This collection is a series of research papers examining how MSIX is doing at various points in time. Each report is labeled with the Windows 10 Release version associated with the report (as most of the report is dependent on the MSIX Runtime in that version).
The following reports are available:
Topic |
Description |
Release Date |
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![2024 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_2024.png) |
Report Card on MSIX for 2024
Windows 11 23H2
This 16-page paper examines the current state of MSIX, and the state of the industry in February 2024.
It reports on the industry in these areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
- Application Compatibility Testing Results
- App Attach Performance (summary)
It includes the Repackaging test results for 96 apps using tooling available at the beginning of 2024.
Get MSIX Report Card 23H2
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February 2,
2024
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![Cover image of the 2024 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/CoverImage_2024.png) |
![2024 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_2024.png) |
App Attach Report Card for 2024
This 9-page paper examines the of App Attach for MSIX, and the state of the industry in January 2024.
It reports on the industry in these areas:
- Fearures
- Application Compatibility
- Conversion to App Attach
- Storage Requirements
- Publishing Performance
It includes the Publishing test results for 90 app packages using tooling available at the beginning of 2024.
Get Report Card On App Attach 2024
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January 30,
2024
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![Cover image of the 2024 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/ReportCardOnAppAttach_2024_CoverImage.png) |
![22H2 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_22H2.png) |
Windows 10/11 22H2
This 17-page paper examines the then current release of MSIX, and the state of the industry in February 2023.
It reports on the industry in these areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
- Application Compatibility Testing Results
It includes the Repackaging test results for 86 apps using tooling available at the beginning of 2023.
Get MSIX Report Card 22H2
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February 22,
2023
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![Cover image of the 22H2 Research Papers](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Cover_22H2.png) |
![link to 21H2 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_21H2.png) |
Windows 10 21H2
This 14-page paper examines the then current release of MSIX, and the state of the industry in January 2022.
It reports on the industry in these areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
- Application Compatibility Testing Results
It includes the Repackaging test results for 74 apps using tooling available at the beginning of 2022.
Request Form MSIX Report Card 21H2
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February 3,
2022
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![Cover image of the 21H2 Research Papers](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Cover_21H2.png) |
![link to 20H2 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_20H2.png) |
Windows 10 20H2
This 22-page paper examines the then current release of MSIX, and the state of the industry in January 2021.
It reports on the industry in these areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
- Application Compatibility Testing Results
- MSIX App Attach
It includes the Repackaging test results for 70 apps using tooling available at the end of 2020.
Request Form MSIX Report Card 20H2
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February 5,
2021
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![Cover image of the 20H2 Research Papers](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Cover_20H2.png) |
![link to 1909 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_1909.png) |
Windows 10 1909
Consists of two papers:
- Report Card
This 22 paper examines the then current release of MSIX, and the state of the industry in January 2020.
It reports on the industry in three areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
It includes the Repackaging test results for 60 apps using tooling from multiple vendors as available at the end of 2019.
Request Form MSIX Report Card 1909
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January 23,
2020
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![Cover image of the 1909 Research Papers](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Cover_2019.png) |
![link to 1809 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Label_1809.png) |
Windows 10 1809
This paper examines the initial release of MSIX, and the state of the industry in January 2019.
It reports on the industry in three areas:
- Support by Independent Software Vendors to release in MSIX Format
- Support by Tool Vendors
- Support inside the Operating System
15 pages.
Request Form MSIX Report Card 1809
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January 21,
2019
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![Cover image of the 1809 Research Paper](/APPV/images/ReportCard/Cover_2018.png) |
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