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confused by file extension(.appx)
I used MakeAppx.exe created an .appx file from my win32 .exe file https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/package/create-app-package-with-makeappx-tool after Create a certificat...
aloha999 The Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool is designed to do one of two things:
- Create a MSIX package using a traditional installer file (msi or exe for example) through recapturing the installation.
- Convert an existing Microsoft App-V package to MSIX form.
You can use developer methods to create an MSIX installer package from the Win32 executable components OR you can use this tool to recapture the traditional installer. You seem to be trying to combine both methods. If the cause is that you did everything necessary but ended up with a file with .appx file extension, this is possibly OK (some early vendor tools didn't use the msix file association). The Store accepts both .appx and .msix file extensions, what makes the package "MSIX" is in the contents of the internal AppXManifest file.