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[Feature Request] File Explorer should display MSIX/ APPX/ MSIXBUNDLE/ APPXBUNDLE packages' Icons instead of App Installer Icon.
I was not sure where to post this small feature request, so I ended up posting here.
During offline Sideloading scenarios in windows 10, Just like any regular .EXE file today can display their icon in file explorer, MSIX/ APPX packages should also display their corresponding Icons too in file explorer. It eases to distinguish among multiple MSIX/APPX packages easily without double clicking it. It also makes MSIX packages feel like native in windows 10 ecosystem for general consumers.
Thanks.
Didn't post on Feedback Hub because lots of similar feature requests are already there rotting for several years and no team have never ever bothered to respond, so posted it here with a hope that MSIX packaging team will at least take a look.
Thanks for the feedback. Right now we are modeling after the msi model where it is a standard icon. I've tagged this as a feature in our backlog to look at in the future.
@jvintzel It will be great if packages could display their own separate icons instead of an generic icon . anyway, thanks for taking this into consideration.
@77376 showing only app icon for .exe files is really confusing for end users. If the end user has chosen to hide known file extensions(which is default for windows) then they have no idea what kind of file it is, which is how many malwares trick users to open them. @jvintzel I think combined approach could be taken in which the app icon would be displayed as an overlay over the current icon(which user has choice to turn on/off as they can already do so for video thumbnails).
