How to create a robust, minimal installer for Windows? [closed]

Answer 1

You can create a single installer file using just Visual Studio 2017 Pro and Windows in 3 steps:

1. To have an entry in the Add/Remove Programs, you need to have a setup project.
2. The setup project may compile into 2 files: *.msi and setup.exe
3. To create a self-extracting package, you can use the IExpress tool