Run legacy Windows apps unchanged, on platforms built for today.
HANDD designs, deploys and manages application modernisation
programmes that package and encapsulate legacy Windows applications
so they run unchanged on modern Windows platforms, on-premise or
in the cloud — without rewrites, recoding or reengineering.
HANDD Application Modernisation Enablement packages legacy Windows applications into portable compatibility containers that run on modern, supported platforms, designed, deployed and managed by HANDD, so end-of-life systems stop being a liability without a rewrite project.
A clear operating model for modernisation: capture legacy applications, package them, deploy at scale, and keep evidence ready for audit, all as a single managed service.
Package and run legacy applications on modern platforms without touching source code or reinstalling from scratch.
Manage packaged applications with the same tools your team already uses, no new consoles to learn.
Retire unsupported operating systems and eliminate ESU costs while keeping applications running exactly as before.
Package once and deploy across desktops, servers, VDI and cloud without rebuilding for each platform.
Make audit evidence easier to find by removing unsupported OS versions from the estate and documenting what’s been modernised.
HANDD can track upcoming Microsoft end-of-support deadlines so migrations happen on your timeline, not a forced one.
Alchemy captures the application directly from its legacy environment, no install media or source code required, then wraps it in a compatibility package that intercepts Windows API calls at runtime. The app sees the operating system it was built for. The host sees a modern, supported platform.
HANDD helps teams move beyond frozen Windows XP and Server 2008 boxes and unsupported runtimes with a single modernisation layer suited to regulated and industrial operations.
A clearer operating story helps buyers understand that HANDD is not just reselling software. It is guiding the full modernisation lifecycle.
Map legacy applications, dependencies and end-of-support deadlines.
Select the right packaging and target platform approach.
Capture and package applications directly from the running legacy environment.
Deploy packaged applications at scale across desktops, servers and cloud.
Maintain visibility with logs, reports and audit evidence.
HANDD Application Modernisation Enablement is built on Cloudhouse Alchemy, integrated, configured and operated by HANDD specialists so you get enterprise-grade legacy app modernisation without running the platform yourself.
Application compatibility packaging that lets legacy Windows applications run unchanged on modern, supported platforms, deployed and operated entirely by HANDD.
Not sure if application modernisation fits your environment?
Looking to monitor your estate for configuration drift and compliance after modernisation? Cloudhouse Guardian pairs naturally with Alchemy — ask your Specialist about adding it to your programme.
HANDD can package, deploy and support your legacy application estate as a fully managed service, handling packaging, deployment, compliance reporting and ongoing support.
Straight answers to the questions we hear most often when organisations start evaluating legacy app modernisation.
HANDD Application Modernisation Enablement packages legacy Windows applications so they run unchanged on modern, supported platforms, without rewriting, recoding or reinstalling, all designed and managed by HANDD.
It is built on Cloudhouse Alchemy, deployed, configured and operated by HANDD as a single managed service.
Yes. Our managed service covers packaging, deployment, end-of-support deadline tracking, compliance reporting and ongoing support on an ongoing basis.
Talk to HANDD about an application modernisation assessment, implementation, managed services or a full legacy migration path.
