What is Advanced Installer?
Advanced Installer is a comprehensive setup authoring tool that provides full Windows Installer support and versatile packaging capabilities. Through its intuitive graphical user interface or command-line interface, users can configure every aspect of their installer. This all-in-one application packaging solution caters to the needs of software developers and IT professionals, empowering them to create, edit, update, and repackage a wide range of installer formats, including MSI, EXE, App-V, APPX, and MSIX
Highlights
- Support for MSIX technology and Microsoft's official release partner status
- Repository management for centralized resource sharing and improved collaboration
- Repackaging of legacy installers to convert them into reliable MSI(X) packages
- Application virtualization support for Microsoft App-V and VMware ThinApp
- Installer analytics to track user interactions and monitor setup package deployments
- Ability to build MSIX packages from existing projects and publish desktop applications to the Windows Store
- Conversion of EXE installers to MSI format for network deployment through Active Directory
- Bundled setup themes and localization support for global end-users
- Robust security measures, including SHA256 digital signing and integrity checks on update downloads
- Packaging and deployment options for both desktop and web applications, ready for Azure Websites, Microsoft Windows Store, or self-hosting.