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cdranschak
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Oct 23, 2023

MSIX App Attach - Updating packages\Images with newer application versions

Hello,

 

I have been testing MSIX app attach on AVD over the last week or so. I am looking for best practices\methods for updating deployed packages\images with application updates. I can't seem to find anyone who has documented the process.

 

Let's say for instance I have Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer version 1.28.1 deployed and I want to update that app to version 1.31.2. What does that process look like? I assumed I would just update the msix package with the new installer, recreate the image, then update the files in my Azure storage. Maybe it's not even that difficult, but I can't seem to find how it can\should be done.

 

Any guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

  • cdranschak's avatar
    cdranschak
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 25, 2023
    Did a bit more testing. Seems like I would just create a new MSIX package with the new installer for the new application version, create another image. Add the new cim to my host pool, I noticed when I added the new image to my host pool, it changed the previous version to inactive and the new version to active. Upon logging in I have the new application version available.

    Can anyone confirm this is the correct\best\easiest method for updating applications via app attach on AVD?
    • MattNowicki's avatar
      MattNowicki
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 09, 2024

      cdranschak Did you have success with this approach?  We've been using MSIX for about a year, and application updates continue to be a struggle.  We end up having to reboot session hosts in order to push out an updated version.  Otherwise, if just one session host has the MSIX package open, we are unable to update.  It sounds like your approach uses a different file name each time you deploy an update?

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