Desktop App Converter tool updated in Windows Store with new improvements

The Desktop App Converter (DAC) tool enables developers to bring their existing desktop apps written for .NET 4.6.1 or Win32 to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). They can run their desktop installers through the converter in an unattended (silent) mode and obtain an AppX package that they can install by using the Add-AppxPackage PowerShell cmdlet on their development machine. Desktop App Converter tool was updated today in Windows Store with new improvements. Find the change log below.

What’s New in v1.0.4.0:

• With the store app you can now use the new entry point ‘DesktopAppConverter.exe<arguments>’ to run the converter from anywhere in an admin cmd or PowerShell window

• Improved Manifest schema validation

• Improved error messaging

• Validation of supported minor Windows versions

• Improved Manifest schema validation

• Support for auto-signing the converted apps produced by the Desktop App Converter.

• Added support for auto-detecting app dependencies on VC++ libraries and then converting them into AppX manifest dependencies.

• Updated the manifest schema to align with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update release (10.0.14393.0).

Update it here from Windows Store.

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