First published on MSDN on Aug 06, 2018
The preview of the MSIX Packaging Tool has now been released and made it into the Store. Windows 10 Insiders both Slow and Fast Ring can download the package from the store and see what the future of packaging looks like.
Before we move on to the MSIX Packaging Tool, there's one more thing you should know. All sources and references needed to create an MSIX package are open source! And can be found on
on GitHub using the following link https://github.com/Microsoft/msix-packaging
And now, the MSIX Packaging Tool from Microsoft
As soon as your Windows 10 Insider Build is updated to a Version above 17700, you'll be able to download and install the tool from the Microsoft Store. A direct link to the tool: https://www.microsoft.com/store/r/9N5LW3JBCXKF
Current limitations
The MSIX packaging tool is still in preview and therefore not fully functional below are a few known issues and limitation:
Shopping List
The prerequisites for the MSIX packaging machine are similar to an App-V Sequencing machine:
Preparing the Virtual Machine
Final Words
All statements above are based on the current build 17728. This blog post will be updated as soon as the final version is published.
Johannes Freundorfer, Ingmar Oosterhoff and Matthias Herfurth
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