Advanced Installer 24.1

What's new in 24.1

New Features

• Redesigned Custom Actions view for easier management

Enhancements

• Update MSIX StartUp Task
• Azure Key Vault signing improvements
• PowerShell automation for Dialog View
• PowerShell automation for Digital Signature in Updates project type
• PowerShell automation for "Store setting inside the Updater" option
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.31
• Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.20
• Updated .NET 10 prerequisites to the latest version 10.0.12

Fixed Bugs

• Setup failed when the driver's feature was set not to be installed
• Fixed title bar display over other windows
• Adding drivers to a mixed package led to a build crash
• A Main Package prerequisite was not installed when the setup was launched with /qn+
• The "Register product with Windows Installer" did not work on EXE packages or EUI/MSI Embedded UI
• Crash when clicking on a hyperlink
• 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
• /GenRegLicense command line reported "File could not be written" when custom license element value exceeded five characters
• The "QuestionnaireDlg" dialog couldn’t be used or added to repository
• A formatted reference created a property with an empty name
• Updated the "SetAzureKeyVaultSecret" cmd to support the Updates project type
• Pressing ENTER when saving a project file opened a new project
• Button IDs differed between desktop and server when WinUI was enabled …

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