WiX v7.0.0-rc.1

Author: barnson

src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/configurable_scope_bundles.md

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+Content to come:
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+- https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9235
+- https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9237
+- https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9238
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src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/faqs.md

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 ## Converting packages

src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/oopbas.md

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 In WiX v5, Burn launches bootstrapper applications as separate processes rather than loading them as DLLs inside the Burn process. If using the WiX Standard Bootstrapper Application or WiX Internal UI Bootstrapper Application, the move to out-of-process bootstrapper applications is abstracted away and should not introduce any breaking changes or required authoring changes.

src/content/docs/wix/whatsnew/releasenotes.md

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+## WiX v7
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+- WiX v7.0.0-rc.1 was published 6-Feb-2026.
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+WiX v7 continues our three-year-old tradition of shipping releases annually and adding features and fixing bugs while maintaining high compatibility with previous releases.
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+### Highlights
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+- Add the ability to use dual-purpose MSI packages in bundles, which lets the user decide whether to install such packages per-user or per-machine. (Issue [8958](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8958))
+- Upgrade to OSMF EULA v1.1 that avoids requiring a fee until you make at least US$10,000 a year from your projects that use WiX. (Issue [9230](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9230))
+- Require an explicit gesture to accept the OSMF EULA to avoid accidentally violating the EULA terms. (Issue [9196](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9196))
+- _BREAKING CHANGE_ The behavior of relative paths in the `Files` element appeared inconsistent but it was technically correct (the best kind of correct). Still, it was confusing, so between tarot cards and a well-used D20 die, we picked one behavior: Relative paths in `Files` are relative to the source path. (Issue [9097](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9097))
+- Use integrity level to detect elevated privileges instead of elevation tokens. (Issues [8178](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8178) and [9205](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9205))
+- Add the `Payloads` element to harvest bundle payloads like `Files` does for package payload. (Issue [9049](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9049))
+- Support longer-than-MAX_PATH paths for payloads in packages and bundles. (Issues [3065](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/3065) and [9115](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9115))
+- Heat was deprecated in WiX v6 after the introduction of `Files` and `Payloads` and has now been removed from WiX v7. (Issue [9039](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9039))
+- Add support for [RedirectionGuard](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2025/06/redirectionguard-mitigating-unsafe-junction-traversal-in-windows) to Burn as an additional security mitigation. (Issue [9228](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9228))
+- Correctly uninstall a patch bundle when uninstalling the base bundle. (Issue [9104](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9104))
+- Ensure that a patched package can be uninstalled. (Issue [6350](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6350))
+- Restore the ability to specify an icon that appears in a WixStdBA bootstrapper application window. (Issue [8104](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8104))
+- Make WixUI_Advanced handle 64-bit installation directories. (Issue [2165](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/2165))
+- Add `ProductSearch/@Result='exists'` to Burn searches. (Issue [9079](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/9079))
+
 ## WiX v6
 
 WiX v6 is the second annual release since WiX v4. WiX v6 continues in the tradition of being intentionally highly compatible with its predecessor WiX v5—and by the transitive property of backward compatibility, with WiX v4 too. WiX v6 contains a number of fixes and enhancements of existing features, including those newly introduced in WiX v5. Notable examples include: