InstallShield Express Features
Create Professional Installations
- Build InstallShield Projects in a Azure DevOps Pipeline
- Pure 64 installers
- AWS CloudHSM-based Digital Signing
- Simplified Builds Within Docker
- Create Windows® Installer (MSI) Installations
- Create Windows Installer Major and Minor Upgrades
- Create Windows Installer Patches (MSP) - Limited
- End-User Dialog Themes for Windows Installer-Based Projects - Basic
- Custom Windows 10 Tiles
- One-Click Installations from the Web
- DLL, EXE, VBScript, and JScript Custom Actions
Develop Using Best Practices
- Support for Microsoft Certificate Requirements including SHA 1 and SHA-256
- Design DPI-Aware Installations
- Designer to create a fresh, modern look
Develop and Deploy Globally
- Unicode Support in Most InstallShield Views
Support the Latest Platforms
- Support for Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows® 8.1, Windows Server® 2016 and Windows Server® 2019
- Install 64-bit Applications (Windows Installer)
Create Installations for Web and Multi-tier Applications
- Support for .NET Framework 4.5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
- Deploy Websites to IIS 8 with SSL Certificates - Limited
- IIS Web Services Support
- IIS Tools for Web Apps - Limited
Save Time and Develop Efficiently
- Identify what existing InstallShield projects require change to meet Microsoft MSIX standards
- Monitor for COM Extraction (32-bit and 64-bit)
- COM+ Support
- Library of Redistributable Prerequisites for Windows Installer Installations
- Associate Prerequisites with Features
- Upgrade Installation Project Files from Any Previous Version of InstallShield
- Static and Dynamic File Dependency Scanners
- LZX Compression Option (Windows Installer Projects)
- Display Installation Progress on the Taskbar
- Specify Custom Icon and Version Resource Properties - Partial
- Support for Restart Manager
- Easily Create System Searches - Limited
- Mark Files for Deletion as Part of an Installation Through Interaction with MSI RemoveFiles Action
- Set Windows Permissions
- Print the End User License Agreement while Installing the Application
- Command-Line Builder
- File Dependency Scanning
- Detailed Build Reports
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server Integration
- Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) Support
- Microsoft Visual Studio Integration