There's been a fair amount of virtual ink spilled about the political implications of Microsoft releasing the Windows Installer XML Toolkit (otherwise known as WiX) as an open-source project. As far ...

Microsoft today rereleased its free toolkit that's used for automating Windows 10 deployments.

QuickStudy: Windows Installer is a Windows service that allows applications to be installed cleanly and consistently and tracks the use of system resources to minimize conflicts.