Advanced Installer Architect Releases

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...

Released: Aug 8, 2023

Updates in 20.9.1

Fixes

  • Fixed various v20.9 project conversion issues related to prerequisites.
  • Post-install prerequisites failed to install if the main package included a chained package too.
  • Conditions for feature-based prerequisites were not correctly evaluated.
  • The pre-install prerequisites dialog was not hidden when all the prerequisites were already installed.
  • The uninstall of the main package triggered the installation for some missing prerequisites.

Released: Jul 27, 2023

Updates in 20.9

Features

  • Major revamp of prerequisites: Rollback, Scripts, Scheduling and UI Unification.
  • Added support for shortcuts with external targets in MSIX packages.
  • Added the option to set RAM memory allocation for Microsoft Windows Sandbox.
  • Added Microsoft PowerShell automation support for path variables.
  • MSIX COM improvement - Synchronized DefaultIcon.
  • Extended classic context menu support for drives.
  • Added context menu data in Project Summary.
  • Improved UX for icon selection when creating shell...

Released: Jun 28, 2023

Updates in 20.8

Features

  • Advanced Installer Microsoft Visual Studio Extension: Added support for publishing .NET AOT projects directly from Visual Studio.
  • Added CLI support for the 'Updates Targets' section of the updates configuration project.
  • Date and time column is now included in the "Recent Project" list from Start Page.
  • Updated the install conditions for the "WebView2" prerequisite.
  • Added padding for the checkboxes in the "OptionalFeatsDlg" dialog.
  • App Installer theme updates: Optimized the way properties...

Released: May 31, 2023

Updates in 20.7.1

Fixes

  • MSIX "Start Powershell Script" fails when PowerShell 2.0 is disabled.
  • Reverting the synchronization option for product version blocks the project user interface.

Released: May 25, 2023

Updates in 20.7

Features

  • Added support for repackaging in Microsoft Windows Sandbox.
  • Added support for changing native frame color and corner type on Windows 11.
  • Added the option to select multiple SQL scripts for deletion.
  • Added a new option to control "ProductCode" regeneration when "ProductVersion" is changed.
  • Added the option to use a custom network share user for repackaging operation.
  • Optimized Repackager processing time in Docker container for faster conversion.
  • Added multiple methods for displaying the...

Released: Apr 27, 2023

Updates in 20.6

Features

  • Added a CLI command for setting the cache folder - SetCacheFolder.
  • Added CLI commands for configure and failure service operations.
  • Manifest Editor view has been added to Microsoft Windows Store projects.
  • Added new sources for predefined Microsoft .NET 6.0 and 7.0 prerequisites.
  • Updated support for Windows 11 for some MSIX project types.
  • Extended Windows 11 context menu to per-machine and per-user installations.
  • Improved the search support from the Start Page (WinUI version).
  • Made the...

Released: Mar 30, 2023

Updates in 20.5

Features

  • Added new ARM64 target in "Updates Configuration" project.
  • You can now use the command line to uninstall a certain instance based on its "ProductName".
  • Added support for using the "Extract Archive" operation with a .7z file format archive.
  • UX improvement: Added context menu option for adding files/folders to "Exclude filters" when using "Synchronize Folders".
  • When searching, you can now display lower/higher found versions than the one specified.
  • Added validation for the "Folder" field...

Released: Mar 8, 2023

Updates in 20.4.1

Fixes

  • Advanced Installer 20.4 installation failure on Windows Server 2012.
  • Shortcuts sometimes getting duplicated on project rebuild.
  • Updates project not loaded correctly in Visual Studio extension.

Released: Mar 2, 2023

Updates in 20.4

Features

  • Added a new App Installer theme.
  • MSIX Context Menu - Now automatically synced with your File Associations options.
  • Added command line support for editing a shortcut and adding the "Pin to taskbar" option for the "/NewShortcut" command.
  • Improved desktop shortcut support for MSIX.
  • Improved the way synced folder updates at build time are handled - only synced folders that are part of scheduled builds will be updated.
  • Added support for changing the logo for the Serene theme in the "Themes...