Advanced Installer 24.1 Release Notes

On October 12th, 2026 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 24.1 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

Advanced Installer 24.1 introduces highly requested improvements, including a redesigned Custom Actions view for easier management, more flexible Azure Key Vault signing with new authentication options, and expanded PowerShell automation capabilities across multiple project areas.

It also improves the usability of generated Repackager automation scripts and provides greater flexibility when editing executable paths for Sparse Packages.

Watch the video below to see the redesigned Custom Actions view in action and learn how you can add, organize, and move custom actions more easily.

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

New features
  • Redesigned Custom Actions view for easier management
Enhancements
  • Update MSIX StartUp Task

  • Requested by customer
    Azure Key Vault signing improvements
  • PowerShell automation for Dialog View

  • Requested by customer
    PowerShell automation for Digital Signature in Updates project type

  • Requested by customer
    PowerShell automation for "Store setting inside the Updater" option

  • Requested by customer
    Added regex support to the include and exclude filters in the Synchronized Folders tab
  • Improved notification visibility by displaying the most recent notifications first and adding timestamps
  • Improved the usability of generated Repackager automation scripts

  • Requested by customer
    Improved exposure of the "AiLicenseAgreementLink" property for the Serene theme in a Professional project type
  • Support for specifying either internal and external executable paths in Sparse Packages

  • Requested by customer
    Added Vietnamese dictionary
  • Improved Repackager capture by excluding the Uninstall registry key
  • Updated "ComponentName" after resource renaming (e.g. registry; folder)
  • Improved name identifier for data setters
  • Predefined launch conditions for Windows 11 26H2

  • Requested by customer
    Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.31

  • Requested by customer
    Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.20

  • Requested by customer
    Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version 10.0.12
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    Setup failed when the driver's feature was set not to be installed
  • Fixed title bar display over other windows

  • Reported by customer
    Adding drivers to a mixed package led to a build crash

  • Reported by customer
    A Main Package prerequisite was not installed when the setup was launched with /qn+

  • Reported by customer
    The "Register product with Windows Installer" did not work on EXE packages or EUI/MSI Embedded UI
  • Crash when clicking on a hyperlink

  • Reported by customer
    The Cancel button did not stop the installation process
  • Couldn't delete the first letter from the custom action name when editing from the middle of the name
  • Adding file association to an MSIX build led to failure when parsing the package
  • An error message appeared when trying to install a prerequisite using "Repair" on the main package

  • Reported by customer
    /GenRegLicense command line reported "File could not be written" when custom license element value exceeded five characters

  • Reported by customer
    The "QuestionnaireDlg" dialog couldn't be used or added to repository
  • A formatted reference created a property with an empty name

  • Reported by customer
    Updated the "SetAzureKeyVaultSecret" cmd to support the Updates project type
  • Pressing ENTER when saving a project file opened a new project

  • Reported by customer
    Button IDs differed between desktop and server when WinUI was enabled
  • A chained prerequisite inherited the "BasicUIComLine" attribute from a previously created prerequisite
  • Editing MSIX sometimes caused a silent crash
  • The Search option in the Run pane was bigger than the Summary
  • Registry entries from the template were removed when importing a Repackager project
  • Fixed issues on the Registration details SSO dialog
  • Signing a catalog file failed if its path contained the "#" character

  • Reported by customer
    PowerShell automation failed to build the Updates Configuration project when the Digital Signature option was set
  • The "Synchronize" button disappeared in Repackager
  • Custom templates were duplicated after certain steps

  • Reported by customer
    ConfigureDlg did not work correctly in version 24.0
  • Crash when upgrading a project from the File Registration dialog
  • Custom Templates were available even if there were no custom templates saved
  • The /GenRegKeys CLI did not take the long/short parameter into consideration
  • StartUp Task had no default Entry point in Windows Store project type

  • Reported by customer
    Stack trace error when using the /GenerateReport command line

  • Reported by customer
    Page Count incorrectly set to 450 for ARM64 package type setup