App-V 5.1 Supported Configurations

Applies to: Windows 10, version 1607; Window Server 2019; Windows Server 2016; Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows Server 2012; Windows Server 2008 R2 (Extended Security Update)

This topic specifies the requirements to install and run Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 in your environment.

App-V Server system requirements

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

Unsupported App-V 5.1 Server scenarios

The App-V 5.1 Server does not support the following scenarios:

  • Deployment to a computer that runs Microsoft Windows Server Core.

  • Deployment to a computer that runs a previous version of App-V 5.1 Server components. You can install App-V 5.1 side by side with the App-V 4.5 Lightweight Streaming Server (LWS) server only. Deployment of App-V side by side with the App-V 4.5 Application Virtualization Management Service (HWS) server is not supported.

  • Deployment to a computer that runs 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

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Management server installation.

Note

Microsoft provides support for the current service pack and, in some cases, the immediately preceding service pack. To find the support timelines for your product, see the Lifecycle Supported Service Packs. See Microsoft Support Lifecycle Support Policy FAQ for more information.

Operating System Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Update SP1 64-bit

Important   Deployment of the Management server role to a computer with Remote Desktop Sharing (RDS) enabled is not supported.

Management server hardware requirements

  • Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor

  • RAM—1 GB RAM (64-bit)

  • Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space, not including the content directory

Management server database requirements

The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Management database installation.

SQL Server version Service pack System architecture

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft SQL Server 2017

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft SQL Server 2016

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft SQL Server 2014

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft SQL Server 2012

SP2

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

SP3

32-bit or 64-bit

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

Publishing server operating system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Publishing server installation.

Operating System Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Update SP1 64-bit

Publishing server hardware requirements

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

  • Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor

  • RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)

  • Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space, not including the content directory

Reporting server operating system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Reporting server installation.

Operating System Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Update SP1 64-bit

Reporting server hardware requirements

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

  • Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor

  • RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)

  • Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space

Reporting server database requirements

The following table lists the SQL Server versions that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Reporting database installation.

SQL Server version Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft SQL Server 2019 CU4 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP2 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 32-bit or 64-bit
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 32-bit or 64-bit

App-V client system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.1 client installation.

Note

With the Windows 10 Anniversary release (aka 1607 version), the App-V client is in-box and will block installation of any previous version of the App-V client

Operating system Service pack System architecture

Microsoft Windows 10 (pre-1607 version)

32-bit or 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 8.1

32-bit or 64-bit

Windows 7

SP1

32-bit or 64-bit

The following App-V client installation scenarios are not supported, except as noted:

  • Computers that run Windows Server

  • Computers that run App-V 4.6 SP1 or earlier versions

  • The App-V 5.1 Remote Desktop services client is supported only for RDS-enabled servers

App-V client hardware requirements

The following list displays the supported hardware configuration for the App-V 5.1 client installation.

  • Processor— 1.4 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

  • RAM— 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

  • Disk— 100 MB for installation, not including the disk space that is used by virtualized applications.

Remote Desktop Services client system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for App-V 5.1 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) client installation.

Operating System Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Update SP1 64-bit

Remote Desktop Services client hardware requirements

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

  • Processor—1.4 GHz or faster, 64-bit (x64) processor

  • RAM—2 GB RAM (64-bit)

  • Disk space—200 MB available hard disk space

Sequencer system requirements

The following table lists the operating systems that are supported for the App-V 5.1 Sequencer installation.

Operating System Service Pack System Architecture
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Extended Security Update SP1 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 32-bit and 64-bit

Sequencer hardware requirements

See the Windows or Windows Server documentation for the hardware requirements. App-V adds no additional hardware requirements.

Supported versions of System Center Configuration Manager

The App-V client supports the following versions of System Center Configuration Manager:

  • Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

  • System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

The following App-V and System Center Configuration Manager version matrix shows all officially supported combinations of App-V and Configuration Manager.

Note

Both App-V 4.5 and 4.6 have exited Mainstream support.

App-V Version System Center Configuration Manager 2007 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 System Center Configuration Manager Version 1511

App-V 5.0 SP3

MSI-Wrapper Only

No

2012 SP1 CU4

2012 R2 CU1

Yes

Yes

Yes

App-V 5.1

MSI-Wrapper Only

No

2012 SP1 CU4

2012 R2 CU1

Yes

Yes

Yes

For more information about how Configuration Manager integrates with App-V, see Planning for App-V Integration with Configuration Manager.

Planning to Deploy App-V

App-V 5.1 Prerequisites