Introducing Liquidware FlexApp and FlexApp One

Liquidware FlexApp is an application layering solution which simplifies the management of delivering apps to various workspaces. Using a solution like FlexApp has a lot of benefits as an admin or even as an end user:

• Admins have the option to deliver apps during boot, user logon or on-demand when the end user clicks the icon. 
• FlexApps do not install directly in the operating system. Instead applications are packaged into containers. Using containers, simple management tasks like removing the app or updating the app does not leave any orphaned files or registry keys behind (also called winrot). 
• Instead IT admins can package the newer version and simply swap the FlexApp which benefits the admin and user experience during the life cycle management process. There is almost no delay in this process which improves greatly the end user  experience.
• FlexApps are compatible with many workspaces, meaning you can use FlexApp on Microsoft platforms like Windows 11/10, Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop or even other solutions from Citrix, Omnissa and even Amazon Workspaces.
• FlexApp is a great solution to manage apps on VDI environments. Chances are that you can reduce in the amount of golden images since FlexApps are delivered outside of the golden image. This reduces complexity and time for IT departments to manage golden images.
• FlexApp packages use some form of isolation to improve application compatibility. 
• FlexApp does not require the use of silent installers. 

Liquidware has integrated their FlexApp solution with the ProfileUnity console, in fact the solution is called ProfileUnity with FlexApp. As an IT admin, you have the ability to enable context-awareness while delivering apps to their devices and use advanced management like;

• using app privilege elevation.
• modifying the registry after an app is packaged. 
• an inventory of the FlexApps that are being used.

One thing to keep in mind is that your device needs to be online for the solution to work. If this is not the case, then you need to enable full caching. You could also use FlexApp One. Let’s find out more below!