MSIXForcelets

Additional PowerShell Commands for Microsoft MSIX This is a working beta version. Included is also a newer version of the PFS framework, which we compiled ourselves. Use at your own risk. currently this is not a real module but only a working version, but it is fully functional and is already used by and for packaging. Until the completion is still missing some

Function

Analysis of MSIX packages Adding PSF fixes

How does it work?

First the module must be imported. This can also be in the module memory, for example. I am also planning to store a version in the PowerShell gallery.

#In the Script folder
Import-Module "MSIXForcelets.psm1" -verbose -Force 

Test MSIXForcelets (for Infos)

#Import-Module $PSScriptRoot\..\MSIXForcelets.ps1
Import-Module "<PathTo>\MSIXForcelets.psm1" -verbose -Force 

Get-AppXManifestInfo \\Server\autosequencer\MSIXPackages\Blender-x64-2.91.2.msix
<#
Name                  : Blender-x64
DisplayName           : Blender-x64-2.91.2
Publisher             : CN=Nick Informationstechnik GmbH, O=Nick Informationstechnik GmbH, STREET=Dribusch 2, L=Hannover, S=Niedersachsen, PostalCode=30539, C=DE    
ProcessorArchitecture : x64
Version               : 2.91.2.0
Description           :
ConfigPath            : \\192.168.10.153\autosequencer\MSIXPackages\Blender-x64-2.91.2\Blender-x64-2.91.2.msix
UncompressedSize      : 552922446
MaxfileSize           : 165234632
MaxfilePath           : Blender%20Foundation/Blender%202.91/blender.exe
FileCount             : 4118
Applications          : {@{Id=Blender; Executable=Blender Foundation\Blender 2.91\blender.exe; VisualElements=}}
#>

Test MSIX Packaging

Import-Module \MSIXPackaging.ps1

Some Examples

#Header
#Password for signing
$CertPassword = 'MyPass' | ConvertTo-SecureString -Force -AsPlainText
#File to open
$msixOpen = "$env:Userprofile\Desktop\MSIX\msix-testapp-VFS.msix"
#Output
$msixOutput = "C:\Users\Andreas\Desktop\msix-testapp-VFS.msix" #Output File
#Signing Subject
$Subject = 'CN=Nick Informationstechnik GmbH'

#Open a Package
$Package = Open-MSIXPackage -MsixFile $msixOpen -Force

#Set a Publusher
Set-MSIXPublisher -MSIXFolder $Package -PublisherSubject $Subject

#Backup AppXManifest
Backup-MSIXManifest -MSIXFolder $Package 

#Add Framework files
Add-MSIXPsfFrameworkFiles -MSIXFolder $Package -PSFArchitektur 64Bit #-IncludePSFMonitor -Verbose 

# Add PSF Shim
Get-MSIXApplications -MSIXFolder $Package | Add-MSXIXPSFShim -MSIXFolder $Package -PSFArchitektur 64Bit 
# Add file redirection
Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup -MSIXFolder $Package -Executable '.*' -PackageRelative -Patterns @('.*\\.[eE][xX][eE]$', '.*\\.[dD][lL][lL]$', '.*\\.[tT][lL][bB]$', '.*\\.[cC][oO][mM]$')  -RedirectTargetBase 'c:\\temp\\' -IsExclusion -Verbose

Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup -MSIXFolder $Package -Executable '.*' -PackageRelative -Patterns  ".*\\.txt" -Verbose

#Other Example
# Allow Textfiles
Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup -MSIXFolder $Package -Executable 'msix-testapp$' -PackageRelative -Patterns '.*\\.txt' -Base 'VFS\\ProgramFilesX64\\myApp\\' 

#Redirect to drive "G"
Add-MSIXPSFFileRedirectionFixup -MSIXFolder $Package -Executable '.*' -KnownFolder 'ProgramFilesX64'  -Patterns '.*' -redirectTargetBase 'g:\\temp2\\' -UseGUID

#Add Tracing
Add-MSIXPSFTracing -MSIXFolder $Package -Executable "msix-testapp$" -PSFArchitektur 64Bit -TraceMethod outputDebugString -TraceLevel unexpectedFailures -Verbose


#Disable VSFWrite and VREG
Add-MSIXCapabilities -MSIXFolder $Package  -Capabilities unvirtualizedResources 
Add-DisableVREGOrRegistryWrite -MSIXFolder $Package -DisableFileSystemWriteVirtualization -DisableRegistryWriteVirtualization

#Close a Package
$package | Close-MSIXPackage -MSIXFile $msixOutput  -KeepMSIXFolder

#Sign Package
Set-MSIXSignature -MSIXFile $msixOutput -PfxCert "C:\temp\zertifikate\NIT-Signatur-2020-08-17.pfx" -CertPassword $CertPassword 

#Start Monitor
Start-MSIXPSFMonitor