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Alchemy January 2025

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

Bug Fix

Previously, if a right-click context menu was unable to launch, right-clicking in Windows Explorer would become unresponsive for 30 seconds. Now, right-clicking remains responsive when a Container.Run returns a non-success exit code. For more information, see - Updated AAV to 4.7.2501.28246. - Updated Package Runtimes to 4.7.2412.3907.

Package Runtimes

4.7.2501.3957 (Released 17th January)

New Features

  • Supports the deployment of drivers.
  • Supports multiple service backups on deployment, allowing you to restore the service as required, without having to manually reconfigure it.

4.7.2412.3907 (Released 10th January)

New Features

Backup events from Events.xml if they fail to execute.

Bug Fix

  • Alchemy's order of operations has been modified for uninstalling and unregistering. For more information, see Order of Operations.
  • Beginning in Package Runtimes version 4.7.2405.3600, the exit code returned was 0 even in the event of a failure. This has been fixed and the correct exit code is now returned. For more information, see Alchemy Compatibility Package Exit Codes.