Beginning with version 19.5 of Advanced Installer, you can now display a toast notification whenever an update is available once the application has been launched.

We use MSI or EXE files whenever we install a Windows application, so we're pretty used to them. But, what is an MSI file, and what makes it different from an EXE file? What’s the easiest way to open and edit an MSI installer?

Code signing is one of the most reliable ways to secure and authentify that our code is trustworthy. It is achieved by signing executables and scripts using a digital certificate with a unique cryptographic hash to connect the identity of the publisher to the software. This code signed certificate includes all the information required to fully identify the publisher.

Although not as popular and widely adopted as MSI, ClickOnce has been around for some time in the application packaging industry. ClickOnce enables you to create self-updating Windows-based applications that can be installed and run with minimal user interaction.

With Advanced Installer’s PowerShell automation, you can automatically create the Updates Configuration File –the one placed on your server and used by the Updater to determine if there are any updates available.

If you are a System Administrator, IT Pro, or Developer, and want to find out how to perform a silent MSI or EXE installation – this article is for you!

Advanced Installer 19.4 brings you a new built-in functionality to help you automate the process of adding context menu items to your application.

We extremely recommend you to validate an MSI before attempting to install it for the first time.

We are so excited about our new Github Actions integration that we can't help it.

MECM (formerly known as System Center Configuration Manager) is the standard application deployment solution from Microsoft. It simplifies the complex task of distributing software to servers, desktops, laptops and mobile devices across large or complex networks. The software can be installed silently and automatically to the specifically targeted users or computers.

You are invited to join our upcoming LIVE Webinar to see a demo where Advanced Installer presents its own GitHub Action integration, and learn how to use it.

In our previous article titled "How to automate the MSI building using GitHub Actions", we saw how you can use Advanced Installer's own GitHub Action to automate the build of your MSI packages.

In this article, we will take a look at how MSIX technology handles log files whenever an installation issue occurs.

What's the most efficient way to perform quick edits to an MSI package?

The new version of Advanced Installer comes with a new CI/CD integration: GitHub Actions.

MSIX has been available for almost four years now, since Microsoft first announced it. Although 2021 did not deliver all of the advances I had hoped for, I was pleased to see MSIX adoption continue to expand on a regular basis.

With Intune, Microsoft made it easier to deploy MSIX/APPX packages in your infrastructure.

Virtual Machines are not a new concept in the business world. In fact, companies are very familiar with services such as VMWare and Citrix to handle specific tasks, like giving users access to applications.

The most recent release, which is also the first of the year, includes new features and improvements that continue to strengthen, improve, and assist software packers by providing them with a stable and mature tool.

Based on my experience, when working with beginner IT Pros who are starting out with MSIX, there's a common misconception when defining registry keys.