Create an Installer for Your Desktop App — Step by Step

Microsoft already has a setup installer extension, that will add a new project type to Visual Studio, and then you can configure your setup.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects - Visual Studio Marketplace

Step by Step

1 — Open your solution on Visual Studio;

2 — Add a new project;

3 — Select Setup Wizard (Please install the extension first);

Add new project Wizard

4 — Set a project name;

5 —CLick create button;

6 — A File System (Setup) should appear;

7 — Double click Application Folder;

8 — Add project files;

.NET Framework

• Add, Project Output and select Primary Output App;

This will add all the dependencies, Dll, EXE files to the project.

.NET Core