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Jun 2, 2026
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Staging Part 1 – Sharing is Caring

Howard Kapustein

A key phase in installing a package is staging the package: When a package is staged for the first time, deployment performs several actions, including: Deployment secures these directories with strict permissions, typically granting users Read and potentially Execute access - but notably not Write access. This ensures one user cannot ...

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...