Cmdlet reference

Open-MSIXPackage

Opens an MSIX package and unpacks its contents to a specified folder.

Close-MSIXPackage

Packs an expanded MSIX folder back into a signed .msix file.

New-MSIXPackage

Creates an empty MSIX skeleton folder from the bundled template.

Backup-MSIXManifest

Backs up the AppxManifest.xml file in the specified MSIX folder.

Copy-ToMSIXPackage

Copies files into an expanded MSIX package at a package-root-relative path.

Set-MSIXPublisher

Sets the publisher information for an MSIX package.

Set-MSIXSignature

Sets the signature for an MSIX file.

Test-MSIXSignature

Tests whether an MSIX file has a valid Authenticode signature.

Get-MSIXPackageVersion

Retrieves the version of an MSIX package.

Set-MSIXPackageVersion

Sets the version of an MSIX package by updating the AppxManifest.xml file.

Test-MSIXManifest

Validates an AppxManifest.xml against the schemas embedded in AppxPackaging.dll.

New-MSIXSelfSigningCert

Creates a self-signed code-signing certificate (PFX) for test-signing MSIX packages.

Add-MSIXFixAcrobatReaderDC

Adds a fix for Acrobat Reader DC to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXFixGimp

Adds a GIMP fix to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXFixLibreOffice

Applies LibreOffice-specific fixes to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXFixNotepadPlusPlus

Applies PSF and shell extension fixes to a Notepad++ MSIX package.

Add-MSIXFixSSMS

Pre-built fix for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) MSIX packages.

Add-MSIXFixWinRAR

Injects the Package Support Framework into a WinRAR 64-bit MSIX package.

Add-MSIXFixWinRARModernShell

Replaces the WinRAR classic context menu with MsixModernContextMenuHandler for the Windows 11 modern context menu (top section, IExplorerCommand).

Set-MSIXActivePSFFramework

Sets the active PSF (Package Support Framework) used by all PSF cmdlets.

Get-MSIXPSFFrameworkPath

Get-MSIXPSFFrameworkPath

Add-MSIXPsfFrameworkFiles

Adds MSIX PSF framework files to a specified MSIX folder.

Add-MSXIXPSFShim

Wires an MSIX application entry through the PSF launcher.

Add-MSIXPSFMFRFixup

Adds MFRFixup, a fix from Tim Mangan, to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXPSFRegLegacyFixup

Adds a RegLegacyFixups remediation entry to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXPSFDefaultRegLegacy

Adds a standard RegLegacyFixups configuration to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXPSFDefaultFRF

Adds a standard FileRedirectionFixup configuration to an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup

Adds a FileRedirectionFixup entry (package-relative or known-folder paths) to the PSF config.

Add-MSIXPSFDynamicLibraryFixup

Adds a DynamicLibraryFixup configuration entry for all package DLLs to config.json.xml.

Add-MSIXPSFEnvVarFixup

Adds an EnvVarFixup entry to an MSIX package PSF configuration.

Add-MSIXPSFFtaCom

Moves shell extension entries from an existing Application to a new PsfFtaCom surrogate.

Add-MSIXPSFTracing

Adds tracing configuration for a specific executable in an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXPSFMonitor

Adds a PSF Monitor configuration to the MSIX config.json.xml file.

Add-MSIXPSFPowerShellScript

Configures PSF start/end PowerShell scripts for a packaged application.

Remove-MSIXPsfFiles

Removes MSIX PSF files.

Remove-MSIXPSFMonitorFiles

Removes PSFMonitor files from the specified MSIX folder.

Add-MSIXApplication

Adds an Application entry (with VisualElements) to an MSIX package's manifest.

Get-MSIXApplications

Retrieves the Application entries from an expanded MSIX package's manifest.

Remove-MSIXApplications

Removes an MSIX application from the AppxManifest.xml tn the specified MSIX folder.

New-MSIXApplicationVariant

Clones an Application entry in AppxManifest.xml under a new Id.

Add-MSIXAppExecutionAlias

Adds an App Execution Alias to an MSIX application.

Get-MSIXServices

Lists windows.service declarations in an MSIX manifest (one object per service, incl. ApplicationId, ServiceName, StartAccount, HasComServer).

Remove-MSIXServices

Removes windows.service declarations (+ matching COM ServiceServer and empty service-host apps) from an MSIX manifest. Once no service remains, the localSystemServices/packagedServices capabilities are dropped too (keeps the install dialog from demanding admin) - unless -KeepServiceCapabilities.

Get-MSIXDependencies

Lists PackageDependency entries in an MSIX manifest (TargetDeviceFamily excluded).

Remove-MSIXDependencies

Removes PackageDependency entries from an MSIX manifest. TargetDeviceFamily is never touched.

Add-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut

Adds a working desktop7:Shortcut to an MSIX app: PNG icon (never exe) + physical .lnk written into the package. -Location tab-completes the folders.

Get-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut

Lists the desktop7:Shortcut entries from an MSIX manifest.

Remove-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut

Removes desktop7:Shortcut entries (+ the physical .lnk) from an MSIX package.

Repair-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut

Relocates desktop7:Shortcut entries from the all-users Start Menu ([{Common Programs}]) to the per-user Start Menu ([{Programs}]).

Convert-MSIXClassicContextMenuToVerbs

Converts classic COM-based context menu verbs to modern executable-based uap3 verbs.

Remove-MSIXClassicShellExtension

Removes classic COM-based shell extension declarations from AppxManifest.xml.

Import-MSIXSparseShellExtension

Merges shell extension declarations from an inner sparse MSIX into the main AppxManifest.xml.

Add-MSIXCapabilities

Adds capabilities to an expanded MSIX package manifest.

Add-MSIXFlexibleVirtualization

Configures registry and file system write virtualization pass-through in AppxManifest.xml.

Add-MSIXDisableVREGOrRegistryWrite

Disables VFS and VREG in MSIX / APPX package

Add-MSIXInstalledLocationVirtualization

Adds InstalledLocationVirtualization element to the AppxManifest.xml file in the specified MSIX folder path.

Add-MSIXloaderSearchPathOverride

Adds a search path override to the LoaderSearchPathEntry element in the AppxManifest.xml file of an MSIX package.

Add-MSIXRegAccessFix

Adds registry access fix for an expanded MSIX folder.

Remove-MSIXPackageIntegrity

Disables MSIX package content integrity enforcement.

Add-MSIXFirewallRule

Adds a Windows Firewall rule (windows.firewallRules) for a packaged executable.

Add-MSIXSharedContainer

Creates a Windows shared package container by name, accepting wildcard patterns or literal PackageFamilyNames.

Add-MSIXSharedFonts

Adds found font files to the AppxManifest.xml under the uap7:SharedFonts section.

New-MSIXAssetFrom

Generates MSIX asset PNGs (tile/logo icons) from an exe, dll, ico or png source.

Set-MSIXApplicationVisualElements

Sets or removes visual element attributes (and optionally generates new asset images) on Application entries in AppxManifest.xml.

New-MSIXAppAttachImage

Unpacks an MSIX package into a VHD, VHDX or CIM App Attach image.

New-MSIXDynamicAppAttachDisk

Creates an empty, formatted, dynamic VHD or VHDX disk image for App Attach.

Invoke-MSIXCreateImage

Creates an App Attach image (VHD/VHDX/CIM) from an MSIX via msixmgr.

New-MSIXAppInstallerConfiguration

Generates an .appinstaller configuration for auto-update deployment.

New-MSIXPortalPage

Creates a new MSIX portal page.

Start-MSIXTracing

Starts an ETW trace session for MSIX diagnostics.

Stop-MSIXTracing

Stops the MSIX ETW trace session and converts the ETL to a readable log.

Wait-MSIXTracing

Starts MSIX tracing, waits for user input, then stops and parses the trace.

Get-MSIXVirtualProcess

Retrieves information about virtual processes associated with MSIX packages.

Get-MSIXAppMachineType

Retrieves the architecture type for a given executable file or dll.

Get-MSIXAppExeDetailInfo

Retrieves detailed information about the executable file.

Get-AppXManifestInfo

Get and anylyse a the AppXanifest.xml inside a App-V Package

Invoke-MSIXCleanup

Removes unsupported or unnecessary artifacts from an expanded MSIX package.

Find-MSIXFonts

This function checks for font files within an unpacked MSIX package directory.

Update-MSIXTooling

Downloads and installs the latest MSIX packaging tools.

Update-MSIXMicrosoftPSF

Downloads and organises the latest Microsoft MSIX Package Support Framework from NuGet.

Update-MSIXTMPSF

Downloads and organises the latest Tim Mangan MSIX Package Support Framework release.

Set-MSIXCore

Registers the msixmgr.exe alias for the current session.

Get-MSIXForceletsConfiguration

Returns the current MSIXForcelets module configuration.

Set-MSIXForceletsConfiguration

Changes one or more MSIXForcelets module configuration values.