What does it look like inside MSIX?

To recap on the previous section, we looked at applications that are packaged in an MSIX lightweight container. The MSIX package writes to its own virtual registry and application data folder. It is important to note that the application processes run inside that container.

Applications installed in the MSIX packaging format are located in the C:\program files\WindowsApps folder. Each package folder contains a set of standard files required for the MSIX application to communicate with the Windows operating system API.

The following figure shows the structure of a typical MSIX package:

Figure 14.1 – Structure of an MSIX package

The following table details the core contents of an MSIX package:

Now that we have finished looking at the fundamentals of MSIX, we will progress with looking at MSIX app attach.