Today I announce the release of v2022-12-5 of the Package Support Framework. While there are numerous fixes to the Launcher and DynamicLibraryFixup, of most importance is the creation of a new fixup. The MfrFixup (Managed File Redirection Fixup) is intended to be a replacement for the File Redirection Fixup. Both fixups remain as part of the PSF so you’ll have …
Author: Tim Mangan
Tim is a Microsoft MVP, and a Citrix CTP Fellow.
He is an expert in App-V and MSIX.
MSIX InstalledLocationVirtualization
InstalledLocationVirtualization is an important feature Microsoft added to MSIX that aids in the compatibility of Win32/DotNetFramework software packaged into MSIX.
There is little documentation on what this feature does, but it exists on most production system today and we should be using it.
After some research into this feature, which I document in this White paper, I believe that …
If you think you aren’t using MSIX, think again!
No commentary, just the facts. I used the MSIX_Commander on my own Windows 11 desktop to look at all of the AppX/MSIX software that is on the system right now. While I have added a small number of third-party apps, nearly all of this is from Microsoft as part of the OS. It took two screenshots.
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PsfTooling 5.4.0.2 Released
PsfTooling is the free tool to work in conjunction with the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool. [Download_Page]
- Add July and August 2022 PSF Changes See Psf v2022.08.05 Release – Confessions of a Guru (tmurgent.com).
- Fix issue with dependency component for PsfTrace.
- Add support for launcher “Exclude Console Apps”.
- Add support for PackageDrive folders to be added to FRF config.
- Fix
TMEditX 2.4.0.0 Released
TMEditX is the licensed and more capable tool for fixing up MSIX packages since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool to create the final package. [Download_page]
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SPECIAL NOTE ON THIS RELEASE: Once again, this year the Certificate Authority industry has changed standards that require our updated Code-Signing Certificate to break the upgrade cycle. While Microsoft |
Psf v2022.08.05 Release
The Package Support Framework (PSF) was originally an 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.
The change list shown below covers changes made in v.2022.08.05 since the July 2022 release:
- Incorporate platform changes per Microsoft across the board
TMEdit 1.24.0.0 Released
New in TMEdit 1.24.0.0
TMEdit is the licensed and more capable tool for fixing up App-V packages (the application virtualization system that actually works) since it doesn’t have to depend on the Microsoft Sequencer Tool to create the final package. TMEdit Download (tmurgent.com)
The TMEdit tool analyzes and fixes App-V packages. This release contains the following changes:
- Fix: Make
PSF 2022.07.10 Release Notes
The Package Support Framework (PSF) was originally an 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.
The change list shown below covers changes made in v.2022.07.10 since the June 2022 release:
- DynamicLibraryFixup fix to allow for mixed cases in