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May 27, 2026
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Deployment Operations, Requests and Queue

Howard Kapustein

The PackageManager API submits requests to the deployment engine for processing. Each request represents an instruction for the deployment system to carry out a defined set of actions, collectively referred to as a deployment operation. The operation associated with a request depends primarily on the API used to initiate it and, in some cases, its...

May 4, 2026
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There is no Install – it’s ‘Stage’ and ‘Register’

Howard Kapustein

"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 vi...