What is New in InstallAnywhere 2023 R1
InstallAnywhere 2023 R1 includes the following new features:
| • | Support for LZMA2 Compression Using Expand 7-Zip Action |
| • | Ability to Customize Image, Label, and Help Settings for Pre-Uninstall and Post-Uninstall Sequences |
| • | Support for the Windows 11 Smart App Control |
| • | Support for the macOS Sonoma |
Support for LZMA2 Compression Using Expand 7-Zip Action
In previous releases, InstallAnywhere let you to use the Expand Archive (7-zip) action in the Install view on the Sequence page to expand a 7-Zip archive (.7z or .xz) with the LZMA compression method only.
This release includes the LZMA2 compression method to expand a 7-Zip archive (.7z or .xz). As a consequence, the Expand Archive (7-Zip) action supports both the LZMA and LZMA2 compression methods to expand a 7-Zip archive (.7z or .xz) on a target system.
Ability to Customize Image, Label, and Help Settings for Pre-Uninstall and Post-Uninstall Sequences
In this release, you can enable and customize the following tabs on the Properties Customizer of panels in the Pre-Uninstall and Post-Uninstall views on the Sequence page to configure the uninstaller steps that are displayed on the navigation panel for the uninstaller:
| • | Image settings—On the Installer UI > Look & Feel Settings > Customer UI Designer dialog box, under the Installer Steps area, selecting Images from the Installer Steps Type drop-down menu enables you to customize the Image Settings tab on the Properties Customizer. By default, the Image Settings tab is disabled. |
| • | Label Settings—On the Installer UI > Look & Feel Settings > Customer UI Designer dialog box, under the Installer Steps area, setting Enable Uninstall Label Settings to Yes enables you to customize the Label Settings tab on the Properties Customizer. By default, the Label Settings tab is disabled. |
| • | Help Settings— On the Installer UI > Help view, selecting the Enable installer help and Use different help text for each panel options enables you to to customize the Help Settings tab on the Properties Customizer. By default, the Help Settings tab is disabled. |
Note:To configure the uninstaller step labels, the Enable Uninstall Label Settings, Configure Uninstall Labels and Uninstall Progress Label settings have been introduced in the Installer Steps section on the Customer UI Designer dialog box in the Look & Feel Settings view on the Installer UI page.
Support for the Windows 11 Smart App Control
InstallAnywhere now supports the Smart App Control feature of the Windows 11 operating system.
The Setups created with InstallAnywhere 2023 R1 can now run on the macOS Sonoma version.