---
title: "Alchemy May 2024"
description: "What changed in Alchemy in May 2024."
product: "Alchemy"
edition: "Public"
type: "reference"
url: "https://docs.cloudhouse.com/public/whats-new/whats-new-in-2024/alchemy-may-2024/"
---
# Alchemy May 2024

Applies to: `Alchemy`

!!! note

    To view issues you may encounter when using Alchemy that we are working to address in future releases, see [Known issues](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/public/overview/known-issues/index.md).

## Auto Packager

### (released 31st May 2024)

#### New features

- Enforces licensing. It is no longer possible to run Packager without a valid license. For more information, see [Management Executable Online Licensing (Default)](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/management-executable-online-licensing-default/management-executable-online-licensing-default) and [Management Executable Offline Licensing](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing).
- Virtualised applications now see the current version of the installed prog ids as the original prog id rather than the Compatibility Package specific prog id.
- Adds additional entries to the PATH environment variable if files included in the Compatibility Package came from directories on the PATH.
- Displays the original icon and text in the "Open With" right-click context menu when using Open With ProgIds. For information on known issues with the right-click context menus, see [Known Issues](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/public/overview/known-issues/index.md).

## Package runtimes

### (released 31st May 2024)

#### New features

- Enforces licensing. It is no longer possible to run Cloudhouse.Container.Deployment.exe, Cloudhouse.Container.Run.exe, or Cloudhouse.Package.Management.exe without a valid license. For more information, see [Management Executable Online Licensing (Default)](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/management-executable-online-licensing-default/management-executable-online-licensing-default) and [Management Executable Offline Licensing](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing).
- Removes the Usage Reporting executable, which has been deprecated due to the introduction of new licensing functionality. For more information, see [Management Executable Online Licensing (Default)](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/management-executable-online-licensing-default/management-executable-online-licensing-default) and [Management Executable Offline Licensing](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing).
- Creates an alias for the %GUID% variable and exposes it for usage in AAV. This alias is %PackageID%. For more information, see Supported Variables.
- Obfuscates the binaries.

#### Bug fixes

- Previously, getting all Windows usernames would sometimes fail with strange characters. This error occurred during an uninstall but is now fixed.
- Fixed a failure when saving the package diff which was caused by obfuscating the DTOs.

## AppAcceleratorV (AAV)

### (released 31st May 2024)

#### New features

- Enforces licensing. It is no longer possible to run AAV without a valid license. For more information, see [Management Executable Online Licensing (Default)](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/management-executable-online-licensing-default/management-executable-online-licensing-default) and [Management Executable Offline Licensing](https://docs.cloudhouse.com/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing/usage-reporting-module-offline-licensing).
- Introduces improvements to Package Isolation causing additional redirections with registry paths.
- Obfuscates the AAV binaries.

#### Bug fixes

- We have fixed issues with Package Isolation for the RStudio Package.

## Auto Packager

### (released 9th May 2024)

#### Feature improvements

- ProgIds referenced via OpenWithProgIds in FileAssociations.xml are now included in packages.
- Background directory context menus (and other similar context menus) are now virtualised.
- File system packaging is now faster when utilising Single Machine Reverse Packaging.

#### Bug fixes

- Registry values with names that contain only blank values are now captured.
- Errors that occur when scanning advertised shortcuts no longer result in crashes.