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sw-services null
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May 22, 2018
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Support for Windows services?

Will MSIX support installation of Windows services? We have a scenario in which customers have unattended computers that need to continue working across power failure/restoration, and Windows service...
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    jvintzel
    May 23, 2018
    Support for Windows Services is an item in our backlog. The scenario will be able for enterprises and apps in the Microsoft Store for Business.
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mms_
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May 24, 2019

jvintzel  Is this this now available in the May Win 10 update?

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jvintzel
Former Employee
May 26, 2019

It's not part of the May release, but you will see it in Insider flights later this summer.

 

John Vintzel (@jvintzel)

Program Manager Lead, MSIX

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    shan2030
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 22, 2019

    jvintzel Is the support for windows service available in latest update .

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      jvintzel
      Former Employee
      Oct 22, 2019

      shan2030 

       

      Its part of the latest Windows Insider preview builds (18999 or later).  The MSIX Packaging Tool does not yet support capturing.  That will be coming in the next release.

       

      John.

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        shobz_krish
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 06, 2020

        jvintzelIs the support for services now available in MSIX Packaging tool Insiders Build?

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      jvintzel
      Former Employee
      Jun 24, 2019

      TIMOTHY_MANGAN I was speaking to the OS.  Support for services is one of the few things that will require an OS update.

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