Microsoft Office introduced add-ins, replacing the old COM plugins for developers. Now, developers create applications using Office Add-Ins, expanding the range of possibilities and features within the operating system.

Ensuring your application is well-designed is one of the key methods to keep users engaged. They need to have a positive experience while using your app, therefore a poor design can drive them away.

Cabinet files, also known as CAB files, are files that store compressed files in a file library. When it comes to Windows Installers, cabinet files can be located either inside or outside the MSI file.

We're thrilled to introduce our new feature: built-in support for repackaging in Windows Sandbox. Leverage an isolated repackaging environment without the hassle of a big virtual machine.

Even though MSI is still the preferred packaging format, there's no question that MSIX is a great complement to MSI and AppV.

Windows Forms is a UI framework used to create Windows desktop applications. This development platform provides a broad set of features to develop graphically rich and interactive applications, including a visual designer in Visual Studio.

In the previous article discussing "Repackaging vs. Wrapping", we touched upon the concept of working with wrappers in the world of software packaging and deployment.

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is a proprietary technology developed by Microsoft that enables developers to embed and link to other objects.

Do you need to execute your application (exe file) as an administrator or apply compatibility options to it?

MSI is a Windows Installer package format that uses Microsoft’s Windows Installer service to manage the installation (and uninstallation) of applications.

Automation is probably one of the most used words in the IT Industry these days. We can't enter a room without hearing about it in the software packaging industry. However, sometimes simplicity is key.

The MSI Windows Installer is the most popular packaging format used in Enterprise environments. A lot of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) create their software installer using MSI Windows Installer technology, whether they provide the installer in MSI format directly or wrap it into a setup EXE.

If we were to manually install and manage software on a large number of target devices, the process would be very expensive and complicated. To avoid that hassle, enterprises use software deployment tools to simplify these tasks.

In this article, we'll explore the various uses of WinGet and the options available when it comes to Store Apps deployment in Intune.

Java is an essential component within enterprise environments, powering various business-critical applications that are necessary for daily operations. However, it is also the most targeted platform for malware and cyber-attacks, posing a significant security risk to organizations that rely on it.

Advanced Installer 20.6 brings you new functional and stability improvements, while setting the foundations for new features.

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is a powerful User Interface (UI) framework for building desktop client apps. It's a part of .NET and offers a multitude of helpful features, such as media services, controls, data binding, and security.

Often throughout the repackaging process, it's frequent to come across files featuring straightforward paths such as: C:\Program Files.

In this article, we'll explore how to deploy an MSIX using Group Policies, covering Direct MSIX Deployment with Scheduled Tasks and the MSI Wrapper method.

.NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is a cross platform framework designed for creating native mobile and desktop applications using C# and XAML. With the .NET MAUI platform, you can create applications that run on Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows from a single code-base.