Configuration Manager Settings AppV

Support for Microsoft App-V is deprecated and end of life is set for April 2026.

However, if you still have AppV-enabled applications in ConfigMgr, please be aware that in build 9.3.968.21 and later the following setting was changed:

onesite.skip_wmi_access_appv_enabled to true as the default, this should be set to false.

Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2012 SP1 introduced support for App-V streaming. Application content is streamed on demand and only to locations where it is required.

OneSite Anywhere version 3.0 and above integrates with the native App-V streaming capabilities in ConfigMgr which allows for:

• Eliminating the need to maintain ConfigMgr Distribution Point or App-V Streaming Server infrastructure.

• Self-maintaining peer-to-peer sharing leveraging the Caching File System and Virtual SAN technologies built into the OneSite platform.

In build 9.3.968.21 and later the following setting was changed:

Onesite.skip_wmi_access_appv_enabled to true as the default

This section provides guidance for deploying the App-V Streaming capabilities of OneSite Anywhere.

Prerequisites

The following software is required:

• ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 or later

• App-V Client Version 5 or later

Enable App-V

1. Click Settings > App V from the side navigation.

2. Toggle ON Enable AppV.

3. Toggle ON Use All Devices OR click Browse to select specific target Groups.

4. Click on Save.

   

Enable App-V Streaming on the ConfigMgr Distribution Point

ConfigMgr Distribution Points are already pre-configured with the necessary protocol support for App-V Streaming. Please ensure that at least one Distribution Point which contains the desired App-V Application and Deployment Type content is accessible to all ConfigMgr client machines.

OneSite Anywhere App-V streaming will never actually make use of any Distribution Point for content, but ConfigMgr itself requires the content to be available on at least one Distribution Point.

Enable App-V Streaming on Deployment Types

To enable App-V Streaming on App-V Deployment Types:

1. Select the Content tab of the Application Virtualization 5 Properties dialog box

2. Select the Stream content from distribution point Deployment option.

Pre-staging App-V Packages for Faster Streaming

Please consider using the Content Push features in for pre-staging App-V packages to remote locations. For additional speed, remember to check the Publish Unpacked Content in P2P checkbox.

Depending on the state of the content, it may need to undergo some prior actions before it is available for App V streaming. Once the content has been unpacked and published, App-V streaming will begin immediately. The following content states describe the required actions that need to execute before becoming available for App V streaming.

• Pre-staged unpacked content

  • Discovered and used automatically.

  • Streaming begins immediately.

• Pre-staged packed content

  • Discovered, unpacked, and published.

  • Streaming begins after unpacking is complete.

• Packed content ONLY

  • Automatically downloaded across the WAN.

  • Discovered, unpacked, and published.

  • Streaming begins after unpacking is complete.