Microsoft: ZIP was starting point for Windows 8 app install package December 4, 2012 by admin Tweet In an blog post, Microsoft goes into detail on APPX, the install package that the company developed for the installation of Windows 8 apps, revealing that the team looked at ZIP as its starting point. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:Microsoft releases Winget 1.3 with portable apps,…Microsoft adding new PowerToys utlity for Windows…Microsoft further details workaround for Windows 11…EverythingToolbar fixes Windows 11 post-install bug,…Windows package manager WingetUI gets a redesign…