Released: Jun 24, 2025

Updates in 22.8

Funktionen

• Added automatic file formatting for EULA content, when using a dark theme.
• Added predefined launch conditions for VC++ runtimes.
• Added support for editing MSIX packages containing fixups with empty config files.
• Added support for editing MSIX packages where fixups contain ".dll" extension in their name.
• Added support for editing MSIX packages with empty registry hives.
• Added the option to set metadata for Comments and LegalTrademark.
• Added PowerShell automation support for setting EXE metadata.
• Added PowerShell automation support for configuring a custom sign tool.
• Added Advanced Installer integration with the Windows Defender Exclusion engine - no more blocked builds due to incorrect false-positive flagging.
• Improved the certification validation methods.
• Improved the parsing of XML manifests for greater package compatibility.
• Improved resource synchronization for projects using pre-build events.
• Updated TargetFramework to .NET 9.0 for the Advanced Installer predefined custom action template.
• Updated .NET prerequisites to the latest version, 8.0.17 and 9.0.6.
• Updated Trusted Signing tools detection and installation methods.
• Updated the bootstrapper file costing process, to better support property-based folders.
• Redesigned the custom actions organization, for easier understanding and troubleshooting.
• Made the prerequisite command line options more intuitive for each UI stage.
• The SBOM report is now included within the setup package, preventing file tampering and simplifying redistribution.

Fehlerkorrekturen

• Fixed the Visual Studio extension detection on x86 machines.
• Crash when setting the Surface theme as current after visiting the Custom Actions view.
• The "Inherit used theme" option made the installer unresponsive.
• A .NET custom action was hanging when logging.
• The COM interface was not correctly checking a floating license.
• Reboot prompt triggered with UI during a silent major upgrade installation.
• Adding Eula in a simple project accidentally changed the build type to EXE.
• Error handling during file costing, for packages with enhanced UI.
• A UI crash occurred when trying to load certain project settings, no data was corrupted.
• The Move Folder custom action was leaving an empty folder in the source location.
• Launch conditions messages were blocking a silent installation when the option "Limit to basic user interface" was enabled and a prerequisite was included.
• A UI error message was blocking a silent installation if a prerequisite's URL is inaccessible.
• InstallTypeDlg was not automatically added when changing the installation type.
• Fixed the edit path control layout.
• Fixed the default command line options set for chained packages.