I ran into an interesting issue today when I was working on a user’s dedicated desktop. The issue was related to the Google Optimization pack which began watermarking Google Chrome with the SwiftShader logo. I
I recently had the opportunity to work with 2 consultants from Citrix Consulting Services for a client who has been experiencing performance issues in their remote office and one of the recommendations was to schedule
Problem You attempt to connect to a Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 VDI via the Web Interface portal but nothing happens and the Desktop Viewer doesn’t launch: Logging onto the VDI and reviewing the Application logs reveal
As some administrators who have deployed Citrix XenDesktop 7 may know, the Web Interface has now been replaced with the new StoreFront server and out of the box, the portal looks as such: While the
Problem You’ve just completed a new deployment of XenDesktop 7 and have created new: StoreFront portal Machine Catalog containing a Windows Server virtual machine with installed applications Delivery Group with the above Machine Catalog Published
Environment Citrix XenDesktop Version: 5.6XenDesktop VDA Version: 5.6.300Hypervisor: VMware vSphere 5.1VDI Operating System: Windows 7 EnterpriseMicrosoft Office Version: Office 2013 Problem You’ve received complaints that users intermittently notice that the screen of their Citrix XenDesktop
I recently had to use tags as a way to filter a Machine and User policy for a select group of users with Citrix XenDesktop VDIs across 2 different pools. Adding the tags were easy
As some administrators may know, one of the requirements for configuring the Lync 2013 VDI plug-in for redirecting local audio and video devices on the client requires registry keys to be added to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Problem You’ve deployed the Microsoft Lync VDI Plug-in with your Citrix XenDesktop VDI but notice that the Lync 2013 cycles through the Lync is trying to use your local audio and video devices. phase continuously
Before I begin, I’d like to state that this post is meant to be something I can quickly reference to in the future and they are just my observations from working with a colleague to
