In our previous article about updating Win32 apps in Intune, we mentioned that simply replacing the .intunewin file is not enough to trigger a reinstallation on devices that already have the app installed.

Most Windows applications include one or more embedded icons in their installer files. These icons are used throughout the Windows operating system to help users quickly identify applications in locations such as desktop shortcuts, the Start Menu, taskbar pins, file associations, and application listings.

Advanced Installer 23.8 introduces new capabilities for application packaging and deployment automation. This release adds a Session object for PowerShell Custom Actions, enabling easier access to installer properties and runtime information directly from PowerShell scripts.

Version 23.8 is now available and introduces new scripting capabilities, improved driver deployment workflows, and additional security enhancements, along with multiple UI, UX, and command-line improvements across packaging and deployment scenarios.

If you’ve been around the Windows application packaging scene for a while, you probably know that VBScript has been on its way out for some time.

MSIX Packaging Tool from Microsoft is a great tool for capturing applications and creating MSIX packages. However, creating a package with it results in an MSIX package, but that alone does not guarantee that the package is complete.

If you’ve ever worked with web applications, especially on a Windows Server, you’ve probably encountered IIS, or Internet Information Services.

Version 23.7 introduces a UI editor for the built-in Licensing dialog, giving you full control over how trial and licensing prompts are displayed and customized.

Version 23.7 is now available and introduces new customization capabilities for licensing workflows, expanded automation support, and multiple improvements across packaging and deployment scenarios.

Many applications rely on INI files for configurations. In some scenarios, you may want to allow users to define specific configuration values during the installation process and automatically write them inside the INI file.

I remember when Microsoft released the MSIX technology in 2018, and Advanced Installer was the first application packaging tool to support it.

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Understanding the Windows Desktop Runtime and how it fits in the larger .NET ecosystem has become increasingly difficult, but it is also important for developers who build desktop Windows Applications.

Every application needs a way to store its settings, which exist outside of the application’s code.

In the Windows ecosystem, we have components that operate quietly in the background without the user’s knowledge, and they are essential for the correct functioning of other applications that might depend on them.

Security, security, security… and Updater Cloud.

Version 23.6 introduces the Updater Cloud Add-On, enabling you to publish and manage update configuration files directly from Advanced Installer, without maintaining your own hosting infrastructure. Version 23.6 also expands support for ARM in Mixed Packages, helping streamline your release process.

Publishing updates shouldn’t slow you down.

Although rarely considered, a cfg file is an essential component that keeps software running as expected by users.