Released: Sep 5, 2023

Updates in 21.0

Features

• Added a brand new look to the Advanced Installer setup theme.
• MSI Embedded UI: Modernized and branded MSI installers beyond the classical design boundaries.
• Custom Frame Editor: You can now match the installer background to a custom frame directly in your project.
• Added support for managing team subscription users from "My Account".
• Extended "AddService" command line with account options (user and pass).
• Improved command line capability to reserve extra disk space for components.
• You can now set the "ProductVersion" property's default option to "Always Change" when "ProductVersion" has a dynamic source.
• You can now order the "Not Displayed" features alphabetically.

Fixes

• Builds tab remains visible in the Prerequisite view after the second build removal.
• "LicenseAgreementDlg" is added for the App Installer theme when using the ".NET Application" project template.
• Fixed the "Undo" operation for the "Condition" fields functionality for Prerequisites.
• Fixed Prerequisite download failure issue.
• Machine reboot is triggered despite the "No" selection on the reboot prompt.
• StackTrace appears when pressing the CTRL+P and CTRL+G combinations on the welcome page.
• DLL Path Fix-up gets the folder changed when editing an MSIX package.
• Upgrade of Advanced Installer with unsaved project causes Stack Trace error.
• Fixed issues when rendering controls with WinUI on the App Installer theme.
• Default text style was accidentally changed on Graphite theme, during a project conversion.
• Prerequisites are reinstalled even if they are already installed when a reboot is triggered in v20.9.1.
• Virtual machine connection failed due to incorrect shared folders configuration.
• The "Readme wizard" is launched again after successfully specifying a "Readme" file.
• PowerShell custom actions create empty .ps1 files in Temp directory.