March 2017 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

This article describes the contents of the March 2017 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP). This servicing release contains the latest fixes for the Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 RTM Client, Remote Desktop Services (RDS) and Server, Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Notes

• The App-V and UE-V Clients are "in-box" (included with the operating system) starting with the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (version 1607). The in-box App-V client continues to use the App-V 5.1 Server.
• Fixes that are delivered to the out-of-box (installed separately) versions of App-V and UE-V are first delivered for the in-box versions of App-V and UE-V in the monthly Windows 10 cumulative updates.
• We recommend that you test fixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new servicing release contains all the fixes (including security fixes) that were included in the previous update package. We recommend that you apply the latest servicing release.

• Because of some issues with this release, we have updated the download contents and updated this article to reflect the changes. The changes include the following:

  • The release number for the APP-V components has changed from 5.1.118.0 to 5.1.123.0. However, there are no other changes to the binaries.
  • Apply the new App-V client patch to update from version 5.1.118.0 to version 5.1.123.0.
  • This update includes the correct App-V RDS update. Version 5.1.118.0 was a copy of the App-V client update, and the installation failed.
  • This update includes the missing MBAM client agent update for the x86 and x64 platforms.

AGPM 4.0 Service Pack 3

This servicing release fixes the following issue:

• The difference report erroneously shows a difference for identical settings.
   

App-V 5.1 (release version)

This servicing release fixes the following issues:

• App-V throws an error when the user selects the Preview button in InfoPath Designer.

• The Sequencer does not correctly capture rapid creation or deletion of registry entries for applications with large registries.
  
  Note The corresponding Sequencer fix is available through the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for the Windows 10 Creators Update. The ADK version of the Sequencer can only be used with Windows 10 clients. Otherwise, use the App-V 5.1 version.
   

MBAM 2.5 Service Pack 1

This servicing release includes the following improvements:

• Updates server installation to support Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP1.

• Adds server-side support for XTS-AES encryption.
   

UE-V 2.1 Service Pack 1

This servicing release improves functionality as follows:

• Adds error checking to prevent crashes.

• On logoff, connectivity with the server is now checked only once instead of for each template.

• Adds a configurable time-out value for logoff (default = 2s). For more information, see Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.1 SP1 Release Notes.

MBAM 2.5 Service Pack 1

This servicing release makes the following improvements:

• The MBAM client agent now includes the deployment PowerShell script.
• Under Installed Updates in Control Panel, the correct servicing release KB number is now displayed.
• Corrects the GPO description for Bitlocker XTS-AES support. The Microsoft Download Center provides the following download and installation instructions:

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Group Policy Administrative Templates

Microsoft Download Center

A supported hotfix is available for download.

Download the March 2017 servicing release now.

Prerequisites

Note The Properties for the AGPM 4.0 SP3 .exe file in this servicing release erroneously shows 3.5.2519.0 as the product version.

• To apply this hotfix for AGPM, you must have AGPM 4.0 SP3 RTM or a later AGPM 4.0 SP3 servicing release installed.
• To apply this hotfix for APP-V 5.1, you must have APP-V 5.1 RTM or a later App-V 5.1 servicing release installed.
• To apply this hotfix for MBAM 2.5 SP1, you must have MBAM 2.5 SP1 RTM installed.
• To apply this hotfix for UE-V, you must have UE-V 2.1 SP1 RTM installed or a later UE-V 2.1 SP1 servicing release installed.
   

Restart requirements

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
 

Replacement information

This hotfix replaces the following:

• Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 4.0 version 3.5.2519.0 as described in the following article:
  • 3168628 September 2016 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
• Microsoft Application Virtualization version 2.5.116.0 as described in the following article:
  • 3122998 Hotfix Package 1 for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5 SP1
• Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.5 version 2.5.1126.0 as described in the following article:
  • 3198158 December 2016 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
• Microsoft User Experience Virtualization 2.1 version 2.1.665.0 as described in the following article:
  • 3168628 September 2016 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
     

Registry information

You do not have to make any changes to the registry to apply this hotfix.

This servicing release includes update installers for App-V 5.1 RTM.

For App-V, the original client installation file contains installers for both x86-based and x64-based architectures. Running the .exe file automatically deploys the correct client. However, if the original client was deployed by extracting and using the architecture-specific .msi file, you must apply the associated .msp file to ensure a successful update. To extract the associated .msp file, run the following command:

AppV5.1RTM_Client_KB4014009.exe /LAYOUT

Important If you try to apply this update by running the AppV5.1RTM_Client_KB3198158.exe file instead of the (extracted) associated .msp file, you may receive the following error message: 

File information

AGPM

App-V

MBAM

UE-V

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