Five app types in the Intune admin center and no single guide from Microsoft on when to use which one. This article covers the full app packaging decision: Win32 vs LOB vs MSIX vs Microsoft Store vs web links, a decision table mapping 10 common scenarios to the right app type, the Win32 packaging workflow with IntuneWinAppUtil, detection rules (MSI code, file version, registry, PowerShell) and why they're the number one cause of deployment confusion, supersedence and dependency chains, Microsoft Store winget integration, PSADT for complex installs, the 32-bit execution context trap, common packaging mistakes, an SMB quick-start guide, and a 12-point audit checklist.
