In a previous article I was quite excited that Windows finally gets a package manager. Not only that it’s open source, but it also supports every single Windows 10 installation down to 1709. Recently, Microsoft added an experimental feature to the WinGet command-line tool to also install apps from the […]
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On 31st of December 2020, Adobe Flash is officially EOL (end of life). Flash was truly ahead of it’s time when it was launched back in 1996, and more than 20 years later I still found myself to have a bit of nostalgia and go to miniclip.com to play some […]
Unlike MSI, MSIX does not offer a solution when it comes to custom actions. You don’t even have sequences where you can place the custom actions in an MSIX. However, to help IT Pros, Microsoft does offer a way to trigger a PowerShell script during the launch or closure of […]
The information presented in this book is fundamentally intended as an introduction to the practices of application packaging. Still, even the most experienced IT Pros will find exceptional value in the content helping them evaluate various packaging techniques — different from the ones that they are used to — and […]
Recently, I’ve came across Aaron’s response to a tweet regarding large packages like Autodesk, Adobe. Visual Studio, and it brought up some memories. I haven’t used this in a long while, since i haven’t dealt with large packages for some time. What is the issue? The issue is simple, […]
Although not very popular, it’s not uncommon for applications to have shortcuts which pass arguments to the executable. One popular example would be VLC Media Player. When you install VLC Media Player you get 3 shortcuts: The standard VLC Media Player shortcut (which points to VLC.exe) The VLC Media Player […]
MSIX is the latest packaging technology introduced by Microsoft in 2018. This article does not focus on the basics of MSIX. To find out what MSIX is, i recommend having a look over this 24 chapter introduction guide. Also, in this tutorial, we make use of PSF (Package Support Framework). […]
While Linux users are used to have a package manager, and quickly install packages from a terminal with a simple apt-get, Windows lacked this functionality for years. To get applications on a Windows operating system, you must search the web, go to the publisher website, download the specific application and […]
Microsoft released a windows installer for Teams that is placed in Program Files, but this is theoretically targeted only for VDI (Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure). The Teams MSI installer can be downloaded from these links: 32-bit 64-bit To install Teams for all users, the following command should be used: msiexec /i […]
Dark mode is a popular topic now days. Almost every popular app, either desktop or mobile is offering users this possibility. Many users are finding it useful, maybe even more settling for the eyes, while some don’t agree with it. But most of these applications are offering the dark […]
With the latest developments of Corona Virus (COVID-19) and many companies offering the possibility for their employees to work from home, i decided it’s time to leave some of my inputs regarding the home office regime. Working remotely for more than half a decade, i am writing this to help […]
A while ago i’ve come across an interesting MSI. The vendor had a custom action in form of a DLL. At first glance i didn’t give it too much of an importance, however it was curious that some user specific actions were done on my user, even if i installed […]