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Advanced Installer 17.8 was released on December 21st, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80892 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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We can all agree that adopting new technology is not easy. In effect, it can be stressful for everyone. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80891 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Up until 2020, Windows Services were not supported in MSIX -- which represented a blocker for organizations looking to transition their applications (that used Windows Services) to MSIX technology. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80877 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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TL;DR: Let's put it bluntly, you should never set a CustomAction to “Immediate” when you intend to change the system state. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80839 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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In this article we are going to talk about the application repackaging process and more specifically: what is a Repackager, what can you do with it, how can it help you in your daily job - either as an IT Pro or as a Developer - and what makes Advanced Installer Repackager irreplaceable when supporting your updating and adding customizations to your installer package. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80812 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Working with Azure DevOps pipelines can be a tedious task, especially if you have to perform updates on complex pipelines or make the necessary configurations to each of them in a short amount of time. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80774 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Advanced Installer 17.7 was released on November 25th, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80771 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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In 2018, Microsoft delivered a breakthrough packaging technology to enable a flawless application packaging process, including enhanced features to help IT Pros and Developers carry out updates and customizations in a more reliable way. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80750 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Ever wonder how an MSI registration ProductID is created?When installing an MSI, it registers on the system with a "strange" ProductID (different from regular ProductIDs) which is sometimes tricky to find. This is particularly challenging when you're trying to locate the package installer by its ProductID. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80737 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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If we were to manually install and manage software on a large number of target devices, the process would be very expensive and complicated. To avoid that hassle, enterprises use software deployment tools to simplify these tasks. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80694 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Scripts have been traditionally used by ISVs to add Custom Actions to their applications and make changes to the environment. They have been present in MSI and App-V packaging formats for ages, while for MSIX, they were introduced and supported about a year after Microsoft announced the MSIX release. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80664 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Nowadays CI/CD(Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) pipeline became a best practice for developers and DevOps helping them to manage the software process in a much easier and automated way. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80638 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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There are numerous cloud services available for software developers, and some of them can be almost forgotten until we need them. And when we need them, they turn out to be invaluable. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80627 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Advanced Installer 17.6 was released on October 22nd, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80596 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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There are situations when you have to know the difference between expense and investment. Within the packaging industry, we know that it is definitely not cheap to package all applications in your organization respecting all quality standards. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80556 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Release management and version control go hand in hand when delivering quality software, whether you are a solo developer or part of a development team. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80528 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Digital signing is an important stage of an application packaging cycle and can be achieved by code signing your own software’s certificates. By digitally signing your software, you prove your application’s authenticity and integrity upon installation and guarantee that the software you developed hasn’t been compromised or corrupted. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80464 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Microsoft recently came out with an MSIX-related packaging format called the MSIX Bundle, which includes safer and more reliable deployments as well as auto-updates and improved widespread support - which makes our life easier as application packagers. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80413 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Advanced Installer 17.5 was released on September 22nd, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80403 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Managing an infrastructure doesn’t only require updating software, creating OS deployments, or applying GPOs (Group Policy Object). [...]
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Full View / NID: 80335 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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