Consistent and reliable installs. Every time. With InstallShield, you’ll adapt to industry changes quickly, get to market faster and deliver an engaging customer experience. 

The result? Productivity: up. Extra scripting/coding/rework: way down with simpler and cleaner installs, upgrades and uninstalls.

Flexera InstallShield is the fastest, most reliable and easiest way to build Windows installers and MSIX packages and create installations directly within Microsoft Visual Studio.

• Build clean installs, upgrades and uninstalls for Windows incredibly quickly and easily
  
  
• Simplify virtual and cloud-based deployments including AWS CloudHSM-based digital signing
  
  
• Easily create native MSIX packages, MSIX Bundles, build MSIX modification packages, include your services into an MSIX Package or convert any MSI file into an MSIX package
  
  
• Deliver a seamless customer user experience
  
  
• Create installations directly within Microsoft Visual Studio for MSI and EXE installers
  
  
• Benefit from the standard for Windows installers with Microsoft Windows and Visual Studio support

• Support for .NET Core Custom Actions

  InstallShield 2024 R1 enables you to add the .NET Core type of custom action in the Custom Actions and Sequences view for a project to support the .NET Core based assembly files. The .NET Core type of custom action calls a public method in a .NET assembly that is written in a managed code such as Visual Basic .NET or C#.

  This feature is available in the following project types: Basic MSI, InstallScript MSI, and Suite/Advanced UI.

• Enhanced Database Import Wizard for SQL Scripts

  You can use the Database Import Wizard in the SQL Scripts view to import your database settings and generate an SQL script file, based on the configured settings and options.

  In InstallShield 2024 R1, the Database Import Wizard has been enhanced to include SQL Server Management Objects (SMO). The incorporation of SQL Server Management Objects enables you to import database objects and generate an SQL script file more accurately and efficiently. This enhancement also enables you to resolve legacy script issues reported by customers.

• Ability to prevent multiple setup.exe executions
• Run a suite installation without downloading updates
• Hide property values in verbose log to protect sensitive data

What's been added in the past few releases ?

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• The standard for Windows Installer (MSI) and InstallScript Installations
• Effortless Creation of native MSIX Packages or Build MSIX from Existing Projects
• Provides a Fresh, Modern Designer Interface
• Build installation suites to install multiple products for Windows, MSIX and more
• Installs Web Applications to Microsoft® Azure™ and Microsoft IIS using Microsoft Web Deploy
• Automatically Provisions Virtual Machines for Simple Installation Testing
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server Integration