Advanced Installer Professional Releases
Released: Jan 25, 2024
Updates in 21.4
Features
- MSIX deployment has been streamlined by introducing the ability to target external application shortcuts or URLs.
- Added support for OpenSSH Server/Client Windows features during installation.
- Added the ability to encrypt all Azure Key Vault signing parameters in the AIP setup project for heightened security.
- Revamped WinUI Start Page for Repackager.
- Added Toast notifications for real-time update status.
- Added command-line support for revoking and removing floating licenses.
- Added a...
Released: Dec 20, 2023
Updates in 21.3.1
Fixes
- CLI build error when Product Version is retrieved from a synchronized file.
- NewUpdate CLI command exits with an error.
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...
Released: Nov 16, 2023
Updates in 21.2.2
Fixes
- PrerequisiteDlg shown even when all prerequisites are already installed.
- The install detection criteria fails to detect already installed prerequisites.
Released: Nov 7, 2023
Updates in 21.2.1
Fixes
- Prerequisite actions added to project when no prerequisites present.
- Log displaying 'backup was created' even though the option is disabled for backing up current project.
Released: Nov 7, 2023
Updates in 21.2
Features
- You can now run .NET and Microsoft .NET Framework code as a predefined custom action.
- Security Improvement - Enabled digital signing for stub files.
- Improved the notification for "ProductVersion" options when configuring property synchronization.
- Added support for full "Color-based custom frame" editor in Themes view.
- Improved project loading when an invalid active setup configuration is found.
- You can now display synchronization reports in the Command Line Interface.
- Added an option...
Released: Oct 4, 2023
Updates in 21.1
Features
- Test your installation packages directly within Microsoft Windows Sandbox.
- Added a new command to set the 'Condition' field of a Component.
- Added Microsoft PowerShell automation support for 'Call function from DLL' custom actions.
- Added command line support for basic SQL operations.
- Optimized 'SqlDatabases' view loading time.
- Added the option to skip SQL script installation if SQL connection fails.
- Added command line support for setting Microsoft Azure 'KeyVault' signing parameters...
Released: Sep 7, 2023
Updates in 21.0.1
Fixes
- "File > Back to project" does not work when the Start Page is visible.
- Upgrade to v21.0 failed if Advanced Installer was already running.
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.
