Version 2.0.1 (January 20, 2026)

Release Notes

Dependency Packaging

• Replaced bundle system with ZIP archives (.appxpack) containing packages, certificates, and metadata
• Metadata-driven installation orchestration with ordered dependency resolution

Configuration System

• Introduced external JSON-based configuration system for module extensibility

Manifest Parsing

• Rewrote Get-AppxManifestData with multi-tier fallback strategies for namespace resolution
• Handles malformed and non-standard manifests without hard dependency on Microsoft schemas

Certificate Management

• Automatic installation to Trusted Root store immediately after creation
• Privilege escalation fallback with intelligent warnings
• Individual certificates for each dependency in ZIP archives

SDK Tool Validation

• Test-AppxToolAvailability now returns tool path string instead of boolean
• Mandatory validation in Backup-AppxPackage with installation diagnostics and PATH analysis

Process Execution

• Unified process safety with tool-specific timeouts
• Output buffer limit per stream to prevent memory exhaustion

Installation

• Extended Install-AppxBackup to support ZIP archives with nested package handling
• Improved progress reporting with separate extraction, validation, and installation stages

Future Changes (Planned)

Nothing explicitly planned for future versions.