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Packaging an Application with no installer?
Hi, How can I use the MSIX packaging tool if there is an EXE that I have that has no installer. I want to put it in the Windows Apps directory and have a shortcut to the (Application) EXE. Esse...
MSIX Packaging Tool is designed to work for converting other setup packages to MSIX, not to create an MSIX from scratch.
For you scenario you can use the Visual Studio Packaging Project template if you are a VS user or you can use other setup authoring tools, like the free Advanced Installer Express edition.
In such tools you will usually create an empty project, add your application binaries then define your application entry points for the MSIX package and any additional configurations you need, like digital signing, etc...
Here is a more detailed answer on Stack Overflow where I cover this topic
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64702212/how-to-build-an-msix-from-comandline
For you scenario you can use the Visual Studio Packaging Project template if you are a VS user or you can use other setup authoring tools, like the free Advanced Installer Express edition.
In such tools you will usually create an empty project, add your application binaries then define your application entry points for the MSIX package and any additional configurations you need, like digital signing, etc...
Here is a more detailed answer on Stack Overflow where I cover this topic
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64702212/how-to-build-an-msix-from-comandline