This documentation describes Windows Installer 5.0 and earlier versions.

For more information, see Platform Support of Advertisement. The installer also enables the advertisement of applications and features according to the operating system. The installer service enables customers to provide better corporate deployment and provides a standard format for component management. Microsoft Windows Installer is an installation and configuration service provided with Windows. This version is included with the OS in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and later client and server releases (including Windows 10). Note that there is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0. If you're looking for a redistributable for Windows Installer 4.5 and earlier, see this article. Like all other versions of iTunes, the app is free and weighs in at about 270 MB.This documentation is intended for software developers who want to use Windows Installer to build installer packages for applications. Note that upon first running the app after installation, it will require that you uninstall any other versions of iTunes that may be present on your PC. For an app like iTunes, this isn’t a major concern, although there are third-party applications which offer iTunes integration.įor Windows-based Apple fans looking to switch to the Microsoft Store version of iTunes, you can grab the download now directly from the Store. This makes apps that rely on third party integrations unsuitable for the platform. The one caveat of this approach is that, like Apple’s own Mac App Store, Microsoft Store apps are sandboxed for security. The end result is that legacy apps look the same, but can still be distributed and licensed via the Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store apps were initially required to be written under the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) framework, but the company’s “ Project Centennial” initiative allowed traditional Win32 applications to be “wrapped” in UWP containers. More importantly, however, bringing iTunes to the Microsoft Store means that the app will be able to run on devices in “ S Mode,” a locked-down version of Windows 10 that, for purposes of battery life and security, only allows the user to run third party applications from the Microsoft Store.įrom an end-user perspective, iTunes via the Microsoft Store looks and runs just like the traditionally obtained version of the software. So why is this a big deal?įirst, it makes Apple’s media playback and management software available as a one-click package to millions of Windows users. The version of iTunes delivered via the Microsoft Store is the same as that currently available for Windows users to manually download: version 12.7.4.

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