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MSIX: RegistryWriteVirtualization

This article is about a little understood feature for MSIX packages that Microsoft added.  Due to poor documentation, when originally released we deemed it unworkable.  Recent discoveries in how to overcome the AppXManifest issues in how to implement have lead us to re-investigate this feature.  We find, that while of limited practical use, there are application packages that need the …

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
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    PSF Feb 2022 Updates

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    The Package Support Framework (PSF) was started by Microsoft as an Open Source Project to help Win32 and .Net Framework based software operate in the new MSIX Container runtime, however the latest changes are now made in my own fork at https://github.com/TimMangan/MSIX-PackageSupportFramework/tree/develop .

    The “v.2022.02.28” release adds additional updates to the PSF to improve compatibility with older applications.

    Modernization of …

    New in PSF 2021.11.02 Release!

    The Package Support Framework (PSF) was started by Microsoft as an Open Source Project to help Win32 and .Net Framework based software operate in the new MSIX Container runtime, however the latest changes are now made in my own fork at https://github.com/TimMangan/MSIX-PackageSupportFramework/tree/develop

    November brings new changes to the PSF, and while some much needed improvements are part of the mix, …

    New home for the PSF: 2021 Sept

    The Package Support Framework (PSF) was started by Microsoft as an Open Source Project to help Win32 and .Net Framework based software operate in the new MSIX Container runtime.

    Today I am embarking on replacing it.

    The Back-story: 

    For quite some time I have been the primary/only person working to add improvements to the project.  The PSF is used by …

    Automated MSIX Repackaging with PSF

    I recently posted a twit with the following caption:

    Achievement unlocked.  Re-package 70 apps with PSF with 
click on one button into #MSIX packages.  MMPT + upcoming 
version of TMEditX with command line option to fix the 
packages.

    70 Enterprise apps repackaged into MSIX with the PSF in 2.5 hours with one click. Let’s boil this down so others who …