Citrix ShareFile Sync on a New Computer with Existing Data
Switching over to a new computer is certainly fun for a geek, but getting back to a perfectly tuned configuration can be a lot of work, whether you synchronize (part of) your data to the cloud or not....
View ArticleIs my App Running on Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp?
ContentsMachine or Protocol?Citrix XenApp and Microsoft RDSHow to Find Out if a Session is Being RemotedWhere it WorksCitrix XenDesktopHow to Find Out if a Session is Being RemotedWhere it WorksPutting...
View ArticleWhich Version of Citrix GoToMeeting Are You Running?
Am I running the latest version of GoToMeeting? Which is the latest version, anyway? Those trivial questions might not be easy to answer. When hovering over the GoToMeeting icon in the taskbar it tells...
View ArticleXenDesktop 7.6 VDA CPU & Memory Footprint
If you install the Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) on a small Windows 7 VM, you may be in for a big surprise, and not a good one. This article documents issues I have experienced and...
View ArticleCitrix XenApp 7.6 Logon Slow – Long Black Screen Phase
Update 2015-04-28: Citrix provides the limited release hotfix ICATS760WX64009 that fixes this issue. More information below. During the research for my session about the XenApp 7.6 logon process, to be...
View ArticleCitrix Desktop Viewer Screen Resolution and Window Size
As far as I know there is no “official” way to set the width, height and screen position of Citrix Desktop Viewer in window mode. It can be done easily by changing a few registry values, though. To set...
View ArticleCitrix XenApp/XenDesktop API Hooking Explained
ContentsWhat is API Hooking?Getting Access: AppInit_DLLsThe HookCitrix’ Way of HookingDisabling HooksDisabling API HookingDisabling Citrix HooksDisabling Citrix Hooks for one ExecutableList of all...
View ArticleCitrix Synergy 2016 Call for Topics: Get Rid of the Video Requirement (Open...
It smacks of lazy reviewers looking for eye-candy. Simon Crosby, former Citrix CTO Citrix Synergy Team, I am writing to you as a guy who has presented many times at Synergy. This year alone I had three...
View ArticleVMware Horizon in a Lab: Getting Rid of SSL Errors
This is a description of a quick and dirty way to get SSL to work correctly in a VMware Horizon View installation in a lab environment. Do not do this in production! The Situation The Horizon View...
View ArticleLeaked Token Handles Preventing RDS Session ID Reuse
A recent article on Microsoft’s Ask the Directory Services Team blog piqued my interest. It talks about how leaked access tokens prevent logon sessions to be freed when the user logs off. This wastes...
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