By standardizing on , Citrix provides a more secure and performant "roll forward" experience, allowing organizations to manage security updates for the runtime independently of the Workspace app itself.
The latest version (minimum 14.42.34433.0 for version 2508+) must be present.
Version 131 or later is required for modern UI components. Version-Specific .NET 8.0 Requirements
This remains a foundational requirement alongside the newer Desktop Runtime.
If a user tries to upgrade without administrator privileges and the required .NET versions are missing, the installation will fail.
