Advanced Installer Enterprise Releases

Released: Aug 1, 2022

Updates in 19.7.1

Fixes

  • Protect against potential hijacking vulnerability for WinSxS DLL dependencies of setup executable.

Released: Jul 18, 2022

Updates in 19.7

Features

  • Added the ability to create and configure Microsoft Windows Explorer context menu items for your application, when running on Windows 11. The new built-in functionality in Advanced Installer allows you to access the Windows 11 feature for context menu items by automatically building a sparse package for you - no manual intervention necessary.
  • Added ARM64 predefined support for prerequisites and launch conditions.
  • Added a new predefined property for detecting ARM64 machines - AI_ARM...

Released: Jun 23, 2022

Updates in 19.6

Features

  • Project Solution - Added the ability to link multiple projects in a solution.
  • Installer Analytics - Added the ability to track any property that you define within your setup package.
    • You can use Custom Properties reports to track the package version or edition that each of your users has installed, the installed features, the value of a specific checkbox or text field or any control which has a property attached to it.
  • Improved predefined custom action when coping files or folders...

Released: May 23, 2022

Updates in 19.5

Features

  • Toast Notifications support for the Updater - You can now display toast notifications whenever an update is available once the application has been launched. This option is helpful when you want to display a toast notification but don't want to make any changes to your codebase.
  • MSIX Sparse packages - Grant 'package identity' to non-UWP desktop apps.
  • Updated the list of target Java versions for the Virtual Machine options of a Java Product.
  • Improved UX for prerequisites using command...

Released: Apr 26, 2022

Updates in 19.4

Features

  • Added the ability to configure Microsoft Windows Explorer context menu entries.
  • Added the ability to resume installation after reboot during upgrade process.
  • Added non-MSIX runtime dependencies.
  • Added support for declaring MSIX packages as prerequisites in an MSI/EXE setup.
  • Added support for creating MSIX Framework packages.
  • Improved Microsoft PowerShell automation support for "Install MSIX/APPX Package" custom action.
  • Security Improvements for the Auto-Updater (Custom EXE and...

Released: Mar 21, 2022

Updates in 19.3

Features

  • Added support for Active Setup - Enables the early execution of commands during the log-on process before the desktop is displayed. This is particularly useful for making initial user configuration for all users logging on to a system.
  • Added a new Shortcuts view page.
  • Added a new option for creating desktop shortcuts from MSIX packages.
  • Improved execution time when browsing for extended validation certificates.
  • Added a new command-line to delete all updates from the Updater project...

Released: Feb 21, 2022

Updates in 19.2

Features

  • Added GitHub Actions Integration.
  • Added MSIX flexible virtualization.
  • Added a logon Trigger for a specific user (Scheduled Tasks).
  • Added Microsoft Powershell automation support for SQL Databases.
  • Added the ability to synchronize folders at build time without saving files in the .AIP (project file).
  • Added support for VmLauncher to reconnect with the virtual machine after a system restart.
  • Major upgrades are now possible by default when using the fourth field in the "ProductVersion".
  • UX...

Released: Jan 20, 2022

Updates in 19.1

Features

  • New option in Upgrades view: Generate GUIDs for all components.
  • New search type in Extended Search Properties to detect installed APPX/MSIX versions.
  • New MSIX declarations: "User Data Accounts Provider", "Lock Screen Component".
  • PowerShell automation support for Assemblies page.
  • Updated "Microsoft SQL Server OLE DB Driver 18" prerequisites to latest version 18.6.3.
  • Updated "Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (Package ATL Security Update)" prerequisites.
  • Improved loading time of Extract Archive...

Released: Dec 17, 2021

Updates in 19.0

Features

  • Users and Groups browsing functionality enables you to list existing users and groups from a target machine, at install time, in a ComboBox, CheckBox, ListBox, or a property.
  • Added MSIX support for unsigned development packages.
  • Added predefined launch conditions for Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H2 (November 2021 Update).
  • Added Microsoft PowerShell automation support for a folder's properties.
  • Improved Java path detection from the "JAVA_HOME" environment variable.
  • Added repository...

Released: Dec 2, 2021

Updates in 18.9.1

Fixes

  • MSI Quick Editor was crashing upon validation of certain folder IDs.
  • Application Folder was missing from the Files and Folders view when editing an MSI in Quick Edit.
  • Disabled unnecessary MSIX validations from the MSI Quick Editor.
  • An incorrect dialog frame size was set for high DPI machines.