LDAP Windows Update (ADV190023) and Impact to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Components

Impact to Citrix Technology This update will not impact Citrix Virtual App and Desktop Windows components: The update anticipated for the second half of 2020 requires SSL/TLS encryption for communication occurring over 389 and 636 to prevent any PLAINTEXT communication over both ports. Virtual Ap...

User Profile Management and Microsoft Store Apps (UWP Apps)

When a user installs an app from the Microsoft Store UWP app onto a Windows 10 VDA with Citrix Profile Management, after a logoff and logon, the application does not persist and must be reinstalled...

SavedListOfDDCsSids.xml furnishing SIDs of old controllers for VDA registration

Old controller names in the Events for Broker Agent Service while making registration calls...

VDAs are not registering using a published image - Use GPO/GPP/Restricted Groups to add the proper accounts and services

VDAs are not appearing as registered, in Studio, no matter what is done to the image or the configuration of the VDA in the Platform Layer...

Citrix Cloud Connector Upgrade Waiting on .NET 4.7.2 Prerequisite

Navigate to Add/remove programs If you see the Connector version with anything less than version 6.8.0 The installer logs for the connector will be in the following locations: C:\ProgramData\Citrix\WorkspaceCloud\InstallLogs C:\Windows\Temp\CitrixLogs\CloudServicesSetup You may see an error relat...

Repeat Ctrl down/up events sent to software on Linux VDA from Citrix Workspace App for Windows when holding down Ctrl key

There is a keyboard-related issue with the Linux VDA. If you hold down the Ctrl key when connected to the Linux VDA from Citrix Workspace Appfor Windows, you send repeat Ctrl down/up events to the software on the Linux VDA, which is expecting a single Ctrl Down event. If you hold down the Ctrl ke...

Provisioning Services 7.15 - VDA freezes intermittently

Provisioning Services 7.15 - Randomly VDA's freezes while users working on it...

Provisioning Services 7.X : Session Printers are not enumerating in Streamed Desktop

Session printers which were pushed through Microsoft Group Policy are not getting enumerated in VDA session. If we manually run GPUPDATE /FORCE on streamed session , then it displays all printers applied through Microsoft GPO...

USB Redirection with Server VDA 2016 not working with Linux receivers

USB Redirection with Server VDA 2016 not working with Linux receiver. Device shows up in device manager but does not show under play back device as an audio input/output device...

How to troubleshoot “Cannot Start App” or “Cannot start Desktop” when launching an App or Desktop

Note: This is a master overview article. The solutions for each of the root causes is present in child articles shown in the following tables. The following error is displayed when launching an app “Cannot start App” or desktop: “Cannot start Desktop” Where to Start Troubleshooting Do you get the...

VDA BSOD With Message: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (CtxMcsWbc.sys)

Server VDAs from a machine catalog using the MCS I/O feature blue screen with message:SYSTEMTHREADEXCEPTIONNOTHANDLED CtxMcsWbc.sys...

Event: 1020 Connection Validation failed on Domain "for user" for reason 'Deny'

SSL Certificate handshake is not successful for ICA sessions since the VDA's are not enabled with SSL communication. Mismatch of License edition configured under Studio Licensing...

Event: 1050 Connection validation failed on domain for user for reason 'Deny'

SSL Certificate handshake is not successful for ICA sessions since the VDA's are not enabled for SSL communications. Mismatch of License edition configured on Studio...

How to Save CDF Monitor Logs On A UNC Network Share

Due to local disk space constraints or for Non-Persistent VDA's administrator may want to save the CDF Monitor logs on a UNC network share...

VDA does not register when provisioned using PVS

The Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent does not register with the Citrix XenDesktop Deliver controller when streamed by Citrix Provisioning Services...

Receiver | keyboard language set on VDA is over ridden by the one set on the endpoint

User from non domain joined endpoint logs on the VDA Language set on the VDA is overridden by the one set on endpoint machine Receiver. We want to ensure that the keyboard language set on the VDA is the one user gets inside the session. In other words, keyboard language set on the endpoint Receiv...

Keyboards Fail to Map in ICA Sessions From Non-Windows Receivers such as Mac, Linux and HTML5

After an in-place upgrade of Remote PC VDA's from version 5.6.400 to 7.6.300 keyboards would fail to map in ICA sessions from non-Windows Receivers such as Mac, Linux, and HTML5...

Receiver for Windows 4.9LTSR/4.10 - Citrix HDX Engine Crash When Connecting to Linux VDA

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. When connecting from a client machine that has Receiver 4.9 LTSR or Receiver 4.10 upgraded from...

Storefront ErrorCode=65150 : An SSL connection to the server couldn't be established because the server's certificate was not trusted.

When youopen Citrix Receiver inside the Desktop VDA ICA Session, youdon’t get the Login prompt even because youget an error while connecting to the Store which points to the NS LB VIP. You cansee errorCode=65150 : An SSL connection to the server couldn't be established because the server's...

Improved Control Over the Remote Language Bar for Seamless Published Applications

Introduction This feature enhancement first appears in the XenApp and XenDesktop 7.17 Product Release. Code changes to support this feature were required in Windows VDA version 7.17 and Receiver for Windows 4.11. Using the Receiver for Windows UI, users can now configure whether they want to...