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Inno Setup 6.7.3

Razvan Serea — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:30:02 +0000

Inno Setup is a free Windows installer tool offering compression, encryption, multi-language support, and customization for creating professional, efficient software installation packages. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.7.2

Razvan Serea — Tue, 19 May 2026 18:18:56 +0000

Here is how Windows 95 prevented system chaos from external installers

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:28:01 +0000

Developers kept breaking Windows 95 with bad installers, so Microsoft built a hidden backup trick that quietly reversed the damage without users knowing. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.7.1

Razvan Serea — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:16:01 +0000

Inno Setup 6.7.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:00:02 +0000

Inno Setup 6.6.1

Razvan Serea — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:42:14 +0000

Inno Setup 6.6.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:08:01 +0000

Inno Setup 6.5.4

Razvan Serea — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:00:01 +0000

Inno Setup 6.5.3

Razvan Serea — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:12:01 +0000

Why Windows anti-virus scanners flag Linux ISOs as virus, and what to do

Paul Hill — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:54:03 +0000

Have any of your Linux ISOs been flagged up as malware by anti-virus software? If so, here's what you should do. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.5.1

Razvan Serea — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:02:01 +0000

Inno Setup 6.5.0

Razvan Serea — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:12:01 +0000

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.11

Razvan Serea — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:48:02 +0000

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) is a tool that allows programmers to create such installers for Windows. It is released under an open source license and is completely free for any use. Read more...

Early version of the new GNOME OS installer shown off in video

Paul Hill — Sun, 26 May 2024 09:44:01 +0000

More work has been done on the new GNOME OS installer. It now has a GitLab repository for the code and the basic layout and internals have made decent progress. Check the video to see it in action. Read more...

Early work on a new GNOME OS installer has begun thanks to Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund

Paul Hill — Sun, 19 May 2024 03:18:01 +0000

Developers working on GNOME improvements have been busy this week. They have been working on Nautilus improvements, a brand new installer, improvements to the Orca screen reader, and more. Read more...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.10

Razvan Serea — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:12:01 +0000

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.09

Razvan Serea — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 05:28:02 +0000

Inno Setup 6.2.2

Razvan Serea — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:08:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Zoom installer for macOS has a security flaw granting elevated system privileges

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 07:16:01 +0000

The Zoom installer for Apple macOS can potentially grant elevated security privileges to attackers owing to a flaw in the setup file. Zoom did release a patch, but the bug is still exploitable. Read more...

Microsoft will now deliver some Exchange Server updates in .exe packages too

Usama Jawad — Wed, 11 May 2022 07:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a significant change to its delivery process for Security Updates and Hotfixes to Exchange Server. The aforementioned updates will now be offered through .exe packages too. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.2.1

Razvan Serea — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:26:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.08

Razvan Serea — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 03:18:01 +0000

PowerToys is coming to the Microsoft Store in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:10:01 +0000

A premature listing for PowerToys recently appeared in the Microsoft Store for Windows 11. However, it reportedly downloads an installer that is then responsible for installing the utility. Read more...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.07

Razvan Serea — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:18:01 +0000

Fake Windows 11 installers are being used to distribute malware

Usama Jawad — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 06:02:01 +0000

Kaspersky has issued an advisory about people getting their machines infected with malware by downloading fake Windows 11 installers like "86307_windows 11 build 21996.1 x64 + activator.exe". Read more...

Inno Setup 6.2.0

Razvan Serea — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:54:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.1.2

Razvan Serea — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:34:02 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.0.5

Razvan Serea — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:08:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.0.4

Razvan Serea — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:34:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.0.3

Razvan Serea — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:46:09 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 6.0.2

Razvan Serea — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:34:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.04

Razvan Serea — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:22:02 +0000

Inno Setup 5.6.1

Razvan Serea — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:46:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 5.6.0

Razvan Serea — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:34:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.03

Razvan Serea — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:22:01 +0000

NSIS 3.02.1

Razvan Serea — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:54:02 +0000

NSIS 3.02

Razvan Serea — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:08:01 +0000

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 3.0

Razvan Serea — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:26:01 +0000

Inno Setup 5.5.9

Razvan Serea — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:14:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...

Inno Setup 5.5.7

Razvan Serea — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:32:01 +0000

Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs. First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and stability. Read more...