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What’s New in Advanced Installer Version 23.6

Security, security, security… and Updater Cloud.

Version 23.6 brings a set of new features and improvements designed to simplify your release process and strengthen the security of your installers.

This release includes:

  • 2 new features focused on faster release workflows and ARM support
  • 12 enhancements across security, automation, UX, and updated .NET prerequisites
  • 7 bug fixes

From stricter Auto-Updater security controls to new automation capabilities and expanded platform support, this release focuses on making your packaging and deployment process more reliable and efficient.

Let’s explore what’s new.

Updater Cloud Add OnCopy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

Installing and updating your application should be seamless. Easy to configure and manage, without any worries about security, reliability, or user experience.

This is what our team is aiming to achieve with every new feature and improvement included in Advanced Installer, since we started back in 2003.

The Updater Cloud Service is a new step in this direction. Providing you with a secure, one-click solution to publish the new updates for your application by managing the updates configuration file in our dedicated cloud. You no longer need to build and upload that file manually; Advanced Installer will handle that.Hosting your updates is a serious challenge, and we want to take our time and build a secure and reliable solution. That is why we are starting with hosting the update configuration files. Later this year, we plan to host your MSI/EXE packages, so you can control the entire publishing process from within Advanced Installer.

NoteWe’d love to hear your feedback, ideas, and feature requests for Updater Cloud.
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ARM package option for Mixed PackagesCopy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

Over the last few decades, x86 and x64 applications were the main options for building a desktop application for Windows. It’s 2026, and ARM is now a real option for some Windows users.Using the mixed-package template from Advanced Installer, you can now build a single EXE package that can install platform-specific applications with unique resources for x86, x64, and ARM devices.

Auto-Updater Security ImprovementsCopy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

This release includes multiple security improvements for your Auto-Updater:

  • Enforce matching digital signature for your update configuration files
  • Hide/Embed your Auto-Updater settings inside the updater.exe stub file
  • Updater.exe can ignore command-line calls with modified parameters
Auto-Updater Security Improvements

TipYou can learn more about the Auto-Updater security updates in our latest webinar:
Securing Your Auto-Updates | Microsoft & Advanced Installer.

Updated SBOM to the latest SPDX format versionCopy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

Advanced Installer uses the Microsoft SBOM tool to generate the manifest included in the setup package. From now on, the latest version of the Microsoft tool will be downloaded automatically and used to generate the SBOM, instead of the fixed version.

PowerShell automation for the "Archive" section in the Builds pageCopy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

We are constantly updating the PowerShell interface for Advanced Installer with new commands and improvements to existing ones. This release brings a new option to configure the archiving options for a specific build from your project.

Support for generating WinGet manifests per MSIX architecture Copy link to this sectionLink to this section copied!

MSIX packages provide a well-established architecture for targeting multiple device configurations. This means the same application can be packaged in multiple MSIX packages with different machine-specific settings. You can now build and publish a WinGet manifest for such kinds of MSIX packages, without manually specifying all the architecture-related information.

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