp...\skypebridge.exe
The device object parameter is either not a valid device object or is not attached to the volume specified by the file name.

Can anyone confirm this abnormality, and explain why or how to overcome it?

uwfmgr.exe file add-exclusion %appdata%
uwfmgr.exe filter enable
uwfmgr.exe volume protect C:

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