Problems with CFI aren't related to the packaging mechanism though. Mismatches between DLLs have been an issue with Windows for a long time and the solution is

Problems with CFI aren't related to the packaging mechanism though. Mismatches between DLLs have been an issue with Windows for a long time and the solution is usually to bundle the versions you need. Not sure about the background service thing, we haven't tried that. I'd say that Windows in general is disappointingly buggy but it's been that way for a very long time, I remember having to work around bad Windows bugs in the 95 and XP days too. It just comes with the territory. We use MSIX as raw material and either work around bugs or reimplement features as necessary. The results seem to work fairly well. MSIX also has the advantage of being maintained and general purpose, which sounds basic, but a fair number of the competitors aren't.