MSIX Custom Uninstall Processing

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What approaches/workarounds are available to perform custom actions on uninstall with MSIX?&nbsp; For example - to direct the user to a post-uninstall survey, or to collect uninstall events on a per-user basis.

tmccabe · Answer

jvintzel&nbsp;we've got an app, currently in MSI-only, that should ideally perform some cleanup on our remote server (through a JSON API) when uninstalled. How can a call to a remote server be triggered on uninstall if there is no uninstall customization?

jvintzel · Answer

mattribeiro&nbsp;
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At this time there is no support for custom actions on uninstall.
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John.

shobz_krish · Answer

Hello&nbsp;jvintzel,Is there a plan to support custom uninstall in near future?This feature would be of great benefit for enterprise scenarios.

jvintzel · Answer

shobz_krish&nbsp;
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The app is installed in a container with file and registry virtualization.&nbsp; We also redirect the data to app data.&nbsp; There should not be a need for a custom uninstall.
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John.

jozef izso · Answer

MSIX allow the app to disable Registry and/or File System virtualization and no uninstall action will not allow the app to remove these entries which are outside the sandbox.

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