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Mjahange_786
Copper Contributor
Jun 04, 2021

Technical difficulties in MSIX Packaging Tool. Please help

I am new to this tool and trying to convert the existing applications to MSIX format. I could able to convert the existing applications (EXE/MSI) to MSIX format but while installing the application o...
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TIMOTHY_MANGAN
MVP
Jun 04, 2021

You have run into a couple of issues. First, as you surmised, the packaging tool does not capture shortcuts to non exe files. Second, it does not bring along any command line arguments.

The good news is that this is easily overcome by using the Package Support Framework. You can inject/configure this by using the free PsfTooling app (free app in the Microsoft Store). You would still use the MSIX packaging tool, but after installing the app and still monitoring, you would start PsfTooling and it will detect the problem and make it easy to fix.  AdminStudio also includes PSF capabilities that can deal with this.

The bad news is that even with the shortcut issue solved, Anaconda is not working for other (unknown) causes. Generically, python works OK under MSIX, so there is something specific to the Anaconda wrapper that I have not yet solved.

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Bogdan_Pe
Copper Contributor
Nov 08, 2023
Hello Tim, I was struggling in the last couple of days to make Anaconda3 work as MSIX with no success. Just wanted to check if you managed to make it work! Thanks for your answer.
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    TIMOTHY_MANGAN
    MVP
    Nov 08, 2023
    No - not on Anaconda. I'm not sure what all the issues are with it. Part seems to be that it uses RegistrationFreeCOM and while I've tried to add support for that it didn't help solve the issue.

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