First to Natively Support Windows 11

Pin Your Apps to the Start Menu and Taskbar

InstallAware is the first installer tool to natively support Windows 11 and the entire Windows 11 eco-system, including 100% up-to-date and accurate Windows Feature/Server Role configuration, Visual Studio 2026 integration, Azure Artifact signing, Azure DevOps integration, a dedicated MSIX Editor and MSIX Builder, and Microsoft App-V 5 virtualization.

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InstallAware is the first and only installer that can pin your applications directly next to the live tiles on the Windows 11/10 Start Menu and the Windows 11/10 Taskbar. InstallAware is also the first and only installer capable of pinning your applications directly to the controversial Windows 8.1 Start Screen. With any other installer, these areas of prime real estate on end-user Desktops are off-limits - legacy installation vendors are content to repeat Microsoft's official position that programmatic pinning is impossible. InstallAware regularly achieves the impossible - unlike other vendors, we don't rest on our laurels - we work hard to give you all the tools you need to get your apps noticed, and your hard work rewarded.

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You've worked hard to build your applications - why not give them the best exposure they deserve? Only with an InstallAware setup can you pin your applications to the Start Menu, Start Screen, and the Taskbar on all Windows versions - giving your apps direct and programmatic access to the highest value pieces of the Windows Desktop real estate, without your end-users having to form usage patterns or having to manually pin your apps. What's even better, if your application defines its own custom Jump Lists on Windows, these too will be immediately accessible right from the new Taskbar - propelling your application forward.

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