InstallShield Versions
InstallShield features by Version
New and Enhanced InstallShield Features Added by Release
| InstallShield 2022 R1/R2 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
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| Integration with Visual Studio 2022 |  |
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| Support for Custom Extensions in MSIX | |
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| InstallShield 2021 R2 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Enhanced Support for Window 11 and Windows Server 2022 | |
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| Full ARM Support | |
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| InstallShield 2021 R1 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Support for Cloud Builds | |
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| Modern and Simple Installers | |
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| Install Packages from Windows Package Manager | |
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| MSIX Updates | |
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| Enhanced Support for Windows 11 | |
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| InstallShield 2020 R3 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| MSIX – Support for Fonts | |
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| Build InstallShield Projects in an Azure DevOps | |
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| InstallShield 2020 R1 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| MSIX – Modification Packages | |
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| MSIX – Support for MSIX Core | |
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| Pure 64 Installers | |
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| AWS CloudHSM-based Digital Signing | |
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| InstallShield 2019 R3 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Simplified Builds Within Docker | |
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| Automated Patch Design | |
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| InstallShield 2019 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Create Native MSIX Packages | |
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| Identify Existing Installshield Projects Requiring Changes to Meet Microsoft MSIX Standards | |
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| Expands Installation Suites to Include MSIX Packages | |
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| Easily Convert Any MSI File into an MSIX Package | |
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| Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Integration | |
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| InstallShield 2018 R2 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Easily Create MSIX Packages or Convert from Existing MSI Projects | |
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| Fresh, Modern Interface for the InstallShield Designer | |
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| User Choice to Download a New Update or Stay with Old Version | |
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| Use of Both SHA 1 or SHA 256 to Digitally Sign Installers | |
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| InstallShield 2018 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Enhanced Control for Suite Installation Authors | |
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| Robust Transform Projects Support | |
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| Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2017 Integration | |
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| InstallShield 2016 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Create Project Centennial Appx Packages from MSI Projects | |
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| Create Windows Server Apps from MSI Projects | |
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| Appx Compatibility Testing | |
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| Combine Appx Packages | |
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| Mapped MSI Table Relationships | |
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| Customized Windows 10 Tiles | |
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| InstallShield 2015 | InstallShield Premier | InstallShield |
| Support for Microsoft® Windows® 10 | |
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| Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2015 Integration | |
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| Support for the Latest Microsoft® Certificate Requirements Including SHA-256 | |
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| Automation Interface for Advanced UI and Suite/Advanced UI Projects | |
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For detailed summary of features see release notes.