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App Attach and auto update
- You are correct Bogdan. MSIX app attach does not support auto update. Generally (non MSIX app attach specific) auto update are frowned upon in virtualized environments. Not saying this is why MSIX app attach does not support auto update but it falls in a Venn overlap between existing best practices and tech limitations.
I haven't tested this but I suspect the auto-update service does not apply to MSIX App Attach images. These images (and the version of the app published) should be controlled directly by the admins setting up the VD.
Stefan Georgiev Right I can see that argument and it makes some sense. I've never administered a VD setup but I suppose AppInstaller is normally disabled as well as it writes to Program Files\WindowsApps.
As a slight aside I would say the Venn diagram overlap is getting blurred when considering the differences between a web app and an MSIX app. Both store the latest version in some kind of cache, either the browser cache or %AppData%\Local\Packages\<guid>\LocalCache. MSIX runs with a VFS which also moves it more away from a traditional Windows app.
As things stand I think I'm just going to have to live with a slower cadence for our updates to VD customers.
