MSIX documentation

MSIX is a Windows app package format that combines the best features of MSI, .appx, App-V, and ClickOnce to provide a modern and reliable packaging experience.

Overview

What is MSIX?

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Get the MSIX Packaging Tool

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MSIX resources and videos

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MSIX Tech Community

Top tasks

Learn about customer journeys with MSIX

Read about how MSIX has improved customer deployments of Windows applications.

Create MSIX packages from existing installers

The MSIX Packaging Tool enables you to update existing desktop application packages to the MSIX format.

Create MSIX packages from source code

Package your desktop or UWP apps from source code

Use MSIX on any platform

The MSIX SDK provides all of the APIs needed to verify, validate, and unpack an MSIX package on any platform, including non-Windows 10 platforms.

Install MSIX packages with App Installer

Update or install any MSIX app package that is locally available or on any content distribution network.

Learn about MSIX from hands-on-labs

The MSIX Labs repo provides tutorials for creating, packaging, distributing and installing MSIX packages.

MSIX for IT pros

Get started

• Create an MSIX package from an existing installer
• Prepare your environment for conversion
• MSIX packaging environment on Hyper-V Quick Create
• Setup instructions for remote machine conversions

Package

• MSIX Packaging Tool overview
• Modify an MSIX package
• Best practices for MSIX package tool
• Sign an MSIX package

Validate

• Run, debug, and test an MSIX package
• Test for Windows 10 in S mode
• Create run time fixes for packaged apps
• Test your app using Local App Attach

Distribute

• Manage your MSIX deployment
• Distribute your MSIX in an enterprise environment
• Distribute your MSIX in a retail environment
• Create a shared runtime container
• App Attach from Visual Studio

Related resources

• MSIX resources and videos
• MSIX Toolkit
• MSIX Labs

MSIX for developers

Get started

• Package your desktop or UWP apps from source code
• Prepare to package a desktop app
• Understanding how packaged desktop apps run on Windows
• Flexible virtualization

Build

• Prepare to package a desktop application
• Set up your desktop application for MSIX packaging in Visual Studio
• Package a desktop or UWP app in Visual Studio
• Package from the command line
• Sign an MSIX package

Validate

• Run, debug, and test an MSIX package
• Windows App Certification Kit
• Package flighting
• Test for Windows 10 in S mode

Distribute

• Manage your MSIX deployment
• Distribute your MSIX in an enterprise environment
• Distribute your MSIX in a retail environment

API and schema reference

• Package Manager API
• App manifest schema
• App Installer file schema

Related resources

• MSIX resources and videos
• MSIX partners
• MSIX SDK