Advanced Installer 23.9 Release Notes

On July 22nd, 2026 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 23.9 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

Advanced Installer 23.9 introduces Expected Identity OID for Updater certificate validation. This new option allows Updater to validate Microsoft Artifact Signing certificates using the certificate policy OID associated with the verified identity. It provides a more reliable alternative to matching certificate subject fields that may change after renewal.

By validating the expected identity OID, updates can continue to be trusted even when certificate details such as the subject fields change during certificate renewal.

Want to see how Expected Identity OID works? Watch our video tutorial to learn how to configure this new certificate validation option.

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

New features

  • Requested by customer
    Security: Durable EKU checking for matching certificates
Enhancements

  • Requested by customer
    RegSvr32 file registration via built-in custom action
  • Support for "Copy to User Profile(s)" as a file/folder operation

  • Requested by customer
    Support for VMware Workstation 26h1 in Repackager

  • Requested by customer
    Command line support for SBOM
  • Localization for Digital Signature File URL field in Updater
  • Support for copy/paste in trial dialogs
  • SBOM improvements: Namespace URI base path, package metadata, and license information

  • Requested by customer
    Option to hide the "Mandatory prerequisite was not correctly installed" message
  • Updated MSIX schema to 26H1
  • Updated predefined MSIX package dependencies
  • Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.29
  • Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.18
  • Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version 10.0.10
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    Suite installer menu bar was not visible on Full HD displays

  • Reported by customer
    Create output folder after pre-build events

  • Reported by customer
    The second prerequisite launched in the background when the setup was run from an elevated Command Prompt

  • Reported by customer
    The "Launch when ready" option did not remain unchecked in the App Installer theme
  • Fixed default field text for several languages that contained malformed/incorrect strings
  • Disabled "Move To Component" operation for folders

  • Reported by customer
    Button was not enabled on AppInstaller theme if not focused

  • Reported by customer
    Incorrect naming for the taskbar WinUI app title

  • Reported by customer
    SQL Query result set column not bound when using ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server

  • Reported by customer
    Icon set for an extension verb was not correctly located when missing

  • Reported by customer
    MSIX Bundle generated incorrect PublisherDisplayName (ms-resource instead of actual value)
  • MSIX tile issue when package was imported/edited
  • Language selection dialog remained visible after changing build output from EXE to MSI
  • Resolved drawing issues in the Dialogs view

  • Reported by customer
    Console flag set in App Execution Alias properties generated an invalid manifest

  • Reported by customer
    Test Installation UI did not work
  • Custom template created with a newer version opened as a Simple project on older version instead of throwing an error
  • Crash on folder properties in MSI Quick Edit
  • Project was marked as modified on reopen when visiting Digital Signature view
  • Added missing resources for Icelandic and Kazakh packages

  • Reported by customer
    Suite Installer did not display applications in the same order as the Packages list
  • Folders configured to be copied directly under a user's folder were also copied to all other folders inside the same custom action
  • Using CTRL+S after changes to the Manifest Editor led to a fatal error
  • Stack trace encountered when deleting an MSIX build