Inside MSIX
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There is no Install – it’s ‘Stage’ and ‘Register’
"Is ContosoParts.msix installed?" is a common - but misleading - question The term install is not a formal concept in MSIX. This may seem paradoxical for a deployment technology, but it makes perfect sense once you understand MSIX deployment’s core architecture. Deployment Requests A caller makes a deployment request to the deployment engine via the PackageManager API to perform some activity. This may involve adding a package to the system, removing one, or performing another management operation. Deployment requests include: The system queues the request in the deployment engine’s memory for process...