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Failure of SIF Pre-Requisites Installation for Sitecore 9.2 Due to Web Platform Installer

Prerequisite Installation Error During On-Premises Server Setup

While setting up a on-premises server for Sitecore 9.2 Habitat project, I encountered the following error during the installation of the Sitecore prerequisites.


It appears that Microsoft has relocated the download location for Web Platform Installer v5. For our on-premises installation, Sitecore furnishes us with SIF scripts to automate the installation of prerequisites, sparing us the manual download and installation of all the required software on a new server. However, this time, Microsoft has changed the location and also renamed the .msi file, causing some complications.

  • In the previous configuration found in Prerequisites.json for Sitecore 9.2, the following parameters were defined:

  • After making these updates, the prerequisites will be successfully installed.

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