App-V 5 FAQ: What versions of Windows is App-V 5 supported on?

App-V 5 FAQ: What versions of Windows is App-V 5 supported on?

Operating system support for App-V is ultimately determined by the Microsoft Product Support Lifecycle. You can search the Product Support Lifecycle page for “Application Virtualization” to return the product lifecycle for all versions of App-V. This FAQ covers the most recent version of App-V: 5.1.

Application Virtualization Components

Desktop Client

The App-V 5.1 desktop client is supported on:

  • Windows 10 x86, x64
  • Windows 8.1 x86, x64
  • Windows 7 SP1 x86, x64

RDS Client

The App-V 5.1 RDS client is supported on:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Management Server

The App-V 5.1 Management Server is supported on:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Publishing Server

The App-V 5.1 Publishing Server is supported on:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Reporting Server

The App-V 5.1 Reporting Server is supported on:

  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Additional Resources

More details on the full system requirements for Application Virtualization 5 are documented in full on Microsoft TechNet here:

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