ARM processors have been part of the Microsoft Windows computer infrastructure for some time. Windows 10 officially started supporting it back in 2017. I am intentionally leaving out Windows 8 on Windows RT; if you have encountered this, you likely…
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This article provides an overview of a new feature introduced in PrimalScript 8.1.179 and PowerShell Studio 5.8.220 that allows you to add modules to the MSI file that installs your PowerShell application.
Modules are a substantial part of the PowerShell…
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The information in this article applies to SAPIEN Script Packager in the 2023 versions of PowerShell Studio (5.8.214), PrimalScript (8.1.174), and later builds.
In a previous article, we introduced the new User Interface options in the 2023 SAPIEN Script Packager…
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The information in this article applies to SAPIEN Script Packager in the 2023 versions of PowerShell Studio (5.8.214), PrimalScript (8.1.174), and later builds.
Some time ago, we added an option in the Installer for the generated MSI files to have…
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This article is the next installment in our PowerShell Studio Project series and covers the basics of working with Windows Service Projects. Windows Services are programs that run in the background, with no user interaction. Services can start automatically when…
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Starting with PrimalScript 8.0.153 and PowerShell Studio 5.8.193, the MSI builder can now sign all files included in your installer.
The ‘Signing’ page in the SAPIEN Script Packager now lists all files included in your installer that can be signed.…
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Our original MSI builder had an option to create a shortcut to the packaged executable. One shortcut was enough for the intended purpose, but with the ever-growing complexity of PowerShell applications, something more was needed.
With the latest service builds…
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The latest in our video series demonstrates how to to create a Windows Service to kill a Solitaire process using SAPIEN’s PrimalScript 2018.
In this short video we show you how to build and install a PowerShell Windows Service, including:…
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Last week we introduced a new PrimalScript template for Windows PowerShell which makes writing Windows Services much easier. In this article, we will show you how to use MSI Builder to create an installer for your Windows Services.
We created…
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Starting with PrimalScript 2018, version 7.4.111 you can define custom actions for your Windows Installers. A custom action is anything that can be executed from a command line. Most commonly you will probably use executable files or a PowerShell Script.…
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