<page_title> List of Microsoft codenames </page_title> <section_title> OS components </section_title> <table> <cell> Darwin <col_header> Codename </col_header> </cell> <cell> Microsoft Installer <col_header> Preliminary name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Windows Installer <col_header> Final name </col_header> </cell> <cell> A Windows service and application programming interface for installing software on computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
Windows Installer (previously known as Microsoft Installer, codename Darwin) is a software component and application programming interface (API) of Microsoft Windows used for installation.