Workaround: Wand is not opening after patching on WeMod versions newer than 12.50

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• I confirm that I built WandEnhancer myself from my own fork or local source, and did not download an executable from YouTube, Discord, mirrors, issue comments, or any other third-party website.

Client (Wand) version

12.50 or newer

Enhancer version

1.0.9.4

Describe the bug

Workaround — Wand does not open after patching (versions above 12.50)

Temporary workaround only — there is no official fix yet. This worked for me, hopefully it works for you too.

Important prerequisite: This workaround relies on Windows Previous Versions (Shadow Copy / Volume Shadow Copy) being enabled on the drive where WeMod is installed. If Shadow Copy is not enabled on your machine, this workaround may not work for you.

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Steps

1. Kill all Wand processes make sure nothing from WeMod/Wand is running (check Task Manager and the system tray).
2. Locate the WeMod installation folder (usually): "C:\Users<your username>\AppData\Local\WeMod"
3. Make a backup — copy the whole folder to another directory, or create a ZIP of it. Either way, just keep it safe before changing anything.
4. Right-click the WeMod folder → Properties → Previous Versions tab.
5. Pick a previous version and restore its content (the main directory, the packages folder, and the version folders) to another directory. Be patient — it is a large folder, it takes a while to copy.
6. Back in the original WeMod installation folder, delete all version folders (e.g. app-12.xx.xx) and delete the packages folder.
7. From the restored copy, copy the last working version folder (e.g. app-12.45 in my case) and the packages folder back into the original WeMod installation directory.
8. In the main directory (the one that contains Wand.exe) - not inside (app-xx-xx):

• There is an update.exe file there — delete it (or rename it to a non-executable name, e.g. update.eZe). This stops WeMod from updating itself again and breaking the rollback.

1. Run Wand.exe and check that you are on PRO. If you are not, apply the Wand Enhancer patch.
2. Enjoy! ✅

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Notes from my testing

• During my tests, version 12.45 (the newest one I had available in Shadow Copy) showed no issues downloading new mods or running them.
• This is a workaround, not a fix — keep an eye out for an official solution in a future release.
• Inside "Packages," you will most likely find newer versions, such as 12.50 and up... If you delete or rename the Update.exe file, it won't update; the "RELEASE" file located in the "packages" folder is what determines which version gets executed.

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