AppVentiX 4.0.26 release notes¶

New features and improvements in AppVentiX 4.0¶

Application overview page in Central View¶

A new application overview page in Central View showing all applications and shortcut locations in one easy to navigate view.

Shortcut Management - AppVentiX 4.0.26

Create and edit existing packages¶

Create and edit existing packages, easily create packages directly from the AppVentiX console to manage your shortcuts, files and scripts.

Create and edit packages - AppVentiX 4.0.26

Bulk resign your MSIX packages¶

Bulk resign your MSIX packages, with the click of a button resign multiple MSIX packages with a new certificate

Bulk re sign packages - AppVentiX 4.0.26

Auto start applications¶

You can now define applications from a package that will be auto started for the user when they login

Auto Start - AppVentiX 4.0.26

Integration with TMEdit(x)¶

Integration with TMEdit(x) to analyze packages directly from the console

Integration with TMurgent - AppVentiX 4.0.26

A new publishing progress window¶

A new publishing progress window has been added to the AppVentiX agent GUI

Progress Agent GUI - AppVentiX 4.0.26

New application refresh application¶

The application refresh application has been renewed to show the refresh progress when the user clicks on the shortcut in their start menu

Refresh Application - AppVentiX 4.0.26

Extended support for App-V¶

While Microsoft is retiring the App-V management infrastructure, the App-V client will remain supported. AppVentiX eliminates the need for App-V management components, ensuring fully supported deployment by both AppVentiX and Microsoft

First-day support for Windows Server 2025¶

First-day support for Windows Server 2025 and the latest Windows 11 builds. AppVentiX has been thoroughly tested and validated for compatibility with Windows Server 2025, ensuring seamless functionality for App-V integration, MSIX, and app attach features.

Other improvements and fixes¶

The following list of improvements are also implemented in version 4.0:

Added new context menus in the console for easier navigation
Improved content inventory performance and caching
Warnings and errors in the event log now include unique event IDs for easier troubleshooting
The feature preventing Windows from cleaning up packages when no user is logged in has been improved. Windows will now retain all packages managed by AppVentiX, ensuring consistent availability.
Enhanced MSIX app attach integration
Enhanced support for MSIX Shared Containers
The Entra ID and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) integration has been improved
The Azure subscription is now stored in the publishing task, so when you edit the publishing task the correct subscription is automatically selected
The remote inventory feature has been enhanced
For Citrix environments the image mode detection feature has been updated for the latest MCS\PVS versions
Improved content caching mechanisms for optimized performance
Improvements for scenarios when the MSIX cache is redirected to another drive
Resolved an issue where creating a publishing task could occasionally open an empty window
Fixed compatibility issues with importing older Microsoft Store package formats
Package icons are now retrieved during inventory for improved usability
Updated themes and controls for a modernized user experience
Optimized group retrieval method that skips publishing when user group retrieval is partial
Enhanced support for offline scenarios and situations where the configuration share is unavailable
The PowerShell module has been updated
Various other fixes and improvements for overall stability and functionality

Source: AppVentiX release history.