About creating the 1st MSIX Package in the Microsoft Store

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TMNetSim MSIX Edition

Last Summer, I had an opportunity to work with Microsoft on the process of getting MSIX Applications created and released through the Microsoft Store. As a result, I ended up with the first MSIX package released in the Windows Store!

On my website at TMurgent.com, I have a large number of free community tools that I have …

TMEdit v1.2 with AutoUpdatePackage for App-V

How do can you automate common changes you need to make to your App-V Packages?  AutoUpdatePackage, a new command line utility that is part of TMEdit.

Common Scenarios:

  • Need to remove OS Tags from packages so they work on Windows 10
  • Speed up publishing and prevent unauthorized access on RDS by removing all shortcuts, FTAs, Shell Extensions, URLs, and
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TMEdit for App-V – What and Why

Today I am pleased to announce the release of a new tool for your application wrangling arsenal – TMEdit.

Over the past 6 years, my AppV_Manage tool has become a standard part of App-V packaging at so many companies around the world, initially as a companion  to aid in quickly testing, but then to aid in troubleshooting and diagnosis, and …

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Why we use Microsoft App-V

It seems strange that I’ve never written this article before.  I haven’t needed to.  But we need to be reminded now and then.

Those of us using App-V, which includes most of the largest, and best run, enterprises around the world, do so because it is the easiest way to customize, prepare, and deliver applications to internal users. That’s

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The case of the missing App-V files

Image courtesy of ddpavumba at FreeDigitalPhotos.netFile this one under “Things to consider when your app doesn’t work”.

What the customer wanted:

I was working with a large customer that is in the Health Care business.  They had an application, well maybe we should call it an integrated suite of applications, that is used to tune hearing aids.  One major app and a ton …

Shortcuts limit discovered in Windows 10

Call it the case of the missing shortcut.  Although I discovered the issue because of App-V, the culprit really turns out to be the OS itself.

As some of you know I am busy working on a new App-V tool.  As part of the testing, I built a number of test applications (or pulled out oldies-but-goodies that I already had) …