Deprecation notices
The announcements in this article are intended to give you advanced notice of platforms, Citrix products, and features that are being phased out so that you can make timely business decisions. Citrix monitors customer use and feedback to determine when they are withdrawn. Announcements can change in subsequent releases and might not include every deprecated feature or functionality. For details about product lifecycle support, see the Product Lifecycle Support Policy article. For information about the Long Term Service Release (LTSR) servicing option, see https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX205549.
Deprecations
Deprecated items are not removed immediately. Citrix continues to support them, but they will be removed in a future release.
| Item | Deprecation announced in version | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| XenApp Services (also known as PNAgent) | 2308 | Within workspace app, connect to stores using the store URL rather than the XenApp Services URL |
Removals
Removed items are either removed, or are no longer supported.
| Item | Deprecation announced in version | Removed in version | Alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 | 2402 | 2407 | Install StoreFront on Windows server 2019 or higher |
| Support for Microsoft .NET Framework versions earlier than 4.8.0. | 2407 | 2407 | Upgrade to .NET Framework version 4.8.0 or later. (The installer automatically installs .NET Framework 4.8.0 if it is not already installed.) |
| Internet Explorer 11 for connecting to resources using Workspace app for HTML5 | 2308 | 2308 | Either use a supported web browser or install Citrix Workspace app for Windows. It is still possible to use Internet Explorer 11 to access your store but to launch resources Citrix Workspace app for Windows must be installed. |
| XenApp 6.5 resource feeds. | 2308 | 2308 | Upgrade to the latest Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Alternatively it is still possible to to add XenApp 6.5 resource feeds using PowerShell but note that XenApp 6.5 is no longer supported. |
| Support for Self-service password reset (SSPR) | 2203 | 2203 | - |
| Support for TLS 1.0, and TLS 1.1 protocols between Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Workspace app. | 3.14 | 2203 | Upgrade Citrix Receivers to a Citrix Workspace app that supports TLS 1.2 |
| Installing StoreFront on Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2203 | 2203 | Install StoreFront on a supported operating system. |
| Support for Microsoft .NET Framework versions earlier than 4.7.2. | 2203 | 2203 | Upgrade to .NET Framework version 4.7.2 or later. (The installer automatically installs .NET Framework 4.7.2 if it is not already installed.) |
| Removal of Delivery Controller options for the following end-of-life products: VDI-in-a-Box, and XenMobile (9.0 and earlier). | 1903 | 1903 | — |
| Internet Explorer 9 and 10 | 1903 | 1903 | — |
| Support for users to access desktops on Desktop Appliance sites | 1811 | 1912 | Use Desktop Lock for non-domain-joined use cases. |
| Citrix classic experience (“green bubbles” user interface) | 3.12 | 1903 | Use the Unified UI |
| Installing StoreFront on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2 (including Service Packs). | 3.12 LTSR | 3.15 | Install components on a supported operating system. |
| Citrix Online Integration (Goto product) integration | 3.11 | 3.12 | — |
| In-place upgrades from StoreFront 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, and 2.5.2 | 3.9 | 1818 | Upgrade from one of these versions to 3.12 and then to a more recent latest version |
| Installing StoreFront on 32-bit (x86) machines. | 3.8 | 3.13 | Install on a supported x64 operating system. |
For information about deprecations in Citrix Workspace app for HTML5 see the Deprecation page.