Advanced Installer 23.3 Release Notes

On December 4th, 2025 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 23.3 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

In this release, Advanced Installer introduces WinGet manifest generation, allowing you to create WinGet manifests directly inside the application, without the hassle of managing YAML files or external scripts. We’ve also expanded support for MSIX App Attach, enabling you to generate VHD, VHDX, and CIMFS images for modern deployment scenarios.

PowerShell automation has been improved to help you work with registry components and manage a feature’s Builds section more easily. In addition, the Copy/Move File or Folder custom action now supports wildcards, giving you greater flexibility when handling files during installation.

Watch our how-to video to learn how to create WinGet manifests for your packages with Advanced Installer.

New features, bug fixes, and general improvements are included in the current release. See the full list below.

New features

  • Requested by customer
    WinGet manifest generation
  • MSIX App Attach - support for generating VHD/VHDX/CIMfs image
Enhancements

  • Requested by customer
    PowerShell automation support to display a registry component

  • Requested by customer
    PowerShell automation support for the Builds section of a feature

  • Requested by customer
    Wildcards support for the "Copy/Move File or Folder" custom action
  • Added support for temporary files in the available files list for PowerShell script parameters

  • Requested by customer
    Added PNG to the supported Dialog & Banner Bitmap image formats

  • Requested by customer
    Added translations for the "Prompt user for uninstalling before entering Setup" dialog
  • Automatically mark as Hidden the properties used by controls with the Password attribute
  • Updated expat library to v2.7.1
  • Updated MSIX schema for 25H2
  • Predefined prerequisites for .NET 10.0
  • Updated .NET 8 prerequisites to the latest version 8.0.22
  • Updated .NET 9 prerequisites to the latest version 9.0.11
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    "Continue with main installation even if prerequisite is not installed" flag was ignored for EXE packages during a silent installation
  • Fixed "Reset to default color" not working for Custom Frame

  • Reported by customer
    Updating a prerequisite from the command line changed the package type to EXE
  • Clarified WiX import error messaging for unsupported schema versions

  • Reported by customer
    EXE installer process hung when running under the System account on Windows 8

  • Reported by customer
    Prerequisite cache was not cleared after failed install, old extracted version reused during upgrade
  • The .appinstaller file was created for an unsigned development distribution MSIX type
  • "ErrorDlg" was missing from "UserRegistrationDlg" when using Embedded UI
  • Fixed an issue where SCCM configurations returned a stack trace
  • Fixed an issue where a file’s directory could not be changed via PowerShell
  • The "Configure Task" and the "Update check" options were not displayed after upgrading the project
  • The navigation path did not handle all item types from the IIS Browse
  • Debug assertion error thrown when pressing Enter instead of clicking the "Install" button
  • The "Move to Component" operation created artefact registry

  • Reported by customer
    Suite Installer displayed error messages in non-English language-based projects
  • The reboot prompt appeared in the Surface theme when the installation path was deleted, and the user navigated back to the previous dialog
  • Made all Advanced Installer validations respect the options set in the Package Validation dialog