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Support for App-V 5.0 SP2 Shell Extension and Runtime Features

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App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio fully support the following new features of App-V 5.0 SP2:

  • Shell extensions—App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio support shell extensions, including:

    • Context menu handler
    • Drag-and-drop handler
    • Drop target handler
    • Data object handler
    • Property sheet handler
    • Infotip handler
    • Column handler

  • ActiveX controls—App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio support ActiveX controls, which are now registered and supported via the AppxManifest.xml file.

  • Browser helper objects—App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio support browser plug-ins, which aids scenarios where applications need to integrate with Internet Explorer.
  • Side-by-side (SxS) runtime dependencies—App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio support side-by-side runtime dependencies. App-V 5.0 SP2 automatically detects side-by-side assemblies and deployment on the computer running the App-V 5.0 SP2 client.

  • Full VFS write mode—App-V 5.0 packages created by AdminStudio support the Full VFS Write Mode option, which gives a virtual application full write permissions to its virtual file system files and folders.

    • The Full VFS Write Mode feature was introduced in App-V 5.0 SP2 HotFix 4.