Deliver applications dynamically to Azure Virtual Desktop without installing them directly into the session-host image. APP Packagers prepares secure, optimized MSIX App Attach packages for faster, cleaner, more scalable application delivery.
MSIX App Attach is an application-delivery technology for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) that enables compatible MSIX applications to be dynamically separated from the underlying desktop or session-host image.
Instead of installing every application directly into a master image, organizations can attach packaged applications to users as part of their virtual desktop environment — simplifying image management, separating applications from the operating system, and streamlining application lifecycle management.
Keep applications outside the master image.
Reduce image maintenance and rebuild effort.
Attach applications to assigned AVD users.
Update and manage packages independently.
Maintain applications separately from the underlying AVD operating-system image.
Reduce application-related changes to golden images and simplify maintenance.
Make applications available based on deployment and user requirements.
Reduce conflicts between applications and the underlying Windows environment.
Update application packages independently from the desktop image.
Support standardized application delivery across Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
Determine suitability before packaging. Not every traditional Windows application is automatically suitable for MSIX or App Attach. Review the application's architecture, behavior and technical requirements before packaging.
Identify issues before AVD deployment. Assess legacy and complex applications for behaviors that are not naturally aligned with the MSIX application model.
Validate the complete user experience. Test the validated package within the intended Azure Virtual Desktop environment before production.
APP Packagers helps organizations assess, package, prepare, test, and support applications for MSIX App Attach and Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
Analyze installer dependencies, prerequisites, configuration and technical requirements.
Determine whether applications are appropriate for MSIX and App Attach.
Transform suitable applications into standardized MSIX packages.
Configure identity, assets, capabilities, files, registry and application settings.
Address suitable compatibility and configuration issues.
Apply the trusted signing process required for properly secured packages.
Prepare validated MSIX packages for the organization’s App Attach workflow.
Validate launch, functionality, dependencies, integrations and user experience.
Prepare and validate updates across the application lifecycle.
Investigate packaging, compatibility, attachment and deployment issues.
Separating suitable applications from the base desktop image can help organizations create a more flexible approach to Azure Virtual Desktop application management.
APP Packagers provides the application expertise needed to assess suitability, create MSIX packages, prepare applications for App Attach, validate within AVD, and support their ongoing lifecycle.
Package. Attach. Deliver with Confidence.
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