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title: Repackage your existing win32 applications to the MSIX format.
description: Learn how to install and use the MSIX packaging tool.
keyboards: ["MSIX", "application", "app", "win32", "packaging tool"]
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: manage
ms.sitesec: library
ms.localizationpriority: medium
ms.author: mikeblodge
ms.topic: article
ms.date: 08/01/2018
---
# Repackage existing win32 applications to the MSIX format
The MSIX Packaging Tool (Preview) is now available to install from the Microsoft Store. The MSIX Packaging Tool enables you to repackage your existing win32 applications to the MSIX format. You can run your desktop installers through this tool interactively and obtain an MSIX package that you can install on your machine and upload to the Microsoft Store (coming soon).
> Prerequisites:
- Participation in the Windows Insider Program
- Minimum Windows 10 build 17701
- Admin privileges on your PC account
- A valid MSA alias (to access the app from the Store)
## What's new
- Moved "Send Feedback" to a top-level page in settings for better visibility.
- "Settings" saves now persist across app launches.
- All pop ups now have a uniform size.
## Installing the MSIX Packaging Tool
1. Use the MSA login associated with your Windows Insider Program credentials in the [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/store/r/9N5LW3JBCXKF).
2. Open the product description page.
3. Click the install icon to begin installation.
This is an early preview build and not all features are supported. Here is what you can expect to be able to do with this preview:
- Package your favorite application installer interactively (msi, exe, App-V 5.x and ClickOnce) to MSIX format by launching the tool and selecting **Application package** icon.
- Create a modification package for a newly created Application MSIX Package by launching the tool and selecting the **Modification package** icon.
- Open your MSIX package to view and edit its content/properties by navigating to the **Open package editor** tab. Browse to the MSIX package and select **Open package**.
Features not supported in the tool are currently greyed out. Here are some of the highlighted missing features:
- Some options in the Settings page, such as adding/removing VFS/VREG and defining a default save location.
- Package Support Framework integration. For more detail on how you can use Package Support Framework today, check out the article posted on the [MSIX blog](https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcommunity.microsoft.com%2Ft5%2FMSIX-Blog%2FMSIX-Package-Support-Framework-is-now-available-on-GitHub%2Fba-p%2F214548&data=02%7C01%7Cpezan%40microsoft.com%7Cbe2761c174cd465136ce08d5f1252d8a%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636680064344941094&sdata=uW3oOOEYQxd0iVgsJkZXZTQwlvf%2FimVCaOdFUXcRoeY%3D&reserved=0).
- Packaging on existing virtual machines. You can still install the Tool on a fresh VM, but the tool cannot currently spawn off a conversion from a local machine to an existing VM.
- Command Line Interface support
- Conversion of App-V 4.x packages
## How to file feedback
Open Feedback Hub. Alternatively, launch the tool and select the **Settings** gear icon in the top right corner to open the Feedback tab. Here you can file feedback for suggestions, problems, and see other feedback items.
## Best practices
- When Packaging ClickOnce installers, it is necessary to send a shortcut to the desktop if the installer is not doing so already. In general, it's a good practice to always send a shortcut to your desktop for the main app executable.
- When creating modification packages, you need to declare the **Package Name** (Identity Name) of the parent application in the tool UI so that the tool sets the correct package dependency in the manifest of the modification package.
- Declaring an installation location field on the Package information page is optional but *recommended*. Make sure that this path matches the installation location of application Installer.
- Performing the preparation steps on the **Prepare Computer** page is optional but *highly recommended*.
## Known bugs
1. Signing the package with Password protected certificates does not work. Please use a non-password protected password in the tool, or use Signtool (available from SDK) to sign your package for sideload testing.
2. You cannot edit the manifest manually from within the tool. (edit manifest button is disabled). Please use the SDK tools to unpack the MSIX package to edit the manifest manually.