Applicable Products
- Receiver for Windows
Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace app. Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with.
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- Download Citrix Workspace app Everything you need—your apps, files and desktops—at your fingertips. Citrix Workspace app is the easy-to-install client software that provides seamless, secure access to everything you need to get work done.
- Citrix Workspace app provides the full capabilities of Citrix Receiver, as well as new capabilities based on your organization’s Citrix deployment. Citrix Workspace app is built on Citrix Receiver technology, and is fully backward compatible with all Citrix solutions. Find the latest releases here. For more information, please visit the.
Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver has been replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace App.
Citrix Receiver for Windows has evolved to meet the platform and user requirements of the latest XenApp and XenDesktop releases. This article explains some of the considerations before upgrading Citrix Receiver. For more details on upgrading, refer to the Citrix Product documentation.
Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.4 and later provides an easier way to upgrade to the latest version of Citrix Receiver. The following table gives more information on various upgrade paths.
| Upgrade Compatibility Matrix | ||||||
| 4.4 and later | 4.3 | 4.2.100 | 4.2 | 4.1.x | 3.4.x | |
| Receiver 4.3.100 | √ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Receiver 4.2.100 | √ | √ | — | — | — | — |
| Receiver 4.2 | √ | √ | √ | — | — | — |
| Receiver 4.1.x | √ | √ | √ | √ | — | — |
| EOL version | ||||||
| Online Plugin Web 12.3 | √ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Online Plugin 12.3 | √ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Consumer Version 3.4.x | √ | √ | √ | √ | — | — |
| Enterprise Version 3.x | √ | M | M | M | — | — |
Notes:
- Group policy settings are retained as part of an upgrade.
- M = In-place upgrade is not supported.
For instructions on upgrading Citrix Receiver for Windows from 3.x to 4.x, refer to the Cookbook blog .
Upgrade from Receiver 3.x Enterprise to Receiver 4.4 or later
The Receiver Cleanup Utility is run by default as part of Graphical User Interface installation.
To run the Receiver Cleanup Utility when installing Citrix Receiver using a command line installation, run the following switch:
CitrixReceiver.exe /RCU /Silent
Note: When you upgrade Citrix Receiver for Windows from 13.x (non-Enterprise) or 4.2 to Version 4.2 or later, the /rcu switch is unnecessary and ignored.
Upgrade from Receiver 3.x Enterprise to Receiver 4.3 or earlier
Use Windows group policy to remove the older version and retain app shortcuts and other types of customization. For instruction on upgrade, refer to the Upgrade Guide.
Upgrading to the Receiver 4.x series
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Upgrade from Receiver 4.1 and later to the latest Receiver 4.x and above
Note: Group policy settings are retained during this upgrade.
The following settings are retained as part of upgrade when upgrading the Citrix Receiver for Windows Version 4.x to the latest version of Citrix Receiver.
- App shortcut management
- Fast-connect
- Session pre-launch
- Device access behavior
- Workspace control
- File-type association
- Security settings (https access)
- StoreFront 3.0 theme settings
- Auto update settings
Plug-in support
Upgrading to Citrix Receiver 4.3 or later retains supported plug-ins that are installed on the client machine.
The following plug-ins are tested for post-upgrade functionality:
- Citrix Real Time Media Engine (RTME)
- Microsoft VDI plug-in for Skype for Business (formerly, Lync)
- Citrix NetScaler Gateway (AGEE)
Exiftool uninstall. The following plug-ins are not tested for post-upgrade functionality by Citrix. However, there have not been any reports of breakage:
- VDMX
- Tricerat
- Thin print
Installation in user profile and upgrade
Receiver can be installed at user (each user install in their own user profile) or system level.Whether Receiver was installed at user-level (installed by users in their own profiles), it is not supported to run a system-wide upgrade as administrator: every single user will have to upgrade Receiver by themselves.
If Receiver was installed system-wide, users will not be able to upgrade that installation.
Downgrading Citrix Receiver
Downgrading Citrix Receiver is not supported.
If attempted at your own risk, ensure that the existing Version of Citrix Receiver is completely uninstalled before installing the older version. Sky go amazon.
You can use the Receiver Cleanup Utility for a clean uninstall.
Unsupported upgrade to Receiver 4.x
For Citrix Receiver versions that have reached end-of-life (EOL), are SUPPORTED for in-place upgrades, or that are not shown in Table 1, the recommended upgrade procedure is as below:
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Record the existing customization to manually reconfigure it after the upgrade.
Run the Receiver Cleanup Utility (see Knowledge Center article CTX137494 ) to remove the older version of Citrix Receiver completely.
Torrent for mac. Install the latest Citrix Receiver for Windows available at https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver.html.
- Reconfigure the necessary customization recorded in Step 1 above.
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Note: You may need to use 'Receiver Clean-Up Utility' as needed especially when problem occur during Receiver uninstall or when unexpected issues occur after install, regardless of the Receiver version you use.