Can MSIX appinstaller for WPF, WinUI3, and MAUI be sideloaded using Visual Studio publish?

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Yes, MSIX appinstaller for WPF, WinUI3, and MAUI can be sideloaded using Visual Studio publish. Here are the steps:

1. Open your WPF, WinUI3 or MAUI project in Visual Studio.
2. Click on "Project" in the menu bar and select "Publish <project name="">".
3. In the "Publish" window, select "Create App Packages".
4. Select "MSIX" as the package format.
5. Click "Create".
6. Once the package is created, go to the "Output location" and locate the MSIX package and the appinstaller file.
7. Copy both files to the target device and then run the appinstaller file.
8. Follow the app installation prompts to install the app on the device.

Note that sideloading may require device developer mode to be enabled or signing the package with a certificate.