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'''Web Platform Installer''' ('''Web PI''') was a freeware, [[Proprietary software|closed-source]] [[package management system]] that installs non-commercial development tools and their dependencies that are part of '''Microsoft Web Platform''', including:
▲Initially released on January 21, 2009<ref>http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2009/01/21/microsoft-web-platform-installer-v1-0-released.aspx</ref>, '''Microsoft Web Platform Installer''' (Web PI) is a simple, free tool that automates the installation of Microsoft's entire Web Platform including:
* [[Internet Information Services|IIS]]
* [[WebMatrix]]
* [[Microsoft_Visual_Studio_Express#Visual_Web_Developer_Express|Visual Web Developer]] 2008 Express Edition
* [[SQLVisual ServerWeb 2008Developer]] Express Edition
* [[Microsoft .NETSQL FrameworkServer]] Express Edition
* [[.NET Framework]]
* [[Silverlight]] Tools for [[Visual Studio]]
* [[PHP]]
* and more.
 
The final (non-beta) 2.0 version of the software, released September 24, 2009, adds the ability to automate installation of certain third-party software, such as <ref>http://www.microsoft.com/web/</ref>:
* [[WordPress]]
* [[Umbraco]]
* [[Drupal]]
* [[Joomla]]!
* [[Orchard Project|Orchard]]
* and more.
 
AdditionallyThe ability to install third-party software was added in version 2.0, released September 24, 2009.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/web/ Free Web Development Tools for Windows | Microsoft WebMatrix 3]. Microsoft.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-06.</ref> {{As of|July 2015}}, Web PI can install 82 titles.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/ Windows Web App Gallery - Featured Apps]. Microsoft.com. Retrieved on 2015-02-06.</ref> Web PI 2.0's options are populated dynamically at runtime from Microsoft's servers, allowing installation options to be updated without the need to download newer versions of the Web PI softwareitself. <ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/web/Downloads/platform.aspx Download the Microsoft Web Platform]. Microsoft.com (2013-02-14). Retrieved on 2015-02-06.</ref>
 
On July 7, 2010, Microsoft announced Web PI 3 which includes [[WebMatrix Beta]], a new set of integrated tools for web development. WebMatrix is available only through Web PI 3. Web PI 3 comes withinstalls additional tools for web development including IIS Developer Express, [[SQL Server Compact]] and several popular open source web applications like [[DotNetNuke, Umbraco, WordPress and Joomla]].
 
Web PI features an offline mode where products can be downloaded to a local cache on a machine where internet access is available and then use these cached files on a different machine later.<ref>[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/install/web-platform-installer/web-platform-installer-v4-command-line-webpicmdexe-rtw-release Web Platform Installer v5 Command Line (WebPICMD.exe) - RTW release : The Official Microsoft IIS Site]. Iis.net (2012-08-26). Retrieved on 2018-12-18.</ref> However, Web PI is still not usable in environments where Internet connectivity and [[User Account Control|local administrator privileges]] are mutually exclusive (i.e. a given [[process (computing)|process]] can either authenticate through a [[transparent proxy]], or can have High or System [[integrity level]], but not both).
Supported operating systems include [[Windows 7]], [[Windows Vista]] SP1+, [[Windows XP]] SP3+, [[Windows Server 2003]] SP2+, [[Windows Server 2008]] and [[Windows Server 2008]] R2.
 
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WebPI) has been retired since July 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.iis.net/iisteam/web-platform-installer-end-of-support-feed|title=Web Platform Installer - End of support and sunsetting the product/application feed|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 8, 2021|website=IIS Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft|access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
Supported architectures include both x86 and 64-bit.
 
The Web PI can be downloaded from the Microsoft Web Platform website at [http://www.microsoft.com/web www.microsoft.com/web].
 
==See also==
* [[Solution stack]]: set of software subsystems or components needed to create a complete platform
* [[LAMP (software bundle)]] - free and open source stack to build a general-purpose web server
* [[Windows Package Manager]]: an open-source package manager for [[Windows 10]] and [[Windows 11]]
 
==References:==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx Microsoft Web Platform Installer]
* [http://www.codedigest.com/Articles/Tools/399_Introduction_to_Web_Platform_Installer_(WebPI)_and_Using_WebPI_in_Command_Prompt.aspx Introduction to WebPI and WebPI Command-Line Utility]
* [http://www.mywindowsclub.com/resources/3345-How-download-install-configure-IIS.aspx Install and configure web development tools using Web PI 3]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/ WebMatrix with Web PI 3]
 
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