App Volumes is a real-time application delivery system that allows administrators to assign

applications to users and groups in Horizon. App Volumes uses virtual disks called packages to store

and deliver applications. When a user logs on to a desktop, the App Volumes agent attaches the

assigned packages to the desktop and merges them with the OS disk. The user can then access the

applications as if they were natively installed.

In this scenario, Adobe Acrobat 11 has been assigned to a user as an App Volumes package. When

the user logs on to VM25, which already has Adobe Acrobat 11 natively installed, the App Volumes

agent attaches the package to VM25 and creates a shortcut on the user desktop. However, the

package does not overwrite or conflict with the natively installed application. Instead, when the user

clicks on the shortcut, the App Volumes package for Adobe Acrobat 11 is opened and runs in an

isolated environment. This allows the user to use different versions of the same application without

affecting each other or the OS. Reference: App Volumes Architecture and [VMware Horizon 8.x

Professional Course]