InstallShield 2024 R2 Now Available:

We are thrilled to announce the release of InstallShield 2024 R2! This release introduces several new features, product enhancements, and issue fixes, designed to further streamline your development processes and improve installation experiences.

Let’s dive into the highlights of this release!

Key Highlights

• SSL Certificates Validation: Validate update URLs in suite updates for enhanced security.
• Custom Signing Tool Configuration: Specify property names for custom signing tools.
• Digitally Signed Support Files: Add an additional layer of trust with digitally signed InstallShield support files.
• Task Scheduler Enhancements: Option to skip creating scheduled tasks for application updates.
• Customizable Update Dialogs: Personalize the “New Update Available” dialog to match your application’s needs.

Automation Interface Enhancements:

• Specify installation administrative privileges requirements.
• Configure chained .msi packages.

New Platform Support:

• Prerequisites for Microsoft ASP.NET Core.
• Compatibility with Windows Server 2025.

InstallShield is the industry standard for developers creating installers for Windows desktops, servers, virtual, and cloud platforms. InstallShield Premier Edition offers the most comprehensive list of features users can expect out of an installation solution.

In today’s competitive world, simplicity and reliability are paramount to delivering a seamless customer user experience. Using a modern designer interface, InstallShield Premier enables you to build clean installs and effortlessly create native MSIX packages or convert an MSI file into an MSIX package. In addition, the Premier edition provides:

• Simplified builds within Docker,
• The ability to combine Appx packages,
• Enhanced control for suite installation authors,
• Automatic provisioning to virtual machines for simple installation testing,
• And much more.