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marvin_r
Copper Contributor
Mar 05, 2021

Remote desktop services

One of customers is using remote desktop services with Windows Server 2012 R2.

 

Do they have any chance of deploying our MSIX packaged app? I think they can't do anything because that is equivalent to Windows 8, right?

 

So they would have to upgrade to 2019 or a virtual Windows 10 might help them, I guess.

 

Any guidance on what the easiest path is to make MSIX work in this environment?

 

Could they use MSIX-App Attach somehow?

 

Thanks!

 

Marvin

  • jvintzel's avatar
    jvintzel
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    Apr 13, 2021

    marvin_r 

     

    MSIX is only supported on Windows Server 2019 and later as the fully managed deployment stack for Servers.

    MSIX app attach is a newer feature for Windows Virtual Desktop and will be supported for Windows Server 2022.

    There is an option to leverage MSIX Core for these down-level OSes. MSIX Core allows the ability deploy an MSIX on earlier OSes, but works more like an MSI.

     

    John Vintzel (@jvintzel)
    PM Lead, MSIX

    • Jacobegan's avatar
      Jacobegan
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 28, 2023

      jvintzel did you get a solution for your project? I’m trying to figure out how to use MSIX/ app attach on a server 2022 RDS host but not able to find any documentation.

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