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nanvik
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Oct 09, 2020

Machine-wide Package Provisioning (Install for All Users)

Is there no other way to provision (and uninstall) a package for all users other than to use the PowerShell commands (Add-AppProvisionedPackage, Remove-AppPackage)?   Context: We are building an ...
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Roy_MacLachlan
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Oct 14, 2020

nanvik 

I would always recommend creating a feature improvement idea and putting it out to the MSIX Tech Community for their input. I have created a backlog item to provide the User / IT Pro with the option to selectively install an MSIX app for current / all users when double-clicking on the MSIX app installer.

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nanvik
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Oct 14, 2020

Roy_MacLachlan 

Thanks! I've submitted a suggestion to the community as well. In addition to optionally allowing it for the end user / IT Pro to enable, I think it's also important to allow the vendor to flag the package at development time so that the end user doesn't have to be forced with making the decision, or worse, making it incorrectly and having to remove/re-add the package to get it as they expect it.

 

Would love to see this move forward. MSIX is a big step forward from MSI, but without this, I just can't see it taking over MSI for independent software vendors who license their software based on machine rather than a Microsoft account.

 

Nels.

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