Msixbundle — Powershell

Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Apps\MyApp.msixbundle" -DependencyPath "C:\Deps\Framework.msix" Organizations without Microsoft Store access often side-load MSIX bundles. This requires enabling Developer Mode or applying a side-loading policy. PowerShell can automate both.

try Add-AppxPackage -Path "App.msixbundle" -ErrorAction Stop catch Write-Host "Error: $_" Get-AppxLastError powershell msixbundle

Get-AppxLastError Common error handling: Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Apps\MyApp

Add-AppxPackage -Path "C:\Apps\MyApp.msixbundle" -Register -ForceApplicationShutdown Note: For multi-user installations, use -Register after staging with Add-AppxPackage -Stage . try Add-AppxPackage -Path "App

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" -Name "AllowAllTrustedApps" -Value 1 Then install a trusted bundle:

Add-AppxPackage -Path "App.msixbundle" -TrustLevel Trusted For CI/CD pipelines, automate signing with SignTool.exe called from PowerShell:

# Change extension to .zip and extract Copy-Item "App.msixbundle" "App.zip" Expand-Archive -Path "App.zip" -DestinationPath "C:\ExtractedBundle" Inside, you'll find .msix packages for each architecture and a AppxBundleManifest.xml . Add-AppxPackage may fail due to missing dependencies, incorrect signatures, or disk space. Use: