Microsoft this spring announced MSIX, the eventual replacement for the ubiquitous MSI that software vendors use to deliver their product to their customers. Quite a few people are getting excited about MSIX, including tool vendors like Advanced Installer, who are rolling out early versions of tooling to help you play with this new format. And while there has been plenty of information about what MSIX is and who should care about it, I’m not sure that Microsoft has done a good enough job of making the case to the software vendors about why they should care.

We are excited to announce that you can now build MSIX packages using Advanced Installer.

MSIX has just been released on the Windows Insider rings and we're working hard to get all that supported into Advanced Installer. Until then you can try out the latest improvements we brought in for Desktop Brigde apps.

A WYSIWYG dialogs editor is incomplete without an Undo support that enables you to try changes easily, our latest version fixes this.

False positives virus detection is a common occurrence when installing software; learn why they happen and how you might prevent them, before deploying your application to your users.

Extend your packaging automation process beyond the local machine. Save time by leveraging remote VMs with our latest VMware vSphere integration.

Create a single package for all Windows platforms, the promise of MSIX, Microsoft’s vision for the future of Windows Installer. MSIX is a complete containerization solution which inherits all the great features in UWP and most importantly, it applies to all Win32, WPF, Windows Forms, and UWP applications.

Localize your Universal Windows Platform(APPX) package and target any language you require.

In the latest version of Advanced Installer we focused on laying out background work required for long term stability, security and performance improvements. More under the hood and less visible but just as important.

Self-repair is one of the most powerful functionalities Windows Installer offers. It gives the ability to check and fix broken packages automatically, saving you valuable development time.

The latest version of Advanced Installer brings a new set of predefined custom actions for managing AppX packages, streamlining your deployment for modern applications on Windows 10.

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The latest version of Advanced Installer brings you a new set of predefined prerequisites, enabling you to easily provision end-user machines and provide your users with the best installation UX.

Automatically migrate your project customizations from the first version of a repackaged application, while repackaging a newer version.

Easily create new PowerShell scripts or integrate existing ones into your installer with the predefined custom actions.

The latest version of Advanced Installer completes our integration with Visual Studio Team Services with full support for hosted VMs, thus creating new continuous integration options for your team.

Install and configure your Windows Service using an MSI/EXE setup.

Advanced Installer will be again sponsoring this year's AppManagEvent conference, one of the best places to learn about app packaging, virtualization, desktop management, mobile device management, privilege management, and much more.

Microsoft Ignite 2017 is just around the corner, and as usual, the Advanced Installer team will be attending. Come and talk with our passionate developers and experts at Booth #1655 to learn about the newest features of Advanced Installer, attend live training sessions, and get our free SWAG.

Step up your continuous integration, now you can take Advanced Installer and run it inside your VSTS environment using our predefined extensions.