allow building an msi if you want. not sure if will be used.

Author: GarboMuffin

package.json

@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@
       "deleteAppDataOnUninstall": false,
       "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true
     },
+    "msi": {
+      "artifactName": "${productName}-Setup-${version}-${arch}.${ext}"
+    },
     "mac": {
       "artifactName": "${productName}-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
       "icon": "build/icon.icns",

release-automation/README.md

@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ You must specify which platform to build for:
 
 ```
 --windows
-    Create Windows installers for Windows 10 or later.
+    Create Windows installers for Windows 10 or later using NSIS.
 
 --windows-legacy
-    Create Windows installers for Windows 7 or later (less secure than --windows).
+    Create Windows installers for Windows 7 or later using NSIS (less secure than --windows).
 
 --windows-portable
-    Create portable Windows executables for Windows 10 or later.
+    Create portable Windows executables for Windows 10 or later using NSIS.
+
+--windows-msi
+    Create Windows installers for Windows 10 or later using the Windows Installer format.
 
 --windows-dir
     Generate executables for Windows but don't package into a single executable file

release-automation/build.js

@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ const buildWindowsPortable = () => build({
   manageUpdates: true
 });
 
+const buildWindowsMSI = () => build({
+  platformName: 'WINDOWS',
+  platformType: 'msi',
+  manageUpdates: true
+});
+
 const buildWindowsDir = () => build({
   platformName: 'WINDOWS',
   platformType: 'dir',
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ const run = async () => {
     '--windows': buildWindows,
     '--windows-legacy': buildWindowsLegacy,
     '--windows-portable': buildWindowsPortable,
+    '--windows-msi': buildWindowsMSI,
     '--windows-dir': buildWindowsDir,
     '--microsoft-store': buildMicrosoftStore,
     '--mac': buildMac,