Released: Dec 4, 2025

Updates in 23.3

Features

• Added WinGet manifest generation.
• MSIX App Attach - support for generating VHD/VHDX/CIMfs images.
• PowerShell automation support to display a registry component.
• PowerShell automation support for the Builds section of a feature.
• Wildcards support for the "Copy/Move File or Folder" custom action.
• Added support for temporary files in the available files list for PowerShell script parameters.
• Added PNG to the supported Dialog & Banner Bitmap image formats.
• Added translations for the "Prompt user for uninstalling before entering Setup" dialog.
• Automatically mark as Hidden the properties used by controls with the Password attribute.
• Updated expat library to v2.7.1.
• Updated MSIX schema for 25H2.
• Predefined prerequisites for .NET 10.0.
• Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.22.
• Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.11.

Fixes

• Fixed "Reset to default color" not working for Custom Frame.
• Fixed an issue where SCCM configurations returned a stack trace.
• Fixed an issue where a file’s directory could not be changed via PowerShell.
• "Continue with main installation even if prerequisite is not installed" flag was ignored for EXE packages during a silent installation.
• Updating a prerequisite from the command line changed the package type to EXE.
• Clarified WiX import error messaging for unsupported schema versions.
• EXE installer process hung when running under the System account on Windows 8.
• Prerequisite cache was not cleared after failed install, old extracted version reused during upgrade.
• The .appinstaller file was created for an unsigned development distribution MSIX type.
• "ErrorDlg" was missing from "UserRegistrationDlg" when using Embedded UI.
• The "Configure Task" and the "Update check" options were not displayed after upgrading the project.
• The navigation path did not handle all item types from the IIS Browse.
• Debug assertion error thrown when pressing Enter instead of clicking the "Install" button.
• The "Move to Component" operation created artifact registry.
• Suite Installer displayed error messages in non-English language-based projects.
• The reboot prompt appeared in the Surface theme when the installation path was deleted, and the user navigated back to the previous dialog.
• Made all Advanced Installer validations respect the options set in the Package Validation dialog.