Application Virtualization 5
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5 lets administrators make applications available to end users without having to install the applications directly on end user computers. App-V transforms applications into centrally managed services that are never installed and don't conflict with other applications.
Important
Extended support for MDOP ends on April 14, 2026. For more information, see Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) support extended.
Documentation for previous versions of MDOP is available with the Windows previous versions documentation.
We recommend looking at Azure Virtual Desktop with MSIX app attach. For more information, see What is Azure Virtual Desktop? and Add and manage app attach and MSIX app attach applications in Azure Virtual Desktop.
To get started with App-V 5, see the following articles: