MSIX from scratch

Create a blank MSIX package in MSIX Editor, add files, registry entries, and apps directly into the MSIX package.

1. Run MSIX Editor from the Tools tab of PACE Suite Launcher (or from the Start Menu shortcut).

   

2. Select MENU > New MSIX to create a new empty MSIX package.

   

3. Add the necessary resources into the package and set the required package settings.

   • [MSIX] Package Appearance

   • [MSIX] Package Identity and Architecture

   • [MSIX] Files and folders

   • [MSIX] Registry

   • [MSIX] Apps

   • [MSIX] Runtime fixes (Package Support Framework)

   • [MSIX] Capabilities

   • [MSIX] Target device families

   • [MSIX] Manifest

   • [MSIX] Signing

4. To save the package, select Save from the MENU.

   

   Attention

   To sideload the MSIX/APXP package, perform the following:

   (1) Enable the Developer Mode or Sideloading apps on the target system;

   (2) Ensure that the certificate, used for signing, is trusted on that system. If you are using the self-signed certificate, install it manually to the Trusted People or Trusted Publishers local machine certificate store. By adding a certificate to local machine certificate stores, you affect the certificate trust of all users on the computer. It is recommended that you remove those certificates when they are no longer necessary to prevent them from being used to compromise system trust.

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