App-V in Windows supported configurations

Applies to:

• Windows 10
• Windows 11
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (Extended Security Update)

This article specifies the requirements to install and run App-V in your Windows client environment. For information about prerequisite software such as the .NET Framework, see App-V prerequisites.

App-V Server system requirements

This section lists the operating system and hardware requirements for all App-V server components.

Unsupported App-V server scenarios

The App-V server does not support the following scenarios:

• Deployment to a computer that runs the Server Core installation option.
• Deployment to a computer that runs a previous version of the App-V server components. You can only install App-V side-by-side with the App-V 4.5 Lightweight Streaming Server (LWS) server. This scenario doesn't support side-by-side deployment of App-V and the Application Virtualization Management Service (HWS) 4.x.
• Deployment to a computer running Microsoft SQL Server Express edition.
• Deployment to a domain controller.
• Short paths. If you plan to use a short path, you must create a new volume.

Management server operating system requirements

You can install the App-V Management server on a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 (Extended Security Update) or later.

Management server hardware requirements

• A 64-bit (x64) processor that runs at 1.4 GHz or faster.
• 1-GB RAM (64-bit).
• 200 MB of available hard disk space, not including the content directory.

Management server database requirements

The following table lists the SQL Server versions that the App-V Management database installation supports.

For more information on user configuration files with SQL server 2016 or later, see the support article.

Publishing server operating system requirements

The App-V Publishing server can be installed on a server that runs Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 or later.

Publishing server hardware requirements

App-V adds require nothing beyond the requirements of Windows Server.

• A 64-bit (x64) processor that runs at 1.4 GHz or faster.
• 2-GB RAM (64-bit).
• 200 MB of available hard disk space, not including the content directory.

Reporting server operating system requirements

You can install the App-V Reporting server on a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1 or later.

Reporting server hardware requirements

App-V adds no other requirements beyond those requirements of Windows Server.

• A 64-bit (x64) processor that runs at 1.4 GHz or faster.
• 2-GB RAM (64-bit).
• 200 MB of available hard disk space, not including the content directory.

Reporting server database requirements

The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V Reporting database installation.

App-V client and Remote Desktop Services client requirements

Starting with Windows 10 version 1607, the App-V client is included with Windows Enterprise and Windows Education. The App-V client is no longer part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack. Before you can use the App-V client, it must be enabled, as described in Enable the App-V desktop client.

Similarly, the App-V Remote Desktop Services (RDS) client is included with Windows Server 2016 Standard and Windows Server 2016 Datacenter.

Sequencer system requirements

Sequencer is now part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK). Download the latest Windows ADK that is recommended for your version of the Windows OS.

Sequencer hardware requirements

See the Windows or Windows Server documentation for the hardware requirements.

Supported versions of Microsoft Configuration Manager

The App-V client works with Configuration Manager versions starting with Technical Preview for Configuration Manager, version 1606.

Related articles

• App-V prerequisites