Detailed Change Log

This post lists all minor and major changes made to carlstalhood.com since June 2019.

• 2020 July 2:
  • Install Horizon Agent – added info from VMware 78434 Performance issues for Horizon 7 when using VMware VMTools 11.x
  • Upgrade Citrix Catalogs – Citrix Provisioning Services Known Issues says PVS won’t work with 1811 Catalogs
• 2020 July 1:
  • Citrix HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 2006
• 2020 June 28:
  • Citrix SmartAccess – added nFactor EPA section describing how to do SmartAccess using nFactor EPA.
• 2020 June 25:
  • Antivirus – added link to Configuring Microsoft Defender Antivirus for non-persistent VDI machines – Microsoft Blog
• 2020 June 24:
  • Citrix Profile Management Exclusions – added Citrix’s list of exclusions for Teams.
• 2020 June 23:
  • Group Policy Computer Settings for VDAs – added Audit process tracking for Director.
• 2020 June 19:
  • Citrix RDSH Scheduled Restarts – added link to Scheduled restarts for machines in maintenance mode at Citrix Docs
• 2020 June 17:
  • Citrix StoreFront Load Balancing Monitor – added link to Configure to source Citrix ADC FreeBSD data traffic from a SNIP address
• 2020 June 12:
  • Microsoft 365 Apps / Office 365 / Office 2019 / Office 2016 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 5029
• 2020 June 9:
  • Citrix ADM – updated upgrade/install for ADM 13.0 build 58.30
• 2020 June 3:
  • Citrix Workspace app – updated entire article for Workspace app 2006
• 2020 May 28:
  • FSLogix – added link to CTP James Kindon Navigating Azure Storage options for FSLogix Containers
  • Citrix StoreFront: Deploy Receivers – updated for Workspace app 2005 for Mac
• 2020 May 21:
  • Citrix HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 2005
• 2020 May 11:
  •  Configure DEM – added link to Bulk convert existing shortcuts to Dynamic Environment Manager – Ivan de Mes
• 2020 May 7:
  • Profile Exclusions – Microsoft recommends excluding Team’s Media-Stack folder from profile roaming.
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 1912 LTSR, Cumulative Update 1
• 2020 May 6:
  • Antivirus – added link to Onboarding and servicing non-persistent VDI machines with Microsoft Defender ATP
• 2020 May 1:
  • FSLogix updated to version 2.9.7349.30108
• 2020 Apr 29:
  • Citrix VDA 1912 – added Hotfix CVADFIX-8472: In a double-hop scenario, a single user might consume two Citrix Concurrent User (CCU) licenses
• 2020 Apr 23:
  • Microsoft Teams – added Don’t install Microsoft Teams with new installations or updates of Office to prevent the per-user install.
  • Microsoft Teams – added Prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically after installation
• 2020 Apr 22:
  • GPO Computer Settings – added Show clear logon background setting – source = Citrix Discussions
• 2020 Apr 21:
  • Citrix HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 2004 – Bazilian Portugese
• 2020 Apr 12:
  • Citrix VDA Registry Settings – added info from EDT MTU Discovery
  • Citrix ADC Native OTP Overview – added link to Andreas Nick OTPEdit: tool to register OTP devices without using manageotp
• 2020 Apr 10:
  • Hypervisor Health Check – added vCenter 6.7 critical vulnerability with CVSSv3 base score of 10.0
  • FSLogix – added link to CTP James Rankin and CTP Ryan Revord Spreading users over multiple file shares with FSLogix Profile Containers.
• 2020 Apr 9:
  • VMware Unified Access Gateway Horizon Edge configuration – added link to VMware 78419 Unified Access Gateway (UAG) high CPU utilization
• 2020 Apr 7:
  • FSLogix – added link to FSLogix in a Citrix Provisioning environment
• 2020 Apr 3:
  • VMware OS Optimization Tool updated April 2020
  • Install Horizon Client – updated for Horizon Client 5.4.2
• 2020 Apr 1:
  • Citrix Delivery Controllers Health Check – upgrade LHC LocalDB to version 2017
• 2020 Mar 31:
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4993
• 2020 Mar 25:
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Management Agent Settings – added link to Citrix Blog Post Workspace Environment Management agent caching explained
• 2020 Mar 24:
  • Citrix Workspace app:
    • Workspace Updates – non-admins can now upgrade admin installs
    • Updated entire article for Workspace app 2002
    • Versions – updated for Workspace app 1912 LTSR
• 2020 Mar 17:
  • Sophos – added link to CTX238012 Logon process to VDAs is extremely slow when Citrix UPM is enabled
• 2020 Mar 16:
  • Microsoft FSLogix – added links to CTX270433 Outlook Search Indexing Fails on Windows Server 2019 VDA and CTP James Kindon Windows Search in Server 2019 and Multi-Session Windows 10.
• 2020 Mar 14:
  • Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU5 – added Citrix Studio 7.15.5000 Hotfix 1
  • VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) Deploy OVF – added link to Unified Access Gateway Deployment Utility fling
• 2020 Mar 6:
  • Citrix Delivery Controller Upgrade – added link to Replace SQL Server Express LocalDB
  • Citrix StoreFront Deploy Receivers – updated for Workspace app 2002 for Mac
  • Citrix Workspace app – Updated Skype for Business with Version 2.9
• 2020 Mar 5:
  • Citrix ADC nFactor – added link to Mark DePalma Running RSA SecurID/Azure MFA side-by-side using an AD group on NetScaler Gateway
• 2020 Feb 29:
  • Citrix Director Alerts – added link to PowerShell script named DismissAlerts.ps1 that runs a SQL query to clear the Hypervisor alerts
  • Windows File Explorer – added link to Geir Dybbugt Microsoft Server 2019: No window border/allwhite issue
• 2020 Feb 28:
  • vRealize Operations for Horizon – Updated for vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.7.1
• 2020 Feb 26:
  • Added link to Manuel Winkel Install Teams & OneDrive in Citrix (Machine-Based)
• 2020 Feb 6:
  • Citrix StoreFront – HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 2002 – new USB redirection
• 2020 Feb 4:
  • Google Chrome audio issue – GPO setting to disable audio sandbox
  • Citrix StoreFront – Deploy Receivers – updated for Workspace app 2001 for Mac
• 2020 Feb 3:
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium) – starting new section with links to configuration articles
  • Citrix FAS Overview – added link to CTA Julian Mooren Citrix FAS – Notes from the Field
• 2020 Jan 24:
  • Citrix ADC Firmware – added link to CTX267027 CVE-2019-19781 – Vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller, Citrix Gateway, and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance
• 2020 Jan 23:
  • Citrix App Layering 2001
• 2020 Jan 17:
  • File Explorer – added link to Winhelponline Removing “Quick access” from Windows 10 File Explorer (h/t Sean Bolding)
• 2019 Dec 28:
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Management – DBSync permissions after upgrade (h/t Kasper Johansen)
• 2019 Dec 11:
  • Citrix Application Delivery Management 13 – updated upgrade/install for ADM 13.0 build 47.22 – updated DR node instructions for 47.22
  • Citrix StoreFront HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1912
• 2019 Dec 5:
  • Citrix Receiver Versions – updated for Receiver 4.9.9000 (LTSR)
  • Citrix StoreFront Internal Beacon – added link to Julian Mooren Citrix ADC – How to create a High Available Beacon Point for Citrix StoreFront
• 2019 Dec 4:
  • Citrix Health Check – Added info from Citrix Blog Post Upgrade your ADC from 10.5 to 11.x/12.x — Lessons from the field
• 2019 Dec 3:
  • Citrix Workspace app – updated entire article for Workspace app 1911
• 2019 Nov 27:
  • Updated Windows GPO ADMX Templates for Windows 10 1909
• 2019 Nov 25:
  • Migrate Citrix ADC config to new ADC appliances – New article
• 2019 Nov 22:
  • VMware Blast – added link to VMware Tech Zone VMware Blast Extreme Optimization Guide
• 2019 Nov 16:
  • VMware Unified Access Gateway –  fleshed out PowerShell Deploy Script Method
  • Citrix ADC nFactor Overview – added link to CTX264698 Citrix ADC nFactor Basics Cheat Sheet
  • Citrix Session Recording – added link to Endpoint Security and Antivirus Best Practices at Citrix Tech Zone
  • Optimize Citrix Performance – added link to Citrix Blog Post Citrix Optimizer 2.6 – What’s new.
  • Citrix StoreFront – HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1911
• 2019 Nov 9:
  • Citrix LTSR VDA 7.15 Browser Content Redirection – ADMX GPO template updated in November 2019
  • For command line unattended installation of Citrix WEM Agent 1909, see Alain Assaf at Citrix Discussions.
• 2019 Oct 19:
  • FSLogix – added link to CTP James Kindon Designing Profile Management with Active-Active Resource Locations.
  • Lockdown Group Policy – added link to CTP Dave Brett Secure Local Drive Access On Your EUC Endpoints
  • Citrix ADC Firmware – added link to CTX261055 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in the Management Interface of Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway
  • Updated entire vRealize Operations for Horizon for VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.7.0
• 2019 Oct 12:
  • Citrix App Layering – Updated Upgrade section, Import Appliance section, and PVS Agent section for Layering 1910
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4924
• 2019 Oct 8:
  • 2019 Oct 8 – Citrix Health Check – ADM Security Vulnerability
• 2019 Oct 4:
  • Citrix Gateway RfWebUI – added link to CTX258331 Customizing the on-premises Citrix Gateway authentication page to look identical to Citrix Cloud logon page
• 2019 Sep 27:
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4918
  • Windows 2019 Reconnect issue – added info from Windows Server 2019, Citrix VDA and the Broken, Not-so-Fast Reconnect at CUGC
  • Chrome 77 Audio Issue – info from CTX261992 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: No Audio on Google Chrome version 77.x inside ICA session. Also added CTP James Kindon Deploying Brave and Microsoft Edge Dev Browsers in Citrix CVAD environments
  • OTP Encryption – new in Citrix ADC 13.0 build 41
  • Citrix ADC – RDP Proxy – Create Bookmarks – RemoteApp info from Citrix Discussions
  • Citrix ADM 13 – replaced a bunch of screenshots, especially in the System menu, for ADM 13.0 build 41
• 2019 Sep 26:
  • New VMware Horizon Browser Redirection feature
  • Horizon Console Timeout
  • Citrix ADC Multiple subnets – added link to Best practices for network configurations at Citrix Docs
• 2019 Sep 22:
  • FSLogix – added link to G0-EUC The impact of managing user profiles with FSLogix
  • Citrix RDSH Scheduled Restarts – added link to Scheduled restarts delayed due to database outage at Citrix Docs
• 2019 Sep 21:
  • Citrix Workspace app – updated entire article for Workspace app 1909
    • Uninstall old clients – /forceinstall switch replaces /rcu switch.
  • Citrix Profile Management – Updated ADMX section for version 1909
    • CTX_OSNAME – added info from Automatic migration of existing application profiles at Citrix Docs
    • Outlook Search Index – added info from Automatic backup and restore of Outlook search index database at Citrix Docs
    • Migrate User Store – added info from Migrate user store at Citrix Docs
  • Citrix FAS – updated Versions and Install sections for version 1909
    • FAS 1909 has a completely new GUI to perform FAS Configuration
  • Citrix Delivery Controller – updated Install and Upgrade sections for version CVAD 1909
    • Citrix Scout Health Check supports StoreFront and License Server
    • Licensing Server 11.16.3.0 build 28000
• 2019 Sep 19:
  • VMware Dynamic Environment Manager – updated install instructions for DEM 9.9
    • Renamed UEM to DEM – replaced most screenshots
• 2019 Sep 17:
  • Citrix Health Check – added assertions from citrixguyblog in the comments.
  • Citrix WEM Agent Install – WEM Agent installation paths are changing (source = CTP James Kindon Citrix WEM Updated Start-Up Scripts)
• 2019 Sep 4:
  • HTML5 Citrix Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1909
  • Citrix StoreFront Favorites, Categories, and Default View – added link to Citrix Blog Post How to land on the categories view in StoreFront 1811+
• 2019 Aug 30:
  • Citrix Receiver Versions – updated for Receiver 4.9.8000 (LTSR)
  • Citrix 7.6 – updated Install VDA section, for version 7.6.8000 (update 8).
  • Citrix App Layering – Create App Layer – new User Layer Repair feature in ELM 1908
• 2019 Aug 29:
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4903
• 2019 Aug 28:
  • Citrix App Layering – Updated Upgrade section, Import Appliance section, and PVS Agent section for Layering 1908
• 2019 Aug 26:
  • Microsoft FSLogix – added link to CTP James Kindon Architecting for FSLogix Containers High Availability
• 2019 Aug 21:
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Manager on Citrix Provisioning – added computer startup script from Citrix Discussions
  • StoreFront 3.0.8000 to fix a security vulnerability
• 2019 Aug 15:
  • Citrix Slow Logons – added warning from Citrix Policies aren’t reapply / refreshed during Reconnect at Citrix Discussions.
  • Citrix App Layering OS Prep – VMware Paravirtual is not supported
• 2019 Aug 11:
  • Updated Windows GPO ADMX Templates for Windows 10 1903
  • Citrix StoreFront – Favorites, Categories, and Default View – Added info from Citrix Blog Post How to implement dynamic landing pages in StoreFront
  • Use vROps for Horizon – added link to Cameron Fore Location analysis using vROPs for Horizon
  • Use vROps for Horizon – added link to Cameron Fore How to leverage Historic User Reporting in vROPs for Horizon 6.5
• 2019 Aug 8:
  • Citrix App Layering Platform Layer – added link to CTX259057 VDAs are not registering using a published image – Use GPO/GPP to add the proper accounts and services
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) Logging Database Grooming – added info from Schedule periodic data deletion at Citrix Docs
  • Citrix ADC nFactor – Login Schema XML File – added link to nFactor Extensibility at Citrix Docs
• 2019 Aug 7:
  • Citrix StoreFront HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1908
• 2019 Aug 5:
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Manager (WEM) – Create Actions – added link to CTP James Kindon Migrating GPO settings to WEM
• 2019 Jul 31:
  • Citrix App Layering Layers Overview – added link to Citrix App Layering Reference Architecture at Citrix Tech Zone
• 2019 Jul 30:
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Upgrade – updated for 1906.2 respin.
• 2019 Jul 28:
  • VMware Horizon Global Settings – added link to Lithnet.IdleLogoff – Log off users after periods of inactivity (with group policy support)
    • And added link to Raymond Chen How can I log users off after a period of inactivity, rather than merely locking the workstation?
• 2019 Jul 26:
  • Microsoft FSLogix – added link to Michael Wenger FSLogix Problem with OneDrive and the Files on-demand feature
• 2019 Jul 20:
  • Citrix Delivery Controller Upgrade – added link to CTX257569 StoreFront 1906.1.0.27 upgrade and installation issues
  • Citrix App Layering – Updated Upgrade section, Import Appliance section, and PVS Agent section for Layering 1907
  • VMware Identity Manager Citrix ADC Load Balancing Configuration – added WebSockets
• 2019 Jul 18:
  • Install Citrix WEM Agent – added link to WEM 1906 – Citrix WEM User Logon Service adds 5 seconds to logon time at Citrix Discussions
  • Start Menu – added link to Kasper Johansen The Windows Server 2019 Start Menu Is Playing Nice
• 2019 Jul 17:
  • Citrix Workspace app updated for Citrix Workspace app 1907
• 2019 Jul 15:
  • HTML5 Citrix Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1907 – new copy/paste is enabled by default
  • Citrix Files – added link to Citrix Files Deployment Guide with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service at Citrix Docs
  • Install Citrix VDA on Remote PC – added info from Vrajesh Subrahari at Remote PC Solution Issue – The virtual machine ‘Unknown’ cannot accept additional sessions at Citrix Discussions
  • VMware Virtual Desktop System Settings – added link to VMware 2150495 Computer-based Global Policy Objects (GPOs) that require reboot are not applied on instant clones
• 2019 Jul 14:
  • Other VMware UAG Configurations – added info from Carlo Costanzo How to get an A+ from Qualys SSLLabs on your Horizon UAG deployment
• 2019 Jul 10:
  • Citrix VDA 1906 User Session Disconnect Hotfix
• 2019 Jul 7:
  • Launch VMware Horizon Client – -installShortcutsThenQuit new option in 5.1
  • VMware Blast and PCoIP – new drag and drop settings for specific formats
  • VMware Horizon – Change icon for published application
  • Microsoft FSLogix – new section
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service Configuration – added link to Set up multiple CA servers for use in FAS at Citrix Docs
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service Configuration – added link to Citrix Blog Post Automating the Citrix Federated Authentication Service with PowerShell
  • VMware Unified Access Gateway Overview – added link to Understanding Horizon Connections at VMware Tech Zone
  • Citrix Delivery Controller Upgrade – added link to Utilizing Local Host Cache for Nondisruptive Database Upgrades at Citrix Docs.
• 2019 Jul 4:
  • Other VMware Unified Access Gateway Configurations – new GUI configuration for SNMP, NTP, DNS, and Static Routes
  • VMware User Environment Management – Horizon Smart Policies – added info from VMware User Environment Management 9.8 Feature Walk-Through at YouTube
• 2019 Jul 3:
  • Upgrade to Citrix Delivery Controller 1906 – added newer StoreFront 1906 build 3.19.0.31 installer to fix StoreFront 1906 upgrade issues.
• 2019 Jul 1:
  • Citrix ADC nFactor Sample Configurations – ADC 13 has a CAPTCHA authentication action instead of WEBAUTH
• 2019 Jun 30:
  • Citrix Remote PC – added info from CTX256820 When a user connects to his physical VDA using Remote PC Access, the monitor layout order changes
• 2019 Jun 23:
  • Use Citrix Director 1906 – Session Auto Reconnects, Session Startup Breakdown
  • Citrix Scout – added Health Check function
  • Citrix Director 1906 StoreFront Probes  now support Desktops
  • Citrix Provisioning 1906 – Citrix Studio Catalog of Citrix Provisioning Machines – new Export Devices wizard
  • Citrix Provisioning 1906 – KMS licensing– new Accelerated Office Activation option
  • Upload Citrix StoreFront 1906 to Citrix Analytics
  • Citrix Workspace Environment Management 1906 – Actions – added Action Groups
• 2019 Jun 22:
  • Citrix VDA 7.15.4000 – upgrade LTSR Receiver to version 4.9.7000
  • Citrix Provisioning Console Upgrade – added info from CTX256773 Powershell SnapIns are not upgraded from PVS 7.15 LTSR CU3 to 7.15 LTSR CU4 after the upgrade is complete
  • Citrix Session Recording – added Recording Viewing Policies from Session Recording 1906
  • Citrix Profile Management File sync and Mirroring – added info from Citrix’s Start Menu Roaming documentation
• 2019 Jun 17:
  • Citrix ADC – Create RADIUS Server – change password encoding to mschapv2
  • Updated entire Citrix Workspace app article for Workspace app 1905
• 2019 Jun 14:
  • HTML5 Workspace app – updated with Workspace app for HTML5 1906 – new CEIP/analytics disable instructions
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4873
• 2019 Jun 8:
  • Office 2016/365/2019 Group Policy Templates – updated for build 4867
  • Citrix VDA Hardware – added link to G0-EUC Moore’s law of Windows 10 1903
  • Citrix Provisioning – vDisk HA – added link to Citrix Blog Post The vDisk Replicator Utility is finally finished!
• 2019 Jun 7:
  • Citrix App Layering – Updated Upgrade section, Import Appliance section, and PVS Agent section for Layering 1905