Advanced Installer 24.1 introduces highly requested improvements, including a redesigned Custom Actions view for easier management, more flexible Azure Key Vault signing with new authentication options, and expanded PowerShell automation capabilities across multiple project areas.

Advanced Installer 24.0 is the biggest release of 2026. This version brings you major new features and improvements, standing on over 20 years of application packaging experience.

Advanced Installer 23.9 introduces Expected Identity OID for Updater certificate validation. This new option allows Updater to validate Microsoft Artifact Signing certificates using the certificate policy OID associated with the verified identity. It provides a more reliable alternative to matching certificate subject fields that may change after renewal.

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 23.7 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 23.6 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.

Your installer just got an extra security layer. Starting with version 23.5, Advanced Installer introduces a new security improvement designed to protect your custom actions from tampering.

This release introduces a new Security Validation Framework that alerts you about the latest security features, helping you stay compliant and avoid manual checks.

In this release, Advanced Installer introduces WinGet manifest generation, allowing you to create WinGet manifests directly inside the application, without the hassle of managing YAML files or external scripts. We’ve also expanded support for MSIX App Attach, enabling you to generate VHD, VHDX, and CIMFS images for modern deployment scenarios.

Advanced Installer 23.2 delivers key enhancements across PowerShell automation, UI performance, and compatibility with the latest Windows and .NET versions.

Advanced Installer 23.1 introduces AppInstaller UI customization, allowing you to design a unique installation experience directly from our graphical interface. No more manual XML editing — you can now configure the installer window title, checkbox positions, accent colors, logos, button text, and alignment options with just a few clicks.

We’ve been working hard over the summer here at Advanced Installer to ship a release packed with new features and improvements to help make your return to work as smooth as possible.

Starting with Advanced Installer 22.9, you can now create native desktop shortcuts in MSIX packages, addressing one of the platform's long-standing limitations.

Our monthly release schedule includes important UX changes for the Custom Actions and Prerequisites views. It also includes new launch conditions for VC++ redistributables, along with new updates for .NET 8.0.17 and 9.0.6.

Advanced Installer 22.7 brings important speed improvements and more platform support to make your packaging job easier. This release includes faster dialog loading for Embedded and Enhanced UIs, improved registry exclusion logic during repackaging, and enhanced control over VM profiles and user profile actions.

Advanced Installer 22.6 introduces the SBOM Generator Integration, providing built-in support for creating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) reports. This feature ensures compliance with security and regulatory standards by allowing you to generate and include an SBOM within your installation packages, offering full transparency over your software components.

Discover the latest improvements in Advanced Installer 22.5, featuring security and feature updates for the LZMA SDK (v24.09) and a fix for CVE-2024-11477, addressing a remote code execution vulnerability in 7-Zip's LZMA compression.

Advanced Installer 22.4 introduces the long awaited MSIX Custom Install Actions feature, allowing you to bundle and install third-party redistributable files, such as .exe or .msi, alongside your MSIX packages.

Advanced Installer 22.3 introduces built-in support for Windows Server 2025, enabling seamless configuration of Windows Features and Server Roles directly within your installation packages.

The latest version of Advanced Installer, 22.2, introduces nested context menus for file associations in MSI packages, simplifying file type management and navigation.