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Previous versions of the App-V Sequencer have required you to manually sequence your app packages. This was time-consuming and required extensive interaction, causing many companies to deploy brand-new packages rather than update an existing one. Windows 10, version 1703 introduces an updated App-V Sequencer that automatically sequences your app packages, improving your overall experience by streamlining the provisioning of the prerequisite environment, automating app installation, and expediting the package updating setup. Previous versions of the App-V Sequencer have required you to manually sequence your app packages. This was time-consuming and required extensive interaction, causing many companies to deploy brand-new packages rather than update an existing one. Windows 10, version 1703 introduces an updated App-V Sequencer that automatically sequences your app packages, improving your overall experience by streamlining the provisioning of the prerequisite environment, automating app installation, and expediting the package updating setup.
Using the automatic sequence to package your apps provides: Using the automatic sequencer to package your apps provides:
- Automatic virtual machine (VM) provisioning of the sequencing environment. - Automatic virtual machine (VM) provisioning of the sequencing environment. The process for this is covered in this topic.
- Batch-sequencing of packages. This means that multiple apps can be sequenced at the same time, in a single group. - Batch-sequencing of packages. This means that multiple apps can be sequenced at the same time, in a single group. For info about this, see ...
- Batch-updating of packages. This means that multiple apps can be updated at the same time, in a single group. - Batch-updating of packages. This means that multiple apps can be updated at the same time, in a single group. For info about this, see ...
## Automatic VM provisioning of the sequencing environment
You have 2 options for provisioning an VM for auto-sequencing: You have 2 options for provisioning an VM for auto-sequencing:
- Using a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) - Using a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD)
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- Updating an existing VM - Updating an existing VM
## Provision a new VM by using a VHD file ### Provision a new VM by using a VHD file
Provisioning your new VM includes creating a VHD file, setting up a user account, turning on remote PowerShell scripting, and installing the App-V Sequencer. Provisioning your new VM includes creating a VHD file, setting up a user account, turning on remote PowerShell scripting, and installing the App-V Sequencer.
### Create a VHD file #### Create a VHD file
For this process to work, you must have a base operating system available as a VHD image file, we recommend using the [Convert-WindowsImage.ps1](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f) command-line tool. For this process to work, you must have a base operating system available as a VHD image file, we recommend using the [Convert-WindowsImage.ps1](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f) command-line tool.
**To create a VHD file by using the Convert-WindowsImage command-line tool** **To create a VHD file by using the Convert-WindowsImage command-line tool**
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>[!IMPORTANT] >[!IMPORTANT]
>You must specify the _VHDPartitionStyle_ as **MBR**. Using the default value, **GPT**, will cause a boot failure in your VHD image. >You must specify the _VHDPartitionStyle_ as **MBR**. Using the default value, **GPT**, will cause a boot failure in your VHD image.
### Provision your VM using your VHD file #### Provision your VM using your VHD file
After you have a VHD file, you must provision your VM for auto-sequencing. After you have a VHD file, you must provision your VM for auto-sequencing.
**To provision your VM using your VHD file** **To provision your VM using your VHD file**
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A new Hyper-V VM file is created out of the provisioned VHD, creating a "clean" checkpoint, from where all of the sequencing and updating will start. A new Hyper-V VM file is created out of the provisioned VHD, creating a "clean" checkpoint, from where all of the sequencing and updating will start.
## Provision an existing VM for auto-sequencing ### Provision an existing VM for auto-sequencing
If your apps require custom prerequesites, such as Microsoft SQL Server, we recommend that you preinstall the prerequisites on your VM and then use that VM for auto-sequencing. Using these steps will establish a connection to your existing VM, install the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Auto Sequencer from the ADK tools, and provision your VM for auto-sequencing. If your apps require custom prerequesites, such as Microsoft SQL Server, we recommend that you preinstall the prerequisites on your VM and then use that VM for auto-sequencing. Using these steps will establish a connection to your existing VM, install the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Auto Sequencer from the ADK tools, and provision your VM for auto-sequencing.
**To connect to your existing VM** **To connect to your existing VM**
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A new Hyper-V VM file is created from the existing VM, creating a "clean" checkpoint, from where all of the sequencing and updating will start. A new Hyper-V VM file is created from the existing VM, creating a "clean" checkpoint, from where all of the sequencing and updating will start.
## Review the provisioning log files ### Review the provisioning log files
The 2 types of provisioning log files, located at “%temp%\AutoSequencer\Logs”, are: The 2 types of provisioning log files, located at “%temp%\AutoSequencer\Logs”, are:
- **New-AppVSequencerVM-<time_stamp>.txt**: Includes info about the provisioning activities, such as "Waiting for VM session", "Copying installer for Sequencer", and so on. - **New-AppVSequencerVM-<time_stamp>.txt**: Includes info about the provisioning activities, such as "Waiting for VM session", "Copying installer for Sequencer", and so on.
- **New-AppVSequencerVM-report-<time_stamp>.txt**: Includes info about the connections made to the VM, showing whether there were any failures. - **New-AppVSequencerVM-report-<time_stamp>.txt**: Includes info about the connections made to the VM, showing whether there were any failures.
## Related topics ### Related topics
- [Download the Convert-WindowsImage tool](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f) - [Download the Convert-WindowsImage tool](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Convert-WindowsImageps1-0fe23a8f)
- [Download the Windows ADK](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit) - [Download the Windows ADK](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit)
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- [Manually sequence a new app using the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)](appv-sequence-a-new-application.md) - [Manually sequence a new app using the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)](appv-sequence-a-new-application.md)
## Have a suggestion for App-V? **Have a suggestion for App-V?**
Add or vote on suggestions on the [Application Virtualization feedback site](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization).<br>For App-V issues, use the [App-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=mdopappv). Add or vote on suggestions on the [Application Virtualization feedback site](http://appv.uservoice.com/forums/280448-microsoft-application-virtualization).<br>For App-V issues, use the [App-V TechNet Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=mdopappv).