Cumulative Update 7 (CU7)
Release date: Aug 28, 2025
What’s New
If you are on 2203 LTSR CU7, it is recommended to follow one of these upgrade paths:
- Upgrade to 2402 LTSR CU3 or a later cumulative update.
- Upgrade to 2507 or a later release.
- In general, it is recommended to upgrade to a future-dated release.
File based licensing system EOL notification
File based licensing system, traditionally used for activating various on-premises components, will be End of Life (EOL) on April 15, 2026. License Activation Service (LAS) is the next generation technology for product activations across the suite of Citrix products. LAS will be the only way to activate and license Citrix on-premises components after April 15, 2026. To remain supported, your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployment must be on a LAS compatible version. The minimum required CVAD versions that are LAS compatible are:
- CVAD 2203 LTSR CU7
- CVAD 2402 LTSR CU3
- CVAD 2507 LTSR
- CVAD 2411
If you have questions or concerns, contact Customer Care. Citrix might limit or suspend your Citrix Maintenance for non-compliance with these requirements without liability in addition to any other remedies Citrix might have at law or equity. These requirements don’t apply where prohibited by law or regulation.
Delivery Controller
Licensing Server version compatibility with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site
For Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops site creation and upgrades, ensure that the Licensing Server is running a minimum of version 11.17.2 build 53100.
About this release
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™ 7 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 7 (CU7) fixes more than 25 issues reported since the release of 2203 LTSR CU5.
2203 LTSR (general information)
2203 LTSR (features and upgrade information)
Issues fixed since Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2203 LTSR CU5
Citrix Product Subscription Advantage Eligibility Dates
Downloads
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2203 LTSR CU7
Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR CU7
Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 CU5 contains five fixes.
Profile Management 2203 LTSR CU7
Profile Management 2203 CU7 contains eight fixed issues.
Session Recording 2203 LTSR CU7
Session Recording 2203 CU7 contains one fix.
StoreFront™ 2203 LTSR CU7
StoreFront 2203 CU7 contains fixes.
New deployments
How do I deploy CU7 from scratch?
You can set up a brand-new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment based on CU7 - using the CU7 metainstaller. Before you do that, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the product:
Peruse the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2203 LTSR (initial release) section and pay close attention to the Technical Overview, Install and Configure, and Security sections before you start planning your deployment. Ensure that your setup meets the system requirements for all components.
Existing deployments
What do I update?
CU7 provides updates to 15 baseline components of the 2203 LTSR. Remember: Citrix recommends that you update all LTSR components of your deployment to CU7. For example: If Citrix Provisioning is part of your LTSR deployment, update the Citrix Provisioning components to CU4. If Citrix Provisioning isn’t part of your deployment, you do not need to install or update it.
2203 LTSR CU7 baseline components
| 2203 CU7 baseline component | Version as shown in Programs and Features | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Single-session VDA | 2203.0.7000.7522 | Single-session VDA |
| Multi-session VDA | 2203.0.7000.7522 | Multi-session VDA |
| Delivery Controller | 2203.0.7000.7522 | Delivery Controller |
| Citrix Studio | 7.33.7000.57 | Citrix Studio |
| Citrix Director | 7.33.7000.26 | Citrix Director |
| Citrix Group Policy Management | 7.33.7000.20 | Citrix Group Policy Management |
| Citrix Group Policy Client-Side Extension | 7.33.7000.16 | |
| Citrix StoreFront | 2203.0.7000.7 | Citrix StoreFront |
| Citrix Provisioning | 7.33.40 | Citrix Provisioning |
| Universal Print Server | 7.33.7000.18 | Universal Print Server |
| Session Recording | 22.3.7000 | Session Recording |
| Linux VDA | 22.03.6000 | Linux Virtual Delivery Agent |
| Profile Management | 22.3.7000.10 | Profile Management |
| Citrix Federated Authentication Service | 10.9.700.16 | Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) |
| Browser Content Redirection | 15.32.7000.10 | Browser Content Redirection |
| Citrix Probe Agent 2305 | 2305.1.0.0 | Download |
2203 LTSR CU7 compatible components
The following components - at the versions given below - are compatible with LTSR environments. They aren’t eligible for the LTSR benefits (extended lifecycle and fix-only cumulative updates). Citrix® might ask you to upgrade to a newer version of these components within your 2203 environments.
| Compatible components and features | Version as shown in Programs and Features | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| App Layering | 2309 | Citrix App Layering |
| HDX RealTime Optimization Pack | 2.9.600 | HDX RealTime Optimization Pack |
| License Server | 11.17.2.0_BUILD_53100 | License Server |
| User personalization layer | 25.3.3 | User personalization layer |
| Session Recording web player | 22.3.7000.6 | Session recording web player |
| Microsoft Teams optimization | 15.32.3000.9 | Microsoft Teams optimization |
| Workspace Environment Management | 22.12.0 | Workspace Environment Management |
| XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR VDA (latest release)* | Latest Cumulative Update only | Documentation |
2203 LTSR CU7 notable exclusions
The following features, components, and platforms aren’t eligible for 2203 lifecycle milestones and benefits. Specifically, cumulative updates and extended lifecycle benefits are excluded. Updates to excluded features and components are available through regular current releases.
| Excluded components and features |
|---|
| AppDisks™ |
| AppDNA® |
| Citrix SCOM Management Pack |
| Framehawk |
| Personal vDisk |
| StoreFront Citrix Online Integration |
| License Activation Service |
| Excluded Windows platforms * |
|---|
| Windows 2008 32-bit (for Universal Print Server) |
* Citrix reserves the right to update platform support based on third-party vendors’ lifecycle milestones.
In this article
- What’s New
- About this release
- Downloads
- Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR CU7
- Profile Management 2203 LTSR CU7
- Session Recording 2203 LTSR CU7
- StoreFront™ 2203 LTSR CU7
- New deployments
- Existing deployments
- 2203 LTSR CU7 baseline components
- 2203 LTSR CU7 compatible components
- 2203 LTSR CU7 notable exclusions