Installer Analytics' most recent release introduces a brand new feature that allows you to track any property that you define within your setup package.

MSIX packages lack built-in support for installing a desktop shortcut. This is mainly because Microsoft recommends that user preferences are exclusively chosen by the user. So, for instance, creating a Desktop shortcut or pinning it to the Taskbar or Start Menu are not things we can control.

Depending on whether we're installing or updating an application, we need to use different types of files. For instance, we use MSI files when installing Windows applications, but if we want to make a small update, we can use an MSP file.

Continuously managing security improvements and updates, as we do at Advanced Installer, should be your top priority.

Silent installs are the preferred delivery method within an enterprise environment given that end-users don't have to worry about installing or having technical knowledge and just focus on using the software products.

A “Sparse” package contains an AppxManifest.xml but, unlike a regular/full package, the manifest can reference files outside its package in a predetermined 'external location’.

A toast notification is a message that your app can create and deliver to your user while they are not currently inside your app.

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.