| App-V 4.6 |
App-V 5.0 |
| Mount drive (Q:) on sequencer and client |
No mount drive on sequencer or client |
| RTSPS, RTSP, HTTP, HTTPS and SMB streaming |
HTTP, HTTPS and SMB streaming |
| .SFT package file format |
.APPV package file format |
| .OSD |
.XML Dynamic Deployment/User Configuration |
| Sfttray.exe for application launch |
Application .exe called directly |
| Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC) |
Application Connection Groups (ACG) |
| Shared Read Only Cache |
Shared Content Store |
| SFTFS.FSD cache file |
Flat file structure in %ProgramData% |
| Default isolation of applications |
Default isolation of application apart from Virtual Application Extensions |
| Management Server MMC Console |
Management Server Silverlight web console |
| Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 desktop OS support |
Windows 7 and 8 desktop OS support |
| Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2 Server OS Support |
Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Server OS Support |
| SFTMIME/SFTTRAY commands on client and SFTSEQUENCER command line for sequencer |
PowerShell commands on client, sequencer and server |
| Sftlog.txt and Event Log error reporting |
Event Log – Applications and Services Logs |
| Non Optimised Streaming (Default) or Feature Block definition |
On Demand – Stream Faults Streaming(Default) or Feature Block definition |
| Application reboot simulated by Sequencer |
Application reboot physically actioned during Sequencing |
| User based targeting only (App-V Full Infrastructure) |
User and computer based targeting (App-V Full Infrastructure) |
| Package upgrades deployed to all users |
Phased package upgrades |