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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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MSIX packages are installed by default per-user, and the option to provision per-machine MSIX applications is possible through SCCM - which is not yet available in Task Sequences. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80306 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Advanced Installer 17.4.1 was released on September 7th, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80280 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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In today's article, we're bringing a specific scenario into discussion and proposing the right solution to manage similar situations. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80264 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Application Packaging itself is just a small step within the whole process, starting with the application being requested by the business, and resulting in a finished product that is rolled out to production devices. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80237 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Advanced Installer 17.4 was released on August 26th, 2020
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Full View / NID: 80231 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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If you missed out on our previous blog articles about MSIX, make sure to check out this comprehensive guide to get insights about the technology and the changes it brings to the industry. To continue understanding the different tools and best practices MSIX has, this article will go into the MSIX Packaging Tool. We discuss what it is, how it works, and finally, we will show a side by side comparison using our free Advanced Installer Express edition. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80213 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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In a previous article , we went over handling the migration from System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to Configuration Manager Current Branch using the 1902 baseline version. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80162 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Environment variables are settings or paths that are set outside of a program and can be globally accessed by any software. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80131 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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With App-V packages closing to end-of-life (2026), the reality of a transition to MSIX is much closer and many are starting to research the ins and outs of what it entails. Although we now know that MSIX is not an update to MSI, but a completely new technology, there are still some correlations that we'd like to address. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80095 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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Starting with version 17.3, Advanced Installer natively supports Device Guard Signing. This feature is of most use for the vendors to prepare their software product installers to be used in enterprise environments. [...]
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Full View / NID: 80090 / Submitted by: The Zilla of Zuron
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