Choosing a Windows App Distribution Method - MSI/MSIX/ClickOnce/xcopy/Custom Updater (archived 2026-07-27)
MSI vs MSIX vs ClickOnce vs xcopy vs custom updater: pick a Windows deployment method by OS integration and update ownership, with a decision worksheet. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/20/000-windows-app-deployment-msi-msix-clickonce-xcopy-custom-updater/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-20.
Authors
- Go Komura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8895-8390)
Institutions
- Fujikura (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614556
- Primary Topic
- Mobile and Web Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00