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While mainstream support for Application Virtualization (App-V) has ended, fixed extended support for App-V Server continues through October 9, 2029 (see App-V in Windows support policy). As an alternative, consider Azure Virtual Desktop with MSIX App Attach. This article contains a side-by-side comparison of App Virtualization (App-V) and MSIX.
Compare the features of App-V and MSIX
This table compares the basic features of App-V with MSIX:
| Feature | App-V | MSIX |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing across apps | A connection group feature in App-V groups packages together to create a virtual environment. This feature allows applications within that package group to interact with each other. | Shared package containers in MSIX allow you to create a shared runtime container for packaged applications. This feature enables sharing a merged view of the virtual file system and virtual registry, thus providing access to one another's package root files and state. |
| How updates take place | App-V divides the app into 64-KB blocks. However, you need to download the complete app to get updates. | Only the delta (differential) updates are downloaded. |
| A single copy of a file across apps/users | File duplication across apps can happen. | Keeps a single copy of any file. |
| Signing | Not required | Required |
For more info
Learn more about Azure Virtual Desktop at What is Azure Virtual Desktop?.
Learn more about MSIX app attach at What is MSIX app attach?.