Advanced Installer 23.8 Release Notes

On June 23rd, 2026 Caphyon Ltd. is proud to announce the release of Advanced Installer 23.8 in Free, Professional, Enterprise and Architect editions. This release is available for download on the Advanced Installer website.

Advanced Installer 23.8 introduces new capabilities for application packaging and deployment automation. This release adds a Session object for PowerShell Custom Actions, enabling easier access to installer properties and runtime information directly from PowerShell scripts.

It also introduces PnPUtil integration for driver installation, simplifying the deployment of driver packages through native Windows functionality. Additionally, Updates Configuration projects now support digital signatures, helping ensure the authenticity and integrity of update configuration files.

Want to see the new Session object in action? Watch our video tutorial on using the Session object in PowerShell Custom Actions.

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

New features

  • Requested by customer
    Session object for PowerShell Custom Actions
  • PnPUtil Integration for Driver Installation
  • Digital Signature for the Updates Configuration project
Enhancements

  • Requested by customer
    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

  • Requested by customer
    Expanded the CLI support to be compatible with the Windows Store project

  • Requested by customer
    Added translations for missing strings when adding a "File Removal" operation
  • Support for parallel builds having the same build output path

  • Requested by customer
    "Right Align" support for WinUI rendering

  • Requested by customer
    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
Bug fixes

  • Reported by customer
    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

  • Reported by customer
    The setup hung during upgrade when launched from an elevated command prompt using the App Installer theme

  • Reported by customer
    "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

  • Reported by customer
    Signed PowerShell script could not run on a machine with the "Allow only signed scripts" policy enabled

  • Reported by customer
    The "ExitDialog" was not displayed on upgrade when the "MSI Embedded UI" option was enabled