#241·TagStudio

[Feature Request]: Provide `.MSIX`, `.MSIXBundle`, and/or `.AppInstaller` installation packages.

Author: beedell-rokeCreated Jun 3, 2024Updated Sep 18, 2026
LabelsType: FeatureType: WontfixType: InstallationPriority: Low

Description

Although a Windows installer has been added (as issues/130#issuecomment-2112964211 explains), it's quite retrograde. .exe has been replaced .MSI, which was replaced by .appX, which has been replaced by .MSIX Anything except MSIX[Bundle], and its AppInstaller wrapper, is deprecated by Microsoft, because it's not suitable for large-scale management (via 1st-party deployment tools, like pwsh).

Solution

Provide an .AppInstaller for those who want to install it like an .MSI, and an MSIX[Bundle] for those who want to install it via UniGetUI, etcetera.

Alternatives

Type Rationale
.appX Directly replaced by .MSIX, which should be easier to work with.
.MSI Better than an .exe, but that's all.