MSIXForcelets

1.0.3

PowerShell framework for MSIX/AppX packaging and Package Support Framework (PSF) injection: edit captured packages, add/repair PSF fixups, manage shortcuts/services/dependencies, generate assets, sign and publish. Docs: https://msixforcelets.nick-it.de/ — Source on GitHub: https://github.com/AndreasNick/MSIXForcelets

Minimum PowerShell version

5.1

Installation Options

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Install-PSResource -Name MSIXForcelets -Version 1.0.3

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Owners

Andreas.Nick

Copyright

Package Details

Author(s)

Andreas Nick

Functions

Add-MSIXAppExecutionAlias Add-MSIXApplication Add-MSIXCapabilities Add-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut Add-MSIXDisableWriteVirtualization Add-MSIXFirewallRule Add-MSIXFixAcrobatReaderDC Add-MSIXFixGimp Add-MSIXFixLibreOffice Add-MSIXFixNotepadPlusPlus Add-MSIXFIXSSMS Add-MSIXFixWinRAR Add-MSIXFixWinRARModernShell Add-MSIXFlexibleVirtualization Add-MSIXInstalledLocationVirtualization Add-MSIXloaderSearchPathOverride Add-MSIXPSFDefaultFRF Add-MSIXPSFDefaultRegLegacy Add-MSIXPSFDynamicLibraryFixup Add-MSIXPSFEnvVarFixup Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup Add-MSIXPsfFrameworkFiles Add-MSIXPSFFtaCom Add-MSIXPSFMFRFixup Add-MSIXPSFMonitor Add-MSIXPSFPowerShellScript Add-MSIXPSFRegLegacyFixup Add-MSIXPSFTracing Add-MSIXRegAccessFix Add-MSIXSharedContainer Add-MSIXSharedFonts Add-MSXIXPSFShim Backup-MSIXManifest Close-MSIXPackage Convert-MSIXClassicContextMenuToVerbs Copy-ToMSIXPackage Find-MSIXFonts Get-MSIXFileTypeAssociation Add-MSIXFileTypeAssociation Set-MSIXFileTypeAssociation Remove-MSIXFileTypeAssociation Get-AppXManifestInfo Get-MSIXAppExeDetailInfo Get-MSIXApplications Get-MSIXAppMachineType Get-MSIXDependencies Get-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut Get-MSIXForceletsConfiguration Get-MSIXPackageVersion Get-MSIXPSFFrameworkPath Get-MSIXServices Get-MSIXVirtualProcess Import-MSIXSparseShellExtension Invoke-MSIXCleanup New-MSIXAppInstallerConfiguration New-MSIXApplicationVariant New-MSIXAssetFrom New-MSIXPackage New-MSIXPortalPage New-MSIXSelfSigningCert Open-MSIXPackage Remove-MSIXApplications Remove-MSIXClassicShellExtension Remove-MSIXDependencies Remove-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut Remove-MSIXPackageIntegrity Remove-MSIXPSFFiles Remove-MSIXPSFMonitorFiles Remove-MSIXServices Repair-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut Set-MSIXActivePSFFramework Set-MSIXApplicationIcon Set-MSIXApplicationVisualElements Set-MSIXApplication Set-MSIXCore Set-MSIXForceletsConfiguration Set-MSIXPackageVersion Set-MSIXPublisher Set-MSIXSignature Start-MSIXTracing Stop-MSIXTracing Test-MSIXManifest Test-MSIXSignature Install-MSIXForceletsAllRequirements Update-MSIXMicrosoftPSF Update-MSIXTMPSF Update-MSIXTooling Wait-MSIXTracing

PSEditions

Desktop Core

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies.

Release Notes

1.0.3 - File type associations, application editing, icon repair, packaging refinements.

New cmdlets:
- Add/Get/Set/Remove-MSIXFileTypeAssociation: manage windows.fileTypeAssociation (FTA)
entries (extensions, verbs, logo) per application.
- Set-MSIXApplication: edit Application entries - rename Id (-NewId), change the launcher
(-Executable), set working directory and default parameters (uap11:CurrentDirectoryPath /
uap11:Parameters) and toggle autostart (windows.startupTask) via -Autostart.
- Set-MSIXApplicationIcon: regenerate transparent icon assets (incl. unplated target sizes)
and wire them into an Application's VisualElements in one call - fixes boxed/plated
Start-menu and taskbar icons.

Improvements:
- New-MSIXAssetFrom -IncludeUnplatedTargetSizes: emits Square44x44Logo.targetsize-*_altform-unplated
so Windows shows the icon unplated on the taskbar / Start app list.
- Close-MSIXPackage: -PrettyPrint (readable AppxManifest.xml) and -RegenerateResource
(rebuild resources.pri via makepri after asset changes).
- Add-MSIXFlexibleVirtualization reworked into Disable / Directory / Registry parameter sets;
selective HKCU-key and AppData-folder exclusions via -RegistryKey and -KnownFolder/-Folder
(no arrays, no %ENV% strings).
- Add-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut -SubFolder; Get-/Remove-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut now also handle
package-level shortcuts.
- Set-MSIXSignature -NoTimestamp plus a clearer signing-failure message.
- Add-MSIXloaderSearchPathOverride enforces the 5-path schema limit.
- Open-MSIXPackage resolves a relative -MsixFile against the current location.
- Get-MSIXApplications also returns UAP11 working directory/parameters and autostart state.

Breaking change:
- Add-MSIXDisableVREGOrRegistryWrite renamed to Add-MSIXDisableWriteVirtualization (clearer
name; covers file-system AND registry write virtualization).

1.0.2 - Tags, Update-MSIXTMPSF format fix, umbrella Update cmdlet.

- Update-MSIXTMPSF now handles BOTH Tim Mangan PSF release formats: the legacy single
ZipRelease*.zip wrapper AND the newer DebugPsf.zip + ReleasePsf.zip pair (introduced
in v2026.05.01). Without this fix the cmdlet silently fell back to the previous
release that still shipped the wrapper.
- Expanded PSGallery tags for discoverability: CodeSigning, Signing, Manifest,
AppAttach, AVD, AzureVirtualDesktop, Repackaging, desktop7, AppV.
- New umbrella cmdlet Install-MSIXForceletsAllRequirements: downloads/updates MSIX
Tooling (MSIX Core + SDK Packaging Tools), Tim Mangan's PSF AND the Microsoft PSF
in one call. Use -Skip* switches to opt out of individual parts; -Force re-downloads
existing components (= update path).

1.0.0 - Initial PowerShell Gallery release.

Highlights:
- Full MSIX/AppX package edit workflow: Open-MSIXPackage / Close-MSIXPackage,
Set-MSIXPublisher, Set-MSIXSignature, Set-MSIXPackageVersion, Test-MSIXSignature.
- Package Support Framework (PSF) integration: Add-MSIXPsfFrameworkFiles, Add-MSXIXPSFShim,
MFRFixup, RegLegacyFixups, FileRedirectionFixup, DynamicLibraryFixup, EnvVarFixup,
PSF PowerShell scripts, FTA/COM, monitor/tracing helpers.
- desktop7:Shortcut management (Add/Get/Remove/Repair-MSIXDesktop7Shortcut) with
per-user-location defaults and custom icon support.
- Ready-made fixes for common applications: Acrobat Reader DC, GIMP, LibreOffice,
Notepad++, SSMS, WinRAR (incl. modern shell), and more.
- Asset generation (New-MSIXAssetFrom), application variants (New-MSIXApplicationVariant),
capabilities, services, dependencies, App Attach (New-MSIXAppAttachImage,
New-MSIXDynamicAppAttachDisk), self-signing certificates.
- Tooling helpers: Update-MSIXTooling, Update-MSIXTMPSF, Update-MSIXMicrosoftPSF.
Note: large binaries (MSIX SDK, PSF redistributables) are downloaded on demand by
these cmdlets and are NOT shipped in this package.

Compatible with Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7.x on Windows.

Docs: https://msixforcelets.nick-it.de/
Source: https://github.com/AndreasNick/MSIXForcelets

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Version History

Version	Downloads	Last updated
1.0.4	6	6/27/2026
1.0.3 (current version)	4	6/25/2026
1.0.2	8	6/20/2026
1.0.1	10	6/16/2026
1.0.0	17	6/8/2026