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What's new and what's next with MSIX

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Wednesday, Jul 21, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
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This AMA is your opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback directly to the MSIX team! Ask questions and about existing or upcoming features, Give us your feedback on what you might like improved, or let us know of gaps you are experiencing and would like us to address in an upcoming release.

Submit your questions for our engineering and product experts to answer live--or post your questions early in the Comments below and catch up when it's convenient for you.

This AMA will not have a video feed, but our speakers will be responding to your comments live during the scheduled time in discussion below. 

 

Heather_Poulsen
Updated Jul 21, 2021
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  • Michael-CM's avatar
    Michael-CM
    Iron Contributor
    Jul 21, 2021
    would be very interesting to know when all the MSIX Goodness (except the simple already included MSIX deployment) come to Configuration Manager TPs and Releases. I hope very soon for MSIX App Attach, Config Packages, Updates, Bundles etc.
  • Karl-WE's avatar
    Karl-WE
    MVP
    Jul 21, 2021
    from the theoretical knowledge it seems that MSIX is still a niche and has some limitations due to technical reasons. Windows 11 will allow non MSIX apps (win32) in the Store. Which is great yet: What is the strategy with MSIX for on-premises application deployment outside AVD? Is it considered to be a better successor of MSI and other installers? Some would want to have an easy usage of MSIX for Windows Server, same for Winget to manage their software deployment and dynamic assignment (msix app attach) on Windows 10/11 on-premises and definetely Windows Server 2019 and later. What are your plans for these scenarios? Can we expect that MSIX will be a universal tool to deploy apps on-premises for Client and Servers? Outside of Microsoft Projects on github I see pretty much no one adopting MSIX as a default or common installer, very unfortunately. Is this something you are working on and what is the feedback from developers and vendors about MSIX?
    • Dian Hartono's avatar
      Dian Hartono
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      Jul 21, 2021
      MSIX is the evolution of our Windows Installer. We are working actively with several vendors and developers to package their apps as MSIX. The Store today supports developers submitting their apps as MSIX and majority of apps today in the Store are packaged as MSIX. We encourage you to talk to your ISVs and package their app as MSIX.
    • jvintzel's avatar
      jvintzel
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      Jul 21, 2021
      We are looking into adopting the Windows Package Manager to as many supported OSes as possible. At this time there are limitations in the Server 2019 that prevent the Windows Package Manager from running correctly, so it is not supported. We are exploring Windows Package Manager and MSIX app attach for user on future Windows Server versions. For Windows Server 2022, feel free to download the insider version of the Windows Package Manager and let us know your feedback: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
      • Karl-WE's avatar
        Karl-WE
        MVP
        Jul 21, 2021
        Hello John, here is a blog from an expert I regularly exchange on twitter doing AppV and MSIX as main business. https://www.andreasnick.com/112-install-winget-and-appinstaller-on-windows-server-2022.html His passion was key for me to even "bother" with MSIX and/or winget on Windows Server. I really hope that the integration of MSIX in Windows 2022 can continue because it is an LTSC release with obvious restrictions. Have you heard anything about Windows Server SAC? It seems it is completely gone.
  • Glenntja's avatar
    Glenntja
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 21, 2021
    MSIX seems like a great solution to packaging applications, however I've been experiencing issues with packaging applications using MSIX, and it doesn't seem like it's very stable Packaging Adobe Acrobat XI (older version) results in the program launching, then immidiately closing, based on the technical side of MSIX I would assume that it should not close at all? -> It's tough to troubleshoot and I haven't seen a lot of work being done on MSIX for a very long time
    • jvintzel's avatar
      jvintzel
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      Jul 21, 2021
      A few common issues with repackaging could be the app is the app is writing to the working directory. We have the Package Support Framework to help solve problems like this. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/psf/package-support-framework-overview If that does not solve the problem we can hopefully help you troubleshoot more through the MSIX Tech Community. Feel free to add a follow up here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/msix-packaging-and-tools/bd-p/MSIX-Packaging
      • Glenntja's avatar
        Glenntja
        Brass Contributor
        Jul 21, 2021
        Yeah, I just wish there was a little bit more straightforward documentation, with examples of packaging well known applications Currently I've attempted to package 1. Citrix Worskpace 2. Adobe Acrobat (both new and old) 3. Google Chrome 4. And many more Citrix and Chrome seems to work, however I wish I knew why it didn't save the profiles I create in Chrome prior to finishing the MSIX setup (as I've understood it should capture all changes the application makes prior to the final step) Citrix works fine, unless you use it for SSO, even with the correct registry settings imported into the MSIX registry it does not at all function with a Always on VPN client locally, theres been few months since I trialed this out, but it feels like a solution for the developers to originally package their app as MSIX rather than a nice solution for IT personell to repackage app for distribution through Intune
  • EricStarker's avatar
    EricStarker
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    Jul 21, 2021

    Welcome to the What's new and what's next with MSIX Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA)! This live hour gives you the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback to the engineering and product teams building Windows. Introduce yourself by replying to this thread. Post each question in the Comment on this event… box above.

    • ShakersMSFT's avatar
      ShakersMSFT
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      Jul 21, 2021
      Hi, I'm Sharla and I am a Program Manager on the MSIX Team at Microsoft. I focus primarily on IT Pro scenarios and I own the MSIX Packaging Tool. Excited to chat with everyone!
      • jtrudder's avatar
        jtrudder
        Copper Contributor
        Jul 21, 2021
        Hello - are you still planning to release MMPT four times per year (i.e. quarterly)
    • Dian Hartono's avatar
      Dian Hartono
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      Jul 21, 2021
      Hello All! My name is Dian Hartono and I'm on the MSIX team. Feel free to ask question related to all things MSIX!
    • jvintzel's avatar
      jvintzel
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      Jul 21, 2021
      I'm John Vintzel the Program Manager Lead for MSIX at Microsoft. My team owns a bunch of the great installer tech like MSIX, MSI, App-V, and the Windows Package Manager. Happy to answer questions.
  • EricStarker's avatar
    EricStarker
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    Jul 21, 2021

    Thanks for joining us today for an AMA on What's new and what's next with MSIX. We appreciate your questions and feedback—and look forward to continuing the discussion on the Windows community! 

  • Christian Zenzano's avatar
    Christian Zenzano
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 21, 2021
    Will Package desktop apps via MSIX allow me to move my corporate application to a Corporate App store via the MS Store for Business ?
Date and Time
Jul 21, 202112:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT