Released: Oct 10, 2024

Aggiornamenti in 6.3

Funzionalità

• Support for Microsoft Windows Services in MSIX packages:
  • You can now save Windows Services to the manifest file when creating an MSIX package in Package Generator.
  • View and edit Services of the package opened in the MSIX Editor.
  • Added the ability to track changes with clear highlighting rules and Undo-Redo history for better control and visibility.
• Quick Conversion of MSI/App-V to MSIX:
  • Added the ability to convert MSI or App-V packages to MSIX format, removing the need to repackage them manually.
  • The conversion wizard extracts resources such as file, registry, shortcuts, COM, etc., from the selected MSI/App-V package, creates the Package Generator’s project and imports all the resources into it, then builds the MSIX package.
  • You only need to specify the package location and signature parameters and wait until the wizard finishes the conversion process.
• New Launcher:
  • Added a new PACE Suite Launcher to navigate through all the functionalities and find necessary features easier.
  • The Launcher menu has been restructured to make it more logical, with all the features clearly visualized.
  • Users can now add features to the Favorites menu.
  • All the latest involved tasks and opened files are now located in Recent lists for quick access.
  • The new Launcher is available in both Light and Dark themes.
• New MSIX Fixups:
  • Extended the list of Package Support Framework Fixups for MSIX packages, including:
    • Environment Variable Fixup: It helps set Environment Variables for packaged applications that are unable to run due to not finding Environment Variables.
    • Registry Legacy Fixup: It helps run packaged applications that are unable to launch due to requesting unnecessary parameters in Registry calls. The common issue indicator is the “Access Is Denied” error.
• Other Improvements:
  • Integration into Windows 11 context menu: you can now find the PACE Suite functions in the context menu of the files of all associated formats like *.msix, *.appx, *.msi, *.mst, etc.
  • New Home screen: you can now quickly start working with the recent files or find the New/Open function right from the MSI Editor and Package Generator home screens.
  • Added synchronization of MSIX Fixups for Apps, which points to the same executable.
  • Added conversion of file/folder paths in registry to MSIX format when building MSIX in Package Generator.
  • Added automatic creation of a folder in MSIX if it was set as a working directory in fixup.
  • Extended the folder mapping rules when building MSIX from the captured project in Package Generator.
  • Updated Package Support Framework and Fixups libraries.
  • Updated MSI templates in Package Generator and MSI Editor.
  • Improved UX of new blank MSI package creation in MSI Editor.
  • Improved parsing of FTA and Protocols from the registry and saving to MSIX manifest while building a package.
  • Improved validation for MSIX app parameters in Package Generator.
  • Improved UI and UX for managing PowerShell Fixup in Package Generator.
  • Changed behaviour of processing registry when building MSIX package, so that empty system registry keys are skipped.
  • Reorganized tree of MSIX Fixups and context menu in Package Generator.
  • Reorganized the project folder structure of the Package Generator.
  • Disabled auto selection of Application Root Folder for MSIX packages.

Correzioni

• Fixed validation for the Publisher field in MSIX Editor.
• Fixed issues with displaying MSIX package and app logo images in MSIX Editor.
• Fixed row references for dialog-specific MSI tables.
• Fixed validation in INI file editor.
• Fixed validation for Windows Service name in MSI Editor.
• Fixed the issue when the portable version of Local Setup Capture has stopped abnormally.
• Fixed invalid identifiers creation for the newly selected images in installation dialogs.
• Fixed the issue with proper displaying Dialogs tree after modifying conditions of published events.
• Fixed the issue with the generation of new GUIDs for components when building MSI from the PACEMSI project.
• Fixed the harvesting INI files, which are explicitly defined as binary files, during building MSI from the PACEMSI project.
• Fixed some sporadic crashes.