{"id":9591,"date":"2019-05-02T00:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=9591"},"modified":"2024-10-03T00:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:39:04","slug":"citrix-workspace-app-comes-w-o-vc-runtime-from-v1904","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/05\/02\/citrix-workspace-app-comes-w-o-vc-runtime-from-v1904\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrix Workspace-App comes w\/o VC++ Runtime from V1904"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borncity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/winb.jpg\" width=\"58\" height=\"58\" align=\"left\" \/>[German]Citrix has updated its Workspace app to version 1904. This app is now distributed for the first time without the Visual C++ Redistributable (Runtime) in the installer. Here some information about this app.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is the Citrix Workspace app for Windows?<\/h2>\n<p>The Citrix Workspace app for Windows is installable software that allows users to access applications and desktops from a client system using Citrix virtual apps and desktops. The Citrix Workspace app provides access from your desktop, start menu, Citrix Workspace user interface or web browser, as the company writes <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/citrix-workspace-app-for-windows.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Users can use the Citrix Workspace application on domain and non-domain PCs, tablets and thin clients. Using Citrix StoreFront in conjunction with the Citrix Workspace app enables organizations to provide self-service access to applications and desktops. The advantage: There is a common user interface, regardless of the terminal hardware, the operating system (32-bit and 64-bit versions), or form factor.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_zj9lraVGWQ\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The above video shows how to use the Citrix Workspace app for Windows. On April 30, 2019, Citrix released the Workspace app 1904 for Windows. The app runs under<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 7,<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2008 R2<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2012<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2012 R2<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2016<\/li>\n<li>Windows Server 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>as well as Thin PC. The download is possible on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citrix.de\/downloads\/workspace-app\/windows\/workspace-app-for-windows-latest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this website<\/a>. A detailed overview of the functions and 'advantages' can be found on the Citrix product page.<\/p>\n<h2>VC++ runtime won't ship from Version 1904 onwards<\/h2>\n<p>Let's get to the point of this blog post. On Twitter I became aware of an innovation of Citrix, the Workspace app 1904 for Windows. Marco Hoffmann (Citrix Technology Advocate) has sent the following message.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"de\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hurray, this meets my support case request :)<br \/>\nWas a rocky way to get them convinced it causes installation issues.<br \/>\nI hope they'll keep theirs updated in the installation directory.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 al Qamar (Karl) (@tweet_alqamar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tweet_alqamar\/status\/1123456818884284417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">1. Mai 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span id=\"preserve89125cf6cc8d4e0189dfa3b2310fc1b7\" class=\"wlWriterPreserve\"><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starting with version 1904, the required binary files of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable are no longer delivered with the Citrix Workspace App Installer. What at first glance looks like a step backwards was welcomed with applause by user Al Qamar (Karl). By chance I know the background of the whole thing and had discussed it here in the blog in a different context. Here is the short version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages there are always serious security gaps. These are patched by Microsoft.<\/li>\n<li>But Microsoft often doesn't get the chance to deliver the installer packages with the latest tools and installers. This is how patched VC++ redistributable variants with known vulnerabilities in the installers are distributed.<\/li>\n<li>To top it all off, outdated Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable packages, which have been integrated into products by software vendors, will be installed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This misery I had discussed several times in the following blog posts. With the latest development at least Citrix does not install the Visual C++ redistributables. The administrator of the systems is then responsible for providing this runtime environment and keeping it up to date. Karl fought long enough for this step.<\/p>\n<p>But Karl implicitly points to another construction site. The Visual C++ Runtime included in the Citrix App-Installer was often good for installation problems. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.citrix.com\/article\/CTX220340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This older support article<\/a> from 2017 or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.citrix.com\/article\/CTX226932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article from<\/a> the same year deal with several problems at once.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar articles<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=4543\">The problem with C++ Redists &amp; 3rd Party security patches<\/a> \u2013 I<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=4547\">The problem with C++ Redists &amp; 3rd Party security patches<\/a> \u2013 II<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/?p=4550\">The problem with C++ Redists &amp; 3rd Party security patches<\/a> \u2013 III<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2018\/08\/22\/vulnerabilities-in-microsoft-visual-c-runtime\/\">Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[German]Citrix has updated its Workspace app to version 1904. 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