Kurt Shintaku's Blog

UPDATE 11/11/12:
Citrix Receiver (RELEASE) hit the Windows Store on Friday.  This replaces the "Preview" that Citrix originally posted 2 weeks ago. (4.53MB)  http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/en-us/app/citrix-receiver/dcbba44a-a3fd-41f4-951d-1117998c583d 

Support for Citrix Receiver for Windows RT is available here: http://forums.citrix.com/category.jspa?categoryID=335 

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ORIGINAL POST:
There’s been a lot of discussion about the Citrix Receiver Preview that was posted to the Windows Store for Windows 8/RT-based devices recently. 

I got to talk with my counterpart at Citrix to ask him to help me understand what sort of requirements the Citrix Receiver Preview has & here’s a quick summary of my Q&A with him:

1. Will older versions of XenApp or XenDesktop work with the Citrix Receiver Preview posted to the Windows Store?
   — No.  Only newer versions will work.  Minimum of XenApp 6 & XenDesktop 5.5.  This is unfortunately not documented.
2. Is there additional infrastructure required to use the Citrix Receiver Preview?
   — Yes.  Customers must have a Citrix StoreFront to connect to their backend.  There are also explicit setup procedures & system requirements to use the Windows 8/RT version of the Receiver.  This documented in the blog post below.
3. Is there a place where one can read more information about the Citrix Receiver?
   — Yes.  Interested users should go to the following blog which is the personal blog of the Product Manager responsible for the Preview.
   http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/10/25/microsoft-launches-windows-8/
4. Is there a Support forum for users interested in using the Citrix Receiver for Windows 8/RT?
   — Yes.  http://forums.citrix.com/category.jspa?categoryID=335
5. Will my Citrix Secure Gateway work with Citrix Receiver for Windows 8 / RT?
   — No.  If external access is a requirement, a Citrix Netscalar solution must replace the Citrix Secure Gateway.  The Netscalar solution incidentally may be virtualized in Hyper-V for convenience.