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Updating for new versions
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@ -23,12 +23,21 @@ The MSIX Packaging Tool (Preview) is now available to install from the Microsoft
- A valid MSA alias (to access the app from the Store)
## What's new
v1.2018.820.0
v1.2018.821.0
- Command Line Support
- Ability to use existing local virtual machines for packaging environment.
- Ability to cross check publisher information in the manifest with a signing certificate to avoid signing issues.
- Minor updates to the UI for added clarity.
v1.2018.807.0
- Ability to add/edit/remove file and registry exclusion items is now supported in Settings menu.
- Fixed an issue where signing with password protected certificates would fail in the tool.
- Fixed an issue where the tool was crashing when editing an existing MSIX package.
- Fixed an issue where the tool was injecting whitespaces programmatically to install location paths that was causing conversion failures.
- Minor UI tweaks to add clarity.
- Minor updates to the logs to add clarity.
## 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).
@ -50,18 +59,19 @@ Here are the parameters that can be passed as command line arguments:
|Parameter |Description |
|---------|---------|
|-? <br> --help | Show help information |
|--template | [required] path to the conversion template XML file containing package information and settings for this conversion |
|--virtualMachinePassword | [optional] The password for the Virtual Machine to be used for the conversion environment. Notes: The template file must contain a VirtualMachine element and the Settings::AllowPromptForPassword attribute must not be set to true. |
Examples:
- MsixPackagingTool.exe create-package --template c:\users\documents\ConversionTemplate.xml
- MSIXPackagingTool.exe create-package --template c:\users\documents\ConversionTemplate.xml --virtualMachinePassword
- MSIXPackagingTool.exe create-package --template c:\users\documents\ConversionTemplate.xml --virtualMachinePassword pswd112893
## Conversion template file
```xml
<MsixPackagingToolTemplate
<MsixPackagingToolTemplate
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/msixpackagingtool/template/2018">
<Settings
@ -71,16 +81,51 @@ Examples:
AllowPromptForPassword="false" >
<ExclusionItems>
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{CryptoKeys}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Common AppData}]\Microsoft\Crypto" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Common AppData}]\Microsoft\Search\Data" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Cookies}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{History}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Cache}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Personal}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Profile}]\Local Settings" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Profile}]\NTUSER.DAT.LOG1" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Profile}]\ NTUSER.DAT.LOG2" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Recent}]" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Windows}]\debug" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Windows}]\Logs\CBS" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Windows}]\Temp" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Windows}]\WinSxS\ManifestCache" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Windows}]\WindowsUpdate.log" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{AppVPackageDrive}]\$Recycle.Bin " />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{AppVPackageDrive}]\System Volume Information" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{AppData}]\Microsoft\AppV" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Common AppData}]\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Common AppData}]\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Common AppData}]\Microsoft\Windows Defender" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{ProgramFiles}]\Microsoft Security Client" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{ProgramFiles}]\Windows Defender" />
<FileExclusion ExcludePath="[{Local AppData}]\Temp" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware Setup" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StreamMRU" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppV" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\AppV" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Microsoft\AppV" />
<RegistryExclusion ExcludePath= "REGISTRY\USER\[{AppVCurrentUserSID}]\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\AppV" />
</ExclusionItems>
</Settings>
<PrepareComputer
DisableDefragService="true"
DisableWindowsSearchService="true"
@ -93,12 +138,12 @@ Examples:
<Installer
Path="C:\MyAppInstaller.msi"
Arguments="/quiet"
InstallLocation="C:\Program Files\MyAppInstallationLocation" />
InstallLocation="C:\Program Files\MyAppInstallLocation" />
<VirtualMachine Name="vmname" Username="myusername" />
<VirtualMachine Name="vmname" Username="vmusername" />
<PackageInformation
PackageName="MyAppPackageNAme"
PackageName="MyAppPackageName"
PackageDisplayName="MyApp Display Name"
PublisherName="CN=MyPublisher"
PublisherDisplayName="MyPublisher Display Name"
@ -107,18 +152,18 @@ Examples:
<Applications>
<Application
Id="App1"
Id="MyApp1"
Description="MyApp"
DisplayName="My App"
ExecutableName="MyApp.exe"/>
<!-- You can specify multiple application parameters for different executables in your package -->
</Applications>
<Capabilities>
<Capability Name="runFullTrust" />
</Capabilities>
</PackageInformation>
</MsixPackagingToolTemplate>
</MsixPackagingToolTemplate>
```
@ -169,13 +214,6 @@ To delete all the temporary package files, logs, and artifacts created by the to
Example:
- MsixPackagingTool.exe cleanup
## Unsupported features
Features not supported in the tool are currently greyed out. Here are some of the highlighted missing features:
- 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).
- 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.