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[Task] Provide an `.MSIX` installation package (for Windows).

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Description

#### Whether Related To A Problem

Conducting deployments, or frequent (development-related) reinstallations, is somewhat painful, when the sole installation method provided by [`winget-pkgs`'s `DotNet/SDK/Preview/10.0.100-preview.7.25380.108`][1] is an `.exe`. An `.MSI` [^1] would be a vague improvement, but still wouldn't provide the PowerShell integration that I desire, so is (consequently) out of scope for this issue.

[^1]: [`reddit.com/r/dotnet/comments/1esyjyi/comment/li9dnbf`][2]

[2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/dotnet/comments/1esyjyi/comment/li9dnbf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1#:~:text=I%20can't%20find%20an%20msi%20either.

[1]: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/603f844728ebd0bb72bd63280579a8bac3fb36f7/manifests/m/Microsoft/DotNet/SDK/Preview/10.0.100-preview.7.25380.108/Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.Preview.installer.yaml#L25C93-L25C144:~:text=InstallerUrl:%20https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Sdk/10.0.100%2Dpreview.7.25380.108/-,dotnet%2Dsdk%2D10.0.100%2Dpreview.7.25380.108%2Dwin%2Dx64.exe,-InstallerSha256:%20767FA3DDEE8E09361076D4D7B92DD7B75D1F5071D2165D24649B12BB104C460B

#### Desired Solution

Provide an `.MSIX` or `.MSIXBundle` for the WinGet repository, and an `.AppInstaller` elsewhere.

#### Additional Context

Additional rationale and context is available at [`RokeJulianLockhart/RokeJulianLockhart/issues/12`](https://github.com/RokeJulianLockhart/RokeJulianLockhart/issues/12#issue-3144334667).

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the .NET SDK preview installer referenced in the linked winget-pkgs manifest is produced and how Windows packaging is handled in this repository. No repository file or test is named; done means providing an MSIX or MSIXBundle for WinGet and an AppInstaller package elsewhere, with the requested PowerShell integration.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
build-system, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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