What’s new in PSF v2024.10.26?

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The Package Support Framework (PSF) was originally a Microsoft open-source project to help Win32/DotNet applications run when inside an MSIX Container.  TMurgent has taken up the support for the PSF in our own fork here on GitHub.

Version v2024.10.26 of the Package Support Framework has been released.  This release includes the following:

  • Added a new option for PsfLaucher and

Why we think MSIX is now ready

Last week, at AppManagEvent in The Netherlands, we declared that (finally) MSIX is ready to be the first choice for enterprises to choose when repackaging applications for delivery to Windows.

It has been a long road for MSIX. When introduced 6 years ago, we said two things about MSIX:

  • It would become the future of applications, replacing App-V and

TMEditX 5.1 Release

TMEditX is the licensed and so much more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages; better than PsfTooling since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package.  [Download_page]

Features and Fixes

TMEditX:

  • Feature
  • The new TMEditX 5.0 Mega-release

    TMEditX is the licensed and much more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages, better than PsfTooling since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package.  [Download_page]

    TMEditX 5.0 has been released!

    This is a big release, significantly improving your ability to get more apps working under MSIX.  Preliminary app-compatibility testing against

    New addition to the PSF: PsfFtaCom

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    The problem has been identified and fixed, resulting in a slew of releases:

    • PSF version v2024.06.07 of the TimMangan fork of the Package Support Framework.