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title: About App-V 5.0 SP1
description: About App-V 5.0 SP1
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# About App-V 5.0 SP1


This service pack contains the following changes:

-   The App-V 5.0 sequencer and App-V 5.0 client now support twenty-four languages. You can download the additional language packs using the **Volume Licensing Service Center**.

-   The App-V 5.0 server now supports eleven languages. You can download the additional language packs using the **Volume Licensing Service Center**.

-   Support has been added for the App-V 5.0 Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Writer feature.

    **Important**  
    To use VSS and App-V 5.0 you must modify the values for the following server registry keys with the updated database names:

    -   Management - **HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE** \\ **SOFTWARE** \\ **Microsoft** \\ **AppV** \\ **Server** \\ **ManagementService** \\ **MANAGEMENT\_DB\_NAME**

    -   Reporting - **HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE** \\ **SOFTWARE** \\ **Microsoft** \\ **AppV** \\ **Server** \\ **ReportingService** \\ **REPORTING\_DB\_NAME**

     

## How to Get MDOP Technologies


App-V 5.0 is a part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). MDOP is part of Microsoft Software Assurance. For more information about Microsoft Software Assurance and acquiring MDOP, see [How Do I Get MDOP](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=322049) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=322049).






## Related topics


[What's new in App-V 5.0 SP1](whats-new-in-app-v-50-sp1.md)

[Release Notes for App-V 5.0 SP1](release-notes-for-app-v-50-sp1.md)