This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information.


Q: When was Citrix Receiver 4.2 publicly released?
A: Dec 3, 2014

Q: What features does Citrix Receiver 4.2 offer?
A: Citrix Receiver offers the following features:

• Start menu integration and shortcut management
• Support for Windows tablet and multi touch with virtual apps and desktops
• HDX Mobility
• USB Device Selection
• Device selection for seamless apps
• Improved graphic performance with XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6

NOTE: For more details on these features review the What's new section of the following document:
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/receiver-windows-42/receiver-windows-42-about.html#receiver-windows-42-about

Q: What issues are fixed in the Citrix Receiver 4.2 release ?
A: The Citrix Receiver 4.2 offers fixes for:

• Content Redirection
• HDX
• Installation
• Logon\Authentication
• Printing
• Session\Connection
• Shadowing
• System Exceptions
• User Experience
• User Interface
• Some Miscellaneous fixes

NOTE: For a complete and detailed list of these fixes review the following document:
Citrix Receiver 4.x - Issues Fixed in This Release
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138197

Q: Can I upgrade from a previous version of the Citrix Receiver ?
A: In certain situations you can so for complete details review the Considerations when upgrading section of the following document.
http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/receiver-windows-42/receiver-windows-install-wrapper.html

Note: If you have any issues upgrading the Citrix Receiver It is recommended to uninstall the previous version of Citrix Receiver, run the Citrix Receiver Clean-Up utility (link to the utility listed below) to remove any registry , files , or folders that be left behind by the manual uninstall.
Restart the users machine and then install the Citrix Receiver 4.2 clean. This ensures nothing from the previous version can conflict with the new version resulting in the best possible install for the user.

Additional Resources

Citrix Receiver Downloads - Citrix Receiver
Citrix Documentation - Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.2
CTX137494 - Receiver Clean-Up Utility
 

This is a brief overview of the Citrix Receiver 4.2 and its features.