During multiple MSIX implementations at customers I noticed that the new MSIX packaging tool version can detect that a dependency package is needed for example when a desktop shortcut is created. You will find a warning in the eventlog when a package is deployed when this dependency (Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.4) is not deployed on the machine. In this blogpost I will show you how you can easily deploy this dependency package with AppVentiX.

As you can see in the manifest the dependency is added:

Others are reporting the same here and here.

With AppVentiX it’s easy to deploy this dependency automatically, just download the dependency by downloading the redistributable file from here.

After unzipping the file you will find the MSIX package in the x64 folder.
Create a folder Dependencies next to the MSIX package on the content share like below screenshot:

Then place the dependency package inside the folder:

That’s it, AppVentiX will now automatically install the dependency package for you.