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title: How to Access the Client Management Console
description: How to Access the Client Management Console
author: jamiejdt
ms.assetid: 3f6303c7-f953-4623-8211-c20d1faa846b
ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
ms.prod: w10
ms.date: 06/16/2016
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# How to Access the Client Management Console


Use the App-V 5.0 client management console to manage packages on the computer running the App-V 5.0 client.

**Note**  
To perform all of the actions available using the client management console, you must have administrative access on the computer running the App-V 5.0 client.

 

Use the following procedure to access the client management console.

**To access the client management console**

1.  On the computer running the App-V 5.0 client, click **Start** and select **Microsoft Application Virtualization Client**.

    **Note**  
    For computers running the App-V 5.0 Remote Desktop Services client version, to access client management console follow step 1 of this procedure on the server running the client.

     

2.  When the App-V 5.0 client management console is displayed, click the tab you want to review and perform any required tasks. For more information about the client management console tasks see, [Using the App-V 5.0 Client Management Console](using-the-app-v-50-client-management-console.md).

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## Related topics


[Operations for App-V 5.0](operations-for-app-v-50.md)