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Priyanka_Aggarwal
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Jan 24, 2020

Is it possible to run 2 instances of MSIXTool.exe simultaneously?

Hi Team, I am trying to run 2 instances of MSIX Packaging Tool, using multi-threading in PowerShell script, to package to exe(s), in parallel.   I throws an error that the instance is already ...
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    James Pike
    Jan 24, 2020

    Priyanka_Aggarwal 

    The tool monitors for changes on the system, so running multiple conversions in parallel would result in packages that picked up extraneous changes.

     

    You can, however, run multiple conversions in parallel if each conversion is targeting a different virtual or remote environment.

     

    Thanks!
    James

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James Pike
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Jan 24, 2020

Priyanka_Aggarwal 

The tool monitors for changes on the system, so running multiple conversions in parallel would result in packages that picked up extraneous changes.

 

You can, however, run multiple conversions in parallel if each conversion is targeting a different virtual or remote environment.

 

Thanks!
James

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