Released: Dec 14, 2023

Updates in 21.3

Features

• ARM64 support for VSIX packages.
• New global policies for creating and grouping components.
• Detect and highlight the User Account Control dialog(UAC) if another dialog is in the foreground.
• Support multiple ActiveSetups with the same name.
• PowerShell automation support to configure MSIX package dependencies.
• Control Flow Guard enabled for EXE installers.
• Validate components' GUIDs at build time.
• The "Find All" function now includes script custom action content in the search result.
• Improved the error message in case the Updater does not find the custom EXE.
• Improved UI functionality for users to easily set any prerequisite as a Framework Prerequisite.
• Enhanced global commands in the Home ribbon group to recognize and interact with the selected current build.
• Updated Updater's GitHub integration to search in both per-user ("HKUD") and per-machine ("HKLM") registry hives.
• Added filter option for adding a prerequisite from the repository.
• Improved Repackager CLI.
• Support for creating Scheduled Task folders and adding a Scheduled Task to a folder.
• Predefined Prerequisite for .NET 8.
• Predefined Launch Condition for .NET Core 8.0.
• Predefined launch conditions for Windows 11 version 23H2.
• Update .NET Framework 4.8.1 prerequisites install conditions for Windows 11.
• Updated .NET prerequisites to the latest version (6.0.25 & 7.0.14).
• Updated Supported Operating Systems in the Launch Conditions view.

Fixes

• Prerequisite was searching for "UpgradeCode" instead of "ProductCode".
• Consecutive executions of .NET Core Custom Actions fail.
• Malfunction in MSIX Editor when handling the APPDATA folder.
• Stack Trace error when navigating to the Themes view.
• License Agreement text was selected when using the Tab key with EUI enabled.
• Paths to files entered directly in the manifest editor are not always resolved at build time.
• FRendering issues with "PrereqProgressDlg" when the package includes Framework type prerequisites.
• SQL Browse control was not populating when Enhanced UI was enabled.
• "AppSearch" behaves incorrectly during EXE setup execution when Enhanced UI was enabled.
• Missing right border for the "GroupBox" control in the Surface theme.
• Valid licenses were overwritten by disabled ones before completing the registration process.
• Issue pane was displayed empty in "Edit MSI".
• "Continue with main installation" option was ignored when a prerequisite necessitated a reboot.
• Prerequisite install command lines were mistakenly transferred to uninstall during project conversion.
• Reboot initiation prevented during Control Panel uninstall or change operations when EUI is enabled.
• Confusing error message was displayed if a project with the same name already existed during project creation.
• Sporadic issues with Arabic language support (RTLO) in WinUI.
• Prerequisite Dialog was shown during pre-installation even on operating systems that are not supported.
• MultipleInstancesDlg dialog was not displayed when WinUI rendering was enabled.
• Scroll bar didn't work in the "Properties" pane of the "Shortcuts" view.
• Maintenance actions failed if the EXE installer was renamed or moved to a different path.
• EXE packages used with Windows Setup Custom Scripts were not installed with the OS.