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Alchemy June 2026#

For the most recent component versions of Alchemy, see Alchemy Current Component Versions.

Applies to: Alchemy

AppAcceleratorV (AAV)#

The following table outlines each version of AppAcceleratorV (AAV) that has been released this month, alongside the release date.

Release Date Version Number
8th June 2026 V4.7.2605.26923

New features#

The following new feature is included within this release of AAV.

Support for context menus on Arm64#

AAV now supports shell extension context menus (right-click menus) for packages running on Arm64 versions of Windows. Previously, the context menu components were built for x64 only, and an x64 shell extension cannot be loaded into the Arm64-native Windows Explorer, so context menus defined in a package did not appear. AAV now includes Arm64 builds of the context menu components, and the Arm64 versions are used when a package is deployed to an Arm64 device.

Note

Only the context menu components are Arm64-native in this release. The rest of AAV is not Arm64-native. For more information on context menus, see Context Menus.

Other enhancements#

There are no additional enhancements included within this release of AAV.

Fixed issues#

No issues have been fixed within this release of AAV.

Auto Packager#

The following table outlines each version of Auto Packager that has been released this month, alongside the release date.

Note

The table is ordered in reverse chronological order, with the most recent release at the top.

Release Dates Current Version Number AAV Version Number
25th June 2026 V4.7.2606.57 V4.7.2605.26923
8th June 2026 V4.7.2606.10 V4.7.2605.26923

New features#

There are no new features included within this month's release of Auto Packager.

Other enhancements#

The following additional enhancements are included within this month's release of Auto Packager.

Updated component versions#

The following component versions have been updated in Auto Packager 4.7.2606.10:

  • Updated AAV component version to 4.7.2605.26923.
  • Updated Package Runtimes component version to 4.7.2605.4272.

Internal improvements#

Auto Packager 4.7.2606.57 contains internal build and release-pipeline improvements only, with no change to functionality.

Fixed issues#

The following issues have been fixed within this month's release of Auto Packager.

Release Date Version Number
8th June 2026 V4.7.2606.10
Affects Versions: V4.7.2605.60
Fix Version: V4.7.2606.10
Problem
When a captured service had a ServiceSidType value (the service SID type, also shown as service isolation), the value was recorded in the application bundle but was missing from the Services.xml file in the resulting package. As a result, the packaged service did not run with the SID type of the original service.
Cause
Auto Packager did not carry the ServiceSidType value through to the package when building it from the captured service data. A value of none was also treated as if no value had been set.
Solution
Auto Packager now reads the ServiceSidType value of each service and writes it to the package's Services.xml, including the none value. Values that are not valid service SID types are ignored. The package is built with Package Runtimes 4.7.2605.4272, which is included in this release.
Affects Versions: V4.7.2605.60
Fix Version: V4.7.2606.10
Problem
The Auto Packager command-line interface (CLI) did not finish capturing when the application's installer launched the application as its final step, as installers for Visual Studio Code and Firefox do. The CLI never reached the end of the capture.
Cause
The launched application kept running after the installer exited. Auto Packager waited for the whole process tree of the installer to become quiet, and an application that is left running never does.
Solution
Auto Packager now runs the installer inside a Windows job object. When the installer exits, Auto Packager waits 10 seconds for first-run activity to settle, and then terminates any processes the installer left running, so that the capture can complete. The 10-second wait is added to each installation stage.

Package runtimes#

The following table outlines each version of Package Runtimes that has been released this month, alongside the release date.

Release Date Version Number
8th June 2026 V4.7.2605.4272

New features#

The following new feature is included within this release of Package Runtimes.

Support for launching mSIX-Packaged applications#

Package Runtimes can now launch applications from a package that is delivered as an MSIX. An MSIX-packaged application is activated by its application user model ID (AUMID), for example from its Start menu tile, rather than by the executable path and command-line pattern that Package Runtimes previously used to choose which run condition to start. When an MSIX-delivered package is activated this way, Cloudhouse.Container.Run.exe now selects the correct run condition and the hosted application launches.

Other enhancements#

There are no additional enhancements included within this release of Package Runtimes.

Fixed issues#

No issues have been fixed within this release of Package Runtimes.