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About Windows Installer

  • Article
  • 01/07/2021

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To install your applications efficiently and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for your customers, you can use the Windows Installer. This section covers the major functional areas of the installer:

  • Overview of Windows Installer
  • Administrative Installation
  • Rollback Installation
  • Maintenance Installation
  • Windows Installer File Extensions
  • Command Line Options
  • System Reboots
  • System Policy
  • Source Resiliency
  • Using Windows Installer and Windows Resource Protection
  • System Restore Points and the Windows Installer
  • File Versioning Rules
  • Product Codes
  • Package Codes
  • Merges and Transforms
  • Qualified Components
  • Windows Installer Logging
  • Companion Files
  • Isolated Components
  • Installation Context

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In this article

  • Previous Versions
  • Blog
  • Contribute
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Trademarks
  • © Microsoft 2023