The INI file format was introduced in the 90s with the release of Windows 3.0. It was the primary mechanism used to store configuration settings from applications and operating systems.

ClickOnce is a Microsoft deployment technology that facilitates deploying Windows applications.

A digital signature guarantees the authenticity of an electronic document or message in an electronic format. In the software industry, code signing provides an added layer of security and trust that you're using a code that comes from an original vendor and not a third-party that could have maliciously altered the code.

Starting with Windows 10 (version 20H2), Microsoft added the option to group MSIX Shortcuts in the Start Menu. This is a particularly convenient feature that was highly requested by the packaging community.

With every new release we focus on making Advanced Installer more powerful while maintaining the simplified UX that our users appreciate.

Jenkins is an open-source automation server that enables developers around the world to reliably build, test, and deploy their software.

For some time now, Windows has run on machines powered by ARM processors. ARM processors are fascinating devices, and they became popular due to their excellent performance delivery at low energy consumption.

In this article, we'll talk about how Windows Installer defines the directory location of an installation, what the INSTALLDIR and TARGETDIR properties are, and what is the difference between them.

Uninstalling a package is as important as installing it, so it's crucial to handle it with care.

Command-line switches should be present in every setup installer. When it comes to MSI installers, they support command line switches by default.

You now have a quicker and simpler way to manage advanced shortcuts to files and folders with Advanced Installer version 19.8.

Process Monitor is probably one of the most used tools by IT Pros to debug applications and check installations. We mentioned Process Monitor in our MSI Packaging Training free e-book but this time around, we want to explore it further. We will discuss its prerequisites and share how you can get started with it.

We are aware of how challenging it is to add or edit menu items for unpackaged desktop applications to the new Windows 11 context menu.

With the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22567, Microsoft added a new security feature called Smart App Control (or SAC in short).

Starting with version 19.7 of Advanced Installer, you have a quicker and more efficient way to create and configure Windows Explorer context menu items for your application, when runing on Windows 11.

Manually repackaging batch applications can be time consuming, especially when you have to deploy the applications on more than one computer.

A ProductCode is made up of string GUIDs containing numbers and uppercase letters.

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.