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MSIX & user settings
By default an app can read from the global registry, which is what an app without a container write to. All MSIX apps share the global registry for reading. This also means group policies function the same whether the app is a legacy installer or MSIX.
An installed MSIX will write to its own virtual registry and app data. This will be deleted when the app is uninstalled or a reset is preformed from the settings app. Other apps will not have access to this information.
John Vintzel (@jvintzel)
PM Lead, MSIX
1. How is it possible to install the MSIX package with the snapshot user settings.
2. What is the best practice, to deploy the user settings within a MSIX package.
thx Thomas
You have options to use group policies to deploy settings or on 1903 and later you can leverage a modification package if that make sense for your scenario. You can also natively configure the default settings when packaging an app.
John.
I did a VLC Player snapshot with the MSIX Packaging Tool, and during the snapshot, I started the VLC Player and did my configurations. But these configurations are not adopted when the msix application is started.
Did I miss something?
Thomas
Do you know what else I could do?
What version of the MSIX Packaging Tool are you using and what setting did not persist? Can you file a feedback hub item and direct message me the link? attach the MSIX to the feedback hub item if possible.