--- title: Preparing Your Environment for App-V 5.1 description: Preparing Your Environment for App-V 5.1 author: dansimp ms.assetid: 64b2e1ac-1561-4c99-9815-b4688a0ff48a ms.reviewer: manager: dansimp ms.author: dansimp ms.pagetype: mdop, appcompat, virtualization ms.mktglfcycl: deploy ms.sitesec: library ms.prod: w10 ms.date: 06/16/2016 --- # Preparing Your Environment for App-V 5.1 There are a number of different deployment configurations and prerequisites that you must consider before you create your deployment plan for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1. This section includes information that can help you gather the information that you must have to formulate a deployment plan that best meets your business requirements. ## App-V 5.1 prerequisites - [App-V 5.1 Prerequisites](app-v-51-prerequisites.md) Lists the prerequisite software that you must install before installing App-V 5.1. ## App-V 5.1 security considerations - [App-V 5.1 Security Considerations](app-v-51-security-considerations.md) Describes accounts, groups, log files, and other considerations for securing your App-V environment. ## Other resources for App-V 5.1 Planning - [Planning for App-V 5.1](planning-for-app-v-51.md)