Alchemy July 2025

Last Updated: 31st July, 2025.

Note: To view issues you may encounter when using Alchemy that we are working to address in future releases, see Known Issues

AAV

4.7.2507.28416 (Released 31st July)

New Features

  • Added the LaunchDetached and LaunchDetachedWithConsole Compatibility Features for virtualizing applications with no console or with their own console instead of attaching to a parent console.

4.7.2507.28410 (Released 22nd July)

Bug Fixes

  • Previously, when running Adobe Creative Cloud as an Administrator, certain plugins were failing to install, including Remove.bg and Photoshop Watermark. This was due to Windows Defender redirecting and copying CopyFile functions outside of AAV. Now, CopyFile functions are redirected before Windows Defender interferes. As a result, when running Adobe Creative Cloud as an Administrator, all plugins are installed successfully.

  • Previously, there was an issue where context menus would be unresponsive and not launch when an Alchemy Compatibility Package had events configured. This was due to incorrect logic in the ContextMenuLauncher. The ContextMenuLauncher was designed to look for the first child event to launch, but when events were configured, it would launch Events instead. Now, the ContextMenuLauncher searches for the application by name and launches context menus correctly, even when Events are configured in an Alchemy Compatibility Package.

Auto Packager

4.7.2507.55931 (Released 31st July)

New Features

  • Updated AAV component version to 4.7.2507.28416.

  • Updated Package Runtimes component version to 4.7.2507.4162.

4.7.2507.55871 (Released 23rd July)

New Features

  • The Exclusion List was updated to include the following registry keys:

    • HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Security Health

    • HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search

    • HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RulesEngine.

  • Updated AAV component to version 4.7.2507.28410.

4.7.2507.55128 (Released 10th July)

Bug Fixes

Previously, when packaging AutoCad, AutoPackager would crash if the following values were present in the package:

  • Registry key – Containing the characters <>.

  • Registry value – Containing a short path.

The issue has been fixed by improving error handling for the registry key and value. Now, AutoPackager can successfully package AutoCad, capturing registry keys containing <> and registry values containing short paths.

New Features

Further improvements to support creating an Alchemy Compatibility Package from an App Bundle. For more information, see What's New in Alchemy May 2025.

Package Runtimes

4.7.2507.4162 (Released 31st July)

New Features

  • Removed an unnecessary log line related to attaching to a parent console.