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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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wix3
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How to create an Installer for a Winforms application using Wix for Visual Studio 2022
We also need to install WiX Toolset v3.11.2, you can download the latest version from here
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Twenty years maintaining the WiX Toolset
For those like me (I never used Windows) who do not know WiX; https://wixtoolset.org/.
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Creating a windows service application
I don't do Windows installers myself, but I hear WiX is popular: https://wixtoolset.org/
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Win32 App Isolation
I actually like WiX[1] — it has a bit of a learning curve, but, so long as I'm building on Windows and don't stray far from the default UI flows, I haven't found an easier tool for creating Windows installers as part of a product build process, especially those that require Windows-specific bits like COM component registration, Windows service management, setting restrictive ACLs on installed components, etc.
And while I'm not aware of any way to sandbox Windows Installer itself, I'm curious if AppContainer isolation can be applied to applications and services installed via MSI, which would still be quite useful even if the installation process itself is unrestricted.
Alternatively, now that MSIX supports service installation[2], I wonder whether an MSIX including a Windows service and a collection of client applications can be configured so everything runs within one AppContainer, isolated from the rest of the system, and whether permission to access specific external directories chosen by users in a configuration GUI can be transparently (to the user) delegated to the related service.
Alas, none of this is useful to me until it's compatible with at least the most recent version of Windows 10, as very few of my customers are running Windows 11, and I suspect many won't upgrade until Windows 10 is no longer supported (optimistically; as of last year, I was still getting occasional support requests from customers running older versions of our software on Windows Server 2003 R2).
[1] https://wixtoolset.org
[2] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/supported-pla...
- [Windows] Looking for open source program made to install other archived programs and create uninstaller for them
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packaging games
For Windows, in the past, I’ve used the WiX toolset to create installers (https://wixtoolset.org/).
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Can I publish and release a .NET Service with an installation executable on GitHub?
https://wixtoolset.org/ should be able to help you out there.
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How to slipstream NVMe drivers into Windows 7 ISO [Tutorial]
Wix toolset to extract .exe to get the driver or .msi https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases
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Production C++ software guide
For windows - store: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store/register/ - requirements: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/publish/publish-your-app/app-package-requirements?pivots=store-installer-msix - alternatively you can make MSIs and distribute them through your own website or another service. https://wixtoolset.org/ - publishing with chocolatey isn't a terrible option to help users with upgrade/installation automation. https://community.chocolatey.org/packages
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winsparkle
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Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS
There is one that is .NET and cross platform (incl. Linux) here: https://github.com/NetSparkleUpdater/NetSparkle (disclaimer: I am the primary maintainer of this repository).
For C++, WinSparkle works too: https://github.com/vslavik/winsparkle/
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What tool do you use to create an installer for your desktop applications?
Yeah they’ve been gaining a lot of momentum from the refactor. We were using WinSparkle for awhile but it still only supports DSA signatures and required maintaining some P/Invoke code.
What are some alternatives?
wixsharp - Framework for building a complete MSI or WiX source code by using script files written with C# syntax.
NetSparkle - NetSparkle is a C# cross-platform software update framework for .NET developers compatible with .NET 4.6.2/.NET 6+, WinForms, WPF, and Avalonia; uses Ed25519 or DSA signatures! View basic usage here in the README or visit our website for code docs.
Squirrel - An installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps
BruteShark - Network Analysis Tool
AppImageUpdate - AppImageUpdate lets you update AppImages in a decentral way using information embedded in the AppImage itself.
Versions - 📦 A Scoop bucket for alternative versions of apps.
nUpdate - A comfortable update solution for .NET-applications.
algorand-windows-node - Algorand Node Microsoft Windows support
Reset-Windows-Update-Tool - Troubleshooting Tool with Windows Updates (Developed in Dev-C++).
Main - 📦 The default bucket for Scoop.
Shovel-Ash258 - Personal Shovel bucket with a wide variety of applications of all kinds.