What’s New in Advanced Installer 24.2
Advanced Installer 24.2 is now available, bringing improvements to installer UI rendering, PowerShell automation, Visual Studio solution imports, MSIX compatibility, and security.
This release includes:
- 1 new feature: ClearType text support in WinUI views and installer themes.
- 18 enhancements: Including expanded PowerShell automation, Visual Studio .slnx support, and updated MSIX schema.
- 28 bug fixes: Including security fixes for TLS certificate validation and custom EXE signature verification.
Let's explore the main changes in Advanced Installer 24.2.
ClearType Text Support in WinUI Views and Installer Themes
Starting with version 24.2, Advanced Installer supports ClearType text rendering in WinUI views and installer themes.
ClearType uses font-rendering techniques to improve text clarity on supported displays, particularly at smaller font sizes.
This improvement makes text easier to read in WinUI-based views within Advanced Installer and installer dialogs that use WinUI themes, such as AppInstaller.
More PowerShell Automation Options
We're continuing to expand the Advanced Installer PowerShell automation interface, giving you more flexibility when integrating packaging tasks into your CI/CD pipelines.
Version 24.2 introduces two additional automation capabilities:
- PowerShell automation for Exit Dialog actions: You can now configure Exit Dialog actions automatically instead of setting them manually.
- PowerShell automation for adding a Temporary Folder: You can now define Temporary Folders programmatically as part of your project configuration.
- PowerShell automation for Azure Key Vault Login Type
- Added descriptions for all PowerShell automation properties and methods
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Support for Importing Visual Studio .slnx Files
Advanced Installer 24.2 now supports importing Visual Studio .slnx files.
Developers using the newer Visual Studio solution format can import their solutions directly into Advanced Installer without first converting them to the older .sln format.
For teams using Visual Studio to build their applications, this import lets you create your first package with Advanced Installer quickly and easily.
Improved the Extended Identity OID Field Synchronization
Advanced Installer 24.2 improves the Synchronize functionality in the Auto Updater configuration.
When using Microsoft Artifact Signing, the Synchronize option now ignores the generic Artifact Signing OID instead of populating it in the Extended Identity OID field.
This prevents the generic OID from being incorrectly included in the Auto Updater's digital signature settings.
Security Fixes
Advanced Installer 24.2 includes three security-related fixes:
- Enforced strict TLS certificate validation across shared HTTP client connections
- Hardened digital signature verification for custom EXE detection in the Updater
- Restricted VMLauncher.exe temp folder sharing to strictly required files during "Run in VM" execution
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Download Advanced Installer 24.2
You can access this version in two ways:
- Use the built-in auto-updater within Advanced Installer.
- Download directly from our website: Download Advanced Installer 24.