How to create an Installer for a Winforms application using Visual Studio and Advanced Installer(Free Edition)

In this tutorial, we will create an installer for a Winforms desktop application using Advanced Installer's free edition. First, download and install Visual Studio Community edition. Then, create a small Winforms application or clone the CurrencyConverter project from GitHub. Download and install Advanced Installer, following the prompts with default options. After installation, launch Advanced Installer and select the MSI Installer tab, then click on Visual Studio Application and Create New Project. Provide a project and manufacturer name, then click Next. Choose the standard MSI setup file and select the folder where the project will reside. Select the Visual Studio solution and choose the project configuration. Select all detected output files and choose to create both Desktop and Program files shortcuts. Choose to launch the application after installation and select the default installation UI. Finally, build the project and navigate to the output folder to find the created MSI file.