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Application Installation and Servicing

Use Windows APIs and services to install, manage, and service your desktop apps.

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Topic Description
Isolated Applications and Side-by-side Assemblies Isolated Applications and Side-by-Side Assemblies is a Microsoft Windows solution that reduces versioning conflicts in Windows client applications.
Packaging, deployment, and query of Windows apps Programmatically create Windows app packages (including UWP and desktop apps), and install, update, query, and uninstall apps.
Restart Manager The Restart Manager API can eliminate or reduce the number of system restarts that are required to complete an installation or update.
Update Orchestrator The Update Orchestrator API schedules your background software updates with user impact in mind.
Windows Installer Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. The installer service enables customers to provide better corporate deployment and provides a standard format for component management. The installer also enables the advertisement of applications and features according to the operating system.
Windows Setup and Migration This section documents the notifications used to detect and possibly repair an application after a setup or migration has occurred. These notifications can also be used to suspend operations during the volatile setup or migration experience.