In 2018, Microsoft announced MSIX as the next big thing: a single installer that will replace MSI, EXE, and APP-V.

In some cases, changing the packaging type of an application requires going back to the drawing board. Even though Advanced Installer's GUI lets you convert MSIX packages by importing them, changing the packaging type of an application can still be a bit tricky.

Have you encountered an .appx file and wondered what it is and what it can be used for?

With Intune, Microsoft made it easier to deploy MSIX/APPX packages in your infrastructure.

MSIX is Microsoft's vision for the future of Windows Installer. It promises to create a single package that works on all Windows platforms.

The digital transformation has changed the way users work across a new generation of devices. If in the past, traditional computers were the only gateway to the digital world for both enterprise and traditional users, the mobile revolution has changed the way people access to digital information: smartphones and tablets have become, more and more, a companion to traditional desktop apps. However, despite this transformation, there are still millions of desktop solutions on the market and the enterprise-ready devices with a mouse and a keyboard are still the most effective way to achieve full productivity.

Package your Win32/.NET application as an AppX package and leverage all the benefits of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Without any changes you can have your current application in the Windows Store and get access to all the new WinRT APIs.