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Understanding Windows App Installer

Windows App Installer was first introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) to make sideloading UWP apps easier. Since then, Microsoft has gradually been improving App Installer to provide most of the features found in the Microsoft Store. In this article, I look at how App Installer has developed and how it fits into the bigger picture.

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Improve Windows Enterprise Application Deployment Reliability and Security using MSIX

A closer look at some of the features of Microsoft’s new MSIX installer technology and how they can be used to improve application packaging and distribution in the enterprise.

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MSIX Core Coming to Windows 7 and 8.1 in December, Plus New Features on the Horizon

Microsoft’s enterprise application packaging technology, MSIX, is being partially ported to down-level Windows clients and there are some interesting new features due in Windows 10 20H1.

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Everything You Need to Know About Windows — June 2018

This month sees Microsoft hold its first virtual Windows Server Summit with lots of news about upcoming features. Plus, Sets disappear from the latest RS5 Insider build and Microsoft is using AI to drive the Windows 10 April 2018 Update rollout.

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MSIX Installer to Bring More Win32 Apps to Microsoft Store

Microsoft’s new MSIX unified packaging format promises to make it easier to bring legacy apps to the Store, even if you don’t have access to the app’s source code. In this Ask the Admin, I’ll explore how MSIX differs from existing tech, like the Desktop Bridge.

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