Application Virtualization (App-V) for Windows client overview
Applies to:
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Note
Application Virtualization will be end of life in April 2026. We recommend looking at Azure Virtual Desktop with MSIX app attach. For more information, see What is Azure Virtual Desktop? and Set up MSIX app attach with the Azure portal.
The articles in this section provide information and instructions to help you administer App-V and its components. This information is for system administrators who manage large installations with many servers and clients, and for support personnel who interact directly with the computers or users.
- Preparing your environment for App-V
- App-V prerequisites
- Planning to deploy App-V
- App-V supported configurations
- App-V planning checklist
- Deploying the App-V Sequencer and configuring the client
- Deploying the App-V Server
- App-V deployment checklist
- Deploying Microsoft Office 2016 by using App-V
- Deploying Microsoft Office 2013 by using App-V
- Deploying Microsoft Office 2010 by using App-V
- Creating and managing App-V virtualized applications
- Automatically provision your sequencing environment using Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)
- Automatically sequence multiple apps at the same time using Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)
- Automatically update multiple apps at the same time using Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer (App-V Sequencer)
- Administering App-V Virtual Applications by using the Management Console
- Managing connection groups
- Deploying App-V packages by using Electronic Software Distribution (ESD)
- Using the App-V Client Management Console
- Automatically clean up unpublished packages on the App-V client
- Migrating to App-V from a previous version
- Maintaining App-V
- Administering App-V by using Windows PowerShell