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: While users see features, the installer actually manages components . One feature can consist of multiple components, which are the smallest coherent units (files, registry keys, etc.) that the installer installs or removes together.

When authoring an installation package , developers define features in the Feature Table of the MSI database. This allows for: Windows Installer

: Reinstalling or repairing specific features rather than the entire application if files become corrupt. : While users see features, the installer actually