[Feature request] Publish an MSI installer or a version that isn't an .msixbundle

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I'm always frustrated when i'm forced to have the Windows Store installed to install a basic windows application

Describe the solution you'd like Could you please create an MSI Installer, or some sort of executable that doesn't depend on the Windows store

Describe alternatives you've considered N/A

Additional context A lot of people don't have the Windows Store installed or can't install it due to their operating system

[0x7c13]

I totally understand your pain here. Notepads right now is a full-blown UWP app which requires Store to function. The "Store" is not only the app store that you are seeing, it also comes with a bundle of binaries and DLLs which used by all UWP apps. We have to wait for WinUI 3 to be ready before migrating to the new Windows App model where we can have full access to do whatever we want.

[Kamilkampfwagen-II]

From my experience it doesn't strictly require MS Store, just having the App Installer (winget) is enough since it'll install the dependencies. However having at least a portable zip option would be great. Windows Terminal has it https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases