What's new
This article lists new and enhanced features for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™ 7 2203 LTSR (initial release). Updates are organized by component.
PowerShell commands to manage Local Host Cache(LHC)
You can now use PowerShell commands to manage LHC on Delivery Controllers. For more information, see Local Host Cache PowerShell commands.
Hybrid Rights License
Starting with the 2203 LTSR initial release, previously unsupported public cloud host connections can now be deployed using the new Hybrid Rights License. So, you can now use on-premises deployments with cloud deployments. The public cloud host connections that are supported are: AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. If your deployment has public cloud host connections, you can’t upgrade to the current version without the Hybrid Rights License. For more information, see the following:
Virtual Delivery Agents (VDAs) 2203
Version 2203 of the Windows single-session OS and multi-session OS VDAs includes the following enhancements. These items are in addition to any VDA installation and upgrade items listed earlier in this article.
Keyboard layout enhancements for Windows login screen
The 2203 LTSR initial release addresses keyboard layout issues occurring on the Windows sign-in screen prompted by a VDA when single sign-on isn’t possible (for example, during a connection lease-based launch while using Service Continuity.) Before this release, the VDA's keyboard layout was used on the Windows sign-in screen.
Starting with the 2203 LTSR initial release, when you sign in to a virtual session on the VDA, you can now enter credentials using your local client keyboard layout.
Adaptive audio update
Adaptive audio and UDP audio now have a new implementation. For more information, see Audio over UDP Real-time Transport and audio UDP port range.
Citrix Director
TLS 1.3 support
Citrix Director now supports TLS version 1.3.
Citrix Studio
Changes in host support for Current Releases
Starting with the 2203 LTSR initial release, current releases of the product support VDAs (machines that deliver apps and desktops) on the following public cloud hosts:
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Amazon Web Services
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Google Cloud Platform
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Microsoft Azure Resource Manager
Important:
If you want to add public cloud host connections to your deployment, you need a Hybrid Rights License. For information about Hybrid Rights License, see Transition and Trade-Up (TTU) with Hybrid Rights.
For a complete list of supported host and virtualization resources, see System requirements.
License validity checks
Citrix Studio now automatically checks the validity of licenses in use by host connections. A host connection is placed into maintenance mode if its license is invalid. As a result, you can’t perform certain operations, such as editing the connection and turning off maintenance mode. A license becomes invalid, for example, when:
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The license has expired. In this case, contact your Citrix sales representative to renew it or to purchase new licenses.
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The license has been deleted from the License Server.
Citrix Provisioning™ 2203 LTSR initial release
Citrix Provisioning 2203 LTSR initial release contains new features and fixes.
Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR initial release
Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR initial release contains new features and fixes.
Profile Management 2203 LTSR initial release
Profile Management 2203 LTSR initial release contains new features and fixes.
Session Recording 2203 LTSR initial release
Session Recording 2203 LTSR initial release contains new features and no fixes.
StoreFront™ 2203 LTSR initial release
StoreFront 2203 LTSR initial release contains new features and fixes.
Workspace Environment Management™ 2203
Workspace Environment Management 2203 contains new features and fixes.