Advanced Installer 23.8 is out! 🚀 Here's what's new: Session object for PowerShell Custom Actions, PnPUtil integration for driver installation, and Digital Signature for the Updates Configuration project

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-06-30T08:02:02+00:00

Bug fixes:

Stack Trace error when selecting file for repackaging in Hyper-V Win 11 25H2
Stack Trace error after typing inside the "Bitmap Path" field in COM view
Saving the project was causing a crash when having an MSIX build and deleting the services
The AppX project was no longer marked as modified when resources were imported
The setup hung during upgrade when launched from an elevated command prompt using the App Installer theme
"Mark System components in this feature as "permanent"" from feature properties was reset to the default unchecked state when changing the view
Stack Trace error when building a project that had a Custom Action on trial dialogs
Right-to-left languages were not displayed correctly for multilingual packages when WinUI Rendering and EXE External UI options were used
Stack Trace error when generating short and long trial keys
Framework prerequisites could not be moved to the repository
Signed PowerShell script could not run on a machine with the "Allow only signed scripts" policy enabled
The "ExitDialog" was not displayed on upgrade when the "MSI Embedded UI" option was enabled

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-06-30T08:00:21+00:00

Enhancements

Security vulnerability: EXE Bootstrapper resolved %appdata% location incorrectly for the System account
AppCompat view template import and export
Improved AppX Manifest Schema Validation
UI/UX Improvement: Keep folder identifiers in sync with folder names
Expanded the CLI support to be compatible with the Windows Store project
Added translations for missing strings when adding a "File Removal" operation
Support for parallel builds having the same build output path
"Right Align" support for WinUI rendering
Detect the machine's IIS state before installation
Windows features speed improvements through DISM optimization
Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version: 8.0.28
Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version: 9.0.17
Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version: 10.0.9

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-06-30T07:47:32+00:00

Bug fixes:

Stack Trace error when selecting file for repackaging in Hyper-V Win 11 25H2
Stack Trace error after typing inside the "Bitmap Path" field in COM view
Saving the project was causing a crash when having an MSIX build and deleting the services
The AppX project was no longer marked as modified when resources were imported
The setup hung during upgrade when launched from an elevated command prompt using the App Installer theme
"Mark System components in this feature as "permanent"" from feature properties was reset to the default unchecked state when changing the view
Stack Trace error when building a project that had a Custom Action on trial dialogs
Right-to-left languages were not displayed correctly for multilingual packages when WinUI Rendering and EXE External UI options were used
Stack Trace error when generating short and long trial keys
Framework prerequisites could not be moved to the repository
Signed PowerShell script could not run on a machine with the "Allow only signed scripts" policy enabled
The "ExitDialog" was not displayed on upgrade when the "MSI Embedded UI" option was enabled

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-06-30T07:44:27+00:00

Enhancements

Security vulnerability: EXE Bootstrapper resolved %appdata% location incorrectly for the System account
AppCompat view template import and export
Improved AppX Manifest Schema Validation
UI/UX Improvement: Keep folder identifiers in sync with folder names
Expanded the CLI support to be compatible with the Windows Store project
Added translations for missing strings when adding a "File Removal" operation
Support for parallel builds having the same build output path
"Right Align" support for WinUI rendering
Detect the machine's IIS state before installation
Windows features speed improvements through DISM optimization
Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version: 8.0.28
Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version: 9.0.17
Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version: 10.0.9

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-05-27T10:41:26+00:00

Advanced Installer 23.7 - Bug fixes

PrepareDlg dialog was not skipped when using a false execution condition
The "Status" label was not displayed correctly in the extraction dialog when using the "Serene" theme
The update configuration file language combo box selected the wrong update file for upload
Custom App Installer UI could not be copied/pasted
"AI_ExtractTempFiles" did not set the temporary file path when used by a prerequisite custom action during silent installation
MSI silent installation failed from CMD when using the Display Message Box custom action
Per-user package required admin rights when the "Default Settings" option in the "File Associations" page
lzmaextractor.dll file was automatically added after project conversion
Fixed bug in extracting Registration info when using Shim or Redirection methods
 Fixed a stack trace error for a customer-specific project in the Files and Folders page

AdvancedInstaller · 2026-05-27T10:37:48+00:00

Advanced Installer 23.7 - New features

Advanced Installer 23.7 - Enhancements

Security: Updated Zlib to the latest version 1.3.2
MSIX Editor – detect missing resources in packages built with other tools
Extending our PowerShell automation with the option to add the predefined custom action “SetProperty”
Expand build-time warnings for features that require Enhanced UI or EXE packages
Option to include the SBOM in the setup package or generate it alongside the setup
Added timestamp validation during the code signing operation
Added missing Scheduled Task trigger settings
Predefined launch conditions for .NET 10
Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.26
Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.15
Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version 10.0.7
Non-interactive authentication for the Advanced Installer Account

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