Advanced Installer 20.7 Release Notes

On May 25th, 2023 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 20.7 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

We're thrilled to introduce our new feature: built-in support for repackaging in Windows Sandbox. Leverage an isolated repackaging environment without the hassle of a big virtual machine.

By repackaging applications in Windows Sandbox, you'll have a safe and controlled capture environment, making it easy to validate and improve your repackaging processes.

Watch our video preview to see just how simple it is to enable and use the repackaging in Windows Sandbox feature.

New features, bug fixes, and general improvements are included in the current release. See the full list below.

New features

  • Requested by customer
    Support for repackaging in Windows Sandbox
Enhancements
  • Support to change native frame color and corners type on Windows 11

  • Requested by customer
    Option to select multiple SQL scripts for deletion

  • Requested by customer
    New option to control "ProductCode" regeneration when "ProductVersion" is changed

  • Requested by customer
    Option to use a custom network share user for repackaging operation
  • Optimized Repackager processing time in Docker container for faster conversion

  • Requested by customer
    Added multiple methods for displaying the "ReadMe" file
  • Predefined option for "OptimizedInstallMode" in the Patch project
  • UI Revamp: Optimized the navigation and selection process for choosing certificates from the certificate store
  • Improved UX during repackaging: remove Windows Defender from the running process list
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    Build fails to fault module path pointing to UI.Xaml.dll

  • Reported by customer
    "TempFolder" is not resolved correctly when used as the extract location for the setup and pre-install prerequisites

  • Reported by customer
    SQL Server 2022 prerequisite fails when installed silently
  • Fixed URL shortcut issues
  • Fixed control issues on the Graphite theme when WinUI is enabled

  • Reported by customer
    On the Vivid theme, the text in the EditBox shifts when the state is toggled between enable and disable

  • Reported by customer
    The "Text File Update" operation displays a warning even if the error policy is set to skip
  • Custom templates from search results cannot be used to create projects
  • Command parameters do not seem to pass to the program correctly for directory and background for Windows 11 context menu

  • Reported by customer
    WiX import fails for autogenerated component ids