Conversion Wizard

AdminStudio 2025 | 29.0 | Application Manager | Conversion Wizard

This feature is included in AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

You can use the Application Manager Conversion Wizard to perform the following tasks from within Application Manager:

Convert an App-V 4.x package to App-V 5.0 format—See Converting App-V 4.x Packages to App-V 5.0 Format.

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If AdminStudio is installed on a Windows 7 (x64) machine, you will need to first set the PowerShell execution policy to “unrestricted” before attempting to use the Conversion Wizard to upgrade an App-V 4.x package to App-V 5.0 format. To do this, execute the following command on an elevated Windows PowerShell (x86) utility:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
To perform this upgrade, the Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer Version 5.0 must be installed on the same machine as AdminStudio.
Convert one or multiple Windows Installer packages or legacy installers to virtual packages using default Automated Application Converter settings— See Using the Conversion Wizard to Perform Express Conversion to Virtual Packages or Automated Repackaging.

Convert MSI/EXE/PS1 packages to Intunewin format—You can use the Conversion Wizard to convert packages to Microsoft Intune format. For more information, see Converting MSI/EXE/PS1 Packages to Intunewin Format Using the Conversion Wizard

Convert App-V packages to MSIX format—You can use the Conversion Wizard to convert packages to MSIX format. For more information, see Converting App-V Packages to MSIX Format

You open the Conversion Wizard by right-clicking on a package or an application or group of applications in the Application Manager tree and then selecting Convert/Repackage from the shortcut menu.

The Conversion Wizard consists of the following panels:

Target Type Selection Panel

Package Output Location Panel

Select the Package(s) to Convert Panel

Certificate Information Panel

Summary Panel

Summary Panel of Intune Conversion

Converting the Packages Panel

Converting the Packages Panel of Intune Conversion

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Repackager, Automated Application Converter (AAC) and the Conversion Wizard in Application Manager now support Windows Services for MSIX Packages. A Windows Service installed while converting a legacy package format (MSI/EXE) will be captured and packaged into the MSIX package upon conversion.