When installing an application, it’s important to ensure all components required for the application to function properly are already installed on the target machine.

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a powerful User Interface (UI) framework for building desktop client apps. It's a part of .NET and offers a multitude of helpful features, such as media services, controls, data binding, and security.

Often throughout the repackaging process, it's frequent to come across files featuring straightforward paths such as: C:\Program Files.

In this article, we'll explore how to deploy an MSIX using Group Policies, covering Direct MSIX Deployment with Scheduled Tasks and the MSI Wrapper method.

.NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is a cross platform framework designed for creating native mobile and desktop applications using C# and XAML. With the .NET MAUI platform, you can create applications that run on Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows from a single code-base.

We are excited to announce the latest release of Advanced Installer version 20.5.

Batch scripting is still widely used within organizations all over the world, despite the popularity of PowerShell, which is a more powerful programming language. Almost every task or action can be executed by a sequence of commands typed on the Windows Command Prompt.

It can be challenging to create a software package that works seamlessly across different technologies and platforms.

MSIX is a modern technology that has transformed the way we approach software installations and deployments, both for individual users and enterprises.

There are multiple ways to deploy PowerShell scripts in SCCM. Some of the most popular options are the Application model, the Legacy Packages model, and most recently, the Scripts option.

One of the greatest things about software packaging is the variety of choices available to you to achieve your objectives. However, having too many alternatives to choose from can make it challenging to pick the best one for your requirements.

Recently, I was assigned to monitor a third-party application to detect when a workstation is unlocked or a user logs in. Additionally, if the monitor goes off, the monitored app should be started.

For those working with application packaging or deployment, MSIX is a name that keeps cropping up. It's Microsoft’s modern packaging format designed to streamline app deployment, improve updates, and enhance security.

Let's suppose you want to make changes to a build system so that it can perform multiple actions when building MSI or EXE packages.

In some cases, changing the packaging type of an application requires going back to the drawing board. Even though Advanced Installer's GUI lets you convert MSIX packages by importing them, changing the packaging type of an application can still be a bit tricky.

We are thrilled to announce the latest updates in Advanced Installer designed to enhance your experience and streamline your installation process.

We are excited to announce the Graphics Adapter functionality - our latest addition to Installer Analytics.

Installing and maintaining software applications across a large number of workstations can be a cumbersome and time-consuming operation for any enterprise.

As an IT professional, you might have come across Windows Forms (WinForms) when building applications on Windows. WinForms is a free and open source GUI class library included in the .NET Framework that has been heavily used since its release in 2002.

In the tech industry, there's often a dilemma about which technology to use for patches. Specifically, when an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) creates an MSI for the first time and updates come up, they must choose between MSP and MSI options.