Basic App-V 5 Client PowerShell Commands

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These PowerShell commands should be run on an App-V 5 Client computer. The first step is importing the App-V module, as it’s not imported by default.

  • Import-Module AppvClient

This must be run to import the module to allow PowerShell to run PowerShell cmdlets for the App-V 5 Client.

  • Get-Command -Module Appvclient

This gets a list of PowerShell commands for the App-V Client module.

  • Add-AppvPublishingServer -Name [Name of App-V Publishing Server] -URL [URL]

Adds the specified App-V 5 Publishing Server to the App-V 5 Client.

  • Sync-AppvPublishingServer -Name [Name of App-V Publishing Server]

Syncs the App-V 5 Client’s apps with the App-V 5 Publishing Server.

  • Add-AppvClientPackage \\Servername\Sharename\Appfilename.appv

Adds a package to the local App-V 5 Client.

  • Add-AppvClientPackage \\Servername\Sharename\Appfilename.appv | Publish-AppvClientPackage -Global