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Microsoft extends App-V server availability until 2029
Microsoft is keeping its App-V server available until 2029 to give enterprise customers more time to move away from it.
App-V is an older Windows component used by businesses.
It streams Win32 software to users on demand, rather than requiring the software to be installed in the usual way.
The extension means customers have more time to transition away from the aging system.
The change concerns enterprise customers, not a general announcement about Windows for all users.
Businesses will need to move away from App-V, but the available information does not say what will replace it or describe further steps.
Microsoft is extending the availability of App-V server until 2029.
The move gives enterprise customers more time to move away from the aging Windows component.
App-V server facilitates on-demand streaming of Win32 software.
Neowin reported the extension on October 16, 2026.
- Who
- Microsoft is extending availability for enterprise customers.
- What
- App-V server will remain available until 2029.
- When
- Until 2029; the report was published on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- To give enterprise customers extra time to move away from the aging component.
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- Component
- App-V server
- Availability extended until
- 2029
- Function
- Facilitates on-demand streaming of Win32 software
- Reported by
- Neowin
- Publication date
- October 16, 2026