Advanced Installer 22.0 Release Notes

On August 21st, 2024 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 22.0 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

The latest release of Advanced Installer brings us into the final stages of the WinUI migration. Replacing an outdated UI framework while adding new predefined functionality is always a challenge.

Over the summer our team has migrated to WinUI 3.0, added multiple predefined custom actions and launch conditions along with our usual bug hunting routine.

Check out the following video showcasing the new WinUI rendering support for the updater. We recommend you enable this option as more UX improvements are scheduled in the following months.

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

New features
  • New WinUI theme for the Auto-Updater
  • Gallery with ready-to-use sample projects and tutorials
Enhancements
  • Predefined custom action: Copy File to User Profile
  • Predefined custom action: Exit Early
  • New environment variable for accessing the latest advancedinstaller.com path
  • Added the -locid parameter to the SetProperty command, allowing you to specify a custom localization identifier
  • Predefined launch condition for SQL Server Express 2022
  • Added new options to NewPrerequisite and UpdatePrerequisite commands
  • UI improvements in Organization view
  • Update .NET Prerequisites to the latest version
  • Update Java prerequisites to the latest versions
Bug fixes
  • Feature size is not displayed when using MSI Embedded UI
  • The icon for the EXE patch file cannot be configured in Patch projects
  • Languages for the missing localization identifiers are displayed twice when building a mixed 32/64-bit package
  • The prerequisite command line is set before the MSI process starts during a silent or basic UI installation
  • Translated string changes are not reflected until you change the view
  • Stack trace after capturing App-V build with Repackager
  • New project/Return to project shortcut (CTRL + N) leads to a blank page
  • The "Source file not found" error is displayed when a prerequisite performs a machine reboot
  • Fixed issue where install-only custom actions incorrectly execute during uninstall
  • No notification should be displayed when opening a template project
  • Additional space set for a component is reset if higher than 2048 MB
  • The default command line for the custom Sign Tool is invalid in patch projects
  • Fixed the "Vector too long" error for MSIX build when the Logo image is renamed/removed from the disk
  • Universal Windows views are not shown in the Left Pane when needed
  • Typing Chinese characters does not work in the latest versions
  • Prerequisites created with a newer version are incorrectly loaded from the repository
  • Fixed the error: The digital signature of the object did not verify on the merge module build when verifying the digital signature
  • Fixed Surface themes translation issues
  • Already installed prerequisites are checked for installation on PrerequisitesDlg when using WinUI
  • URL-based prerequisites fail to be installed when they are scheduled silently after the main package
  • Random Stack Trace occurs when resizing the Behavior panel on the Dialogs page
  • File Association is triggering repair for .AIP extension
  • “Go to Table Editor” option from Issue List and Search Results doesn't work
  • Project Summary won't load after importing Repackaging Results
  • Addressed issue with prerequisites extraction folder names being too long
  • Selecting an external file that's currently in use results in an error during installation
  • The installation window silently crashes when trying to open AboutDlg from ProgressPrereqDlg