Using App-V apps in Azure RemoteApp

[AZURE.IMPORTANT] Azure RemoteApp is being discontinued. Read the announcement for details.

You can use App-V applications in a Azure RemoteApp hybrid collection, which requires domain join.

Before you get started, make sure to install the App-V 5.1 client with the latest updates. You will need to create a custom image that includes the App-V client.

It’s easy to use your existing App-V infrastructure with Azure RemoteApp. Since a hybrid collection is deployed into an Azure VNET that has access to your domain controller and the VMs are domain joined, you can leverage your existing App-v infrastructure and deployment methods to easyily host App-V application in Azure RemoteApp. Here are some considerations that you should be aware of based on the type of App-V deployment you currently have:

Configuration options		Positive	Negative
Delivery method	Streaming (on-demand)	App is always the latest and fresh	First time latency
	Mounted	Fastest; app is already present on the VM	Bloat - takes up image space (127 GB limit)
App location storage	Shared content	App runs in memory of Azure RemoteApp instance	Eats memory and good connection to streaming (file) server where the app resides
	Disk (Cached)	Fast execution. App not dependent on availability of Content Source	Bloat - takes up image space (127 GB limit)
Targeting	User	Requires full standalone App-V infrastructure
	Global (machine)	Pre-publish or target using Publishing server	Need to update your Azure image if you want to update the app (huge). Takes up some space on image.

After you create your custom image and your hybrid collection, publish your application, assign users and enjoy your existing App-V applications hosted in Azure RemoteApp delivered to any device anywhere.