How to auto launch published app while logon Storefront Web URL

This article describes how to enable and customize "auto launch published app" feature from Storefront server. Caution! Citrix does not support or assist with this customized configuration. Perform this modification at your own risk. If you do proceed, make sure to always take a backup before...

How to add custom text or a disclaimer to a login schema

How to add a custom text / Disclaimer to the XML file of a login schema...

Bookmark missing in iPhone/Android Client after NetScaler upgrade to NS13.0 91.13

After NetScaler upgrade firmware to NS13.0.91.13, in CVPN accessing mode, theBookmark is missing iPhone / Android device...

Workspace App toolbar "Devices" option is missing on specific Windows clients

Regarding to same user and VDA, Citrix Workspace App CWA toolbar "Devices" option can show normally on some Windows clients. But on specific Windows clients, "devices" option is missing...

System user password Encryption method or Hash function type

NetScaler system user passwords are hashed using SHA1 on 11.1 and older releases. 12.0 use SHA512. RPC node passwords are encrypted using AES256 CBC from 11.0 onwards. RC4 is used before that. The keywords encrypted, hashmethod, encryptmethod example ENCMTHD3and kek are added internally based on...

Azure MCS catalog update fails with FailedToStartImagePreparationVm - CreateUpdateVm-1 timed out

Unable to update a machine catalog for an Azure hosted MCS deployment. The MCS process fails early about 15% into the update The error message shows "Error - Terminated", and the action name is "MCUpdateMachineCatalog" The full stack trace is similar to this : TerminatedStack Trace: at...

CWA iOS - Center mouse wheel button clicks not working inside ICA sessions

When Citrix ICA sessions launched from iOS endpoints, the center mouse button clicks are not effective anymore It is only the center button clicks that are not effective inside Citrix sessions. It is still possible to scroll up & down using the center wheel inside a Citrix session...

FAQ | Azure client secrets and Citrix DaaS

General Queries on Azure client secrets and Citrix DaaS 1. If we were to modify the expiration date of application secret from DaaS console, then would it also update the new expiration date within the Azure portal? 2. The Citrix docs states that there would be an alert within the DaaS console...

Can't Logoff Ghost Sessions “-” from Citrix Studio

Can't logoff the session in Studio, which is not even shown in VDAtask manager. Customer tried to hide the session with the below Powershell command, but this ghost session record still exists on Studio. "Get-BrokerSession -username Domain\username | Set-BrokerSession -hidden $true" Need to figur...

Low performance with Intel X710/XL710/X722

Creating a snapshot on Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 might be slower than XenServer 7.1 when using the following driver and firmware. Driver: i40e: IntelR 40-10 Gigabit Ethernet Connection Network Driver - version 2.9.21 Firmware: fw 8.71.63306 api 1.11 nvm 10.54.7...

Driver Disk for Cisco fnic 2.0.0.89-243.0 - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR

Who should install this driver disk? Customers running the Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR release who use Cisco's fnic driver and wish to use the latest version of the following: Driver Module| Driver Type| Version ---|---|--- fnic| FC and NVME HBA Driver/| 2.0.0.89-243.0 Issues resolved in this driv...

workspace cannot find a valid smart card certificate

Workspace App gives error " cannot find a valid smart card certificate". This works via Browser but not via Workspace App...

LAPS : Randomizing Local Admin Passwords in Non-persistent Environments

Use LAPS inLocal Admin Passwords for Non-persistent Environments...

Driver Disk for Microsemi smartpqi 2.1.20-035 - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR

Who Should Install this Driver Disk? Customers running the Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR release who use Microsemi's smartpqi driver and wish to use the latest version of the following: Driver Module| Version ---|--- smartpqi| 2.1.20-035 Issues Resolved In this Driver Disk Includes general...

Devices tab was missing from toolbar when launching desktop

Devices tab missing when launching desktop...

How to manually upload Telemetry data to CIS

This article explains the steps required when manually uploading the Telemetry data to CIS. Prerequisites V11.17.2 build 40000 license server or newer You must disable the automatic data upload before choosing to upload manually. Perform the following steps on your IT-managed/on-prem license serv...

CWA for HTML5 "Multi-Monitor setup requires permission" message appears even with single monitor

Below message is seen after launching a session using the HTML5 client .Multi-monitor setup requires permission Do you want to give permission to use multiple monitors? The message is seebn even though there is only 1 monitor on the client device...

[Citrix VPN] Citrix Secure Access Client for MacOS gets error: "Error while processing request"

When connecting Citrix VPN from the latest Citrix Secure Access Client for MacOS, you may see the following error message before login: Error while processing request. Contact your administrator. Errors in client logs: Jul 6, 2022 at 9:43:32 AM GMT+9 : No certificate extension matching Subject...

Session launch might fail on a endpoint device in a closed network if the Secure ICA file session launch policy is enabled.

Session launch might fail with the following error on a endpoint device in a closed network if the Secure ICA file session launch policy is enabled. Error: "Cannot Start App. Please contact your help desk."...

Citrix virtual app - You have exceeded your profile storage space

Some users report getting message "You have exceeded your profile storage space"...

Keyboard layout dynamic sync not working with East Asian, Cyrillic language usernames

When a user using Windows English OS and the username chars are East Asian/Cyrillic Unicode, the Keyboard layout dynamic sync of the Citrix Workspace App will not work. The remote language bar’s language will always be the first-time synced language when the session is created. Changing Microsoft...

PVS and MCS Devices Cache Disk Quickly Consumed By NTFSDisableLastAccessUpdate

- A Citrix Provisioned VDI, both MCS and PVS provisioned devices may consume most of its available cache disk space soon after boot, with or without any user interaction. - A machine left unattended appears to be consuming cache disk space while Procmon and Resource Monitor do not show...

Silent Command Line Upgrades of Workspace App without SelfService Fail Abruptly

Scenario: a command line installation of Workspace App where the/Silent parameter is used will simply stop within 30 seconds. This might occur during installations from the command line or through some management platform for example: SCCM, or BigFix or even Windows Active-Directory Group Policy...

Storefront upgrade error : 'Storefront cannot be upgraded because the following folders are in use by another program'

Storefront cannot be upgraded because the following folders are in use by another program. Close the program and try again: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\apps\AppData C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\appsAuth...

PVS 1912:Unable to merge vdisk "vDisk versions are not up to date on all Servers that access this vDisk. Update all "

Unable to merge the old versions of vdisk. Error message when we attempt merge: "vDisk versions are not up to date on all Servers that access this vDisk. Update all Servers with the lastest versions of the vDisk files"...

Citrix ADC - Error: "Invalid private key, or PEM pass phrase required for this private key" on FIPS device

When trying to export a PFX file from a certificate that has already been uploaded to the ADC, we get the error "Invalid private key, or PEM pass phrase required for this private key" , even after making sure the correct certificate and private key is selected, as well as entering the correct...

SAML: Getting "Your account cannot be added with this server address" error when accessing Citrix Access Gateway Vserver FQDN on Citrix Workspace

Users will see "Your account cannot be added with this server address" error when accessing Citrix Access Gateway Vserver FQDN on Citrix Workspace...

LDAP authentication failed with error code 4003 and Group length is very large

One user cannot login Gateway with LDAP authentication and other users can login normally...

How to Enable the Dedicated Dump File Feature in Provisioning Services 6.x

This article describes how to enable the Dedicated Dump File feature in Provisioning Services 6.x. Note: The dedicateddumpfile.sys is essentially a mirror of pagefile.sys that is required to capture a dump on a drive other than the system partition...

How to enable USB redirection for Citrix Receiver for Windows Store Edition

Objective This article describes how to enable USB redirection for Citrix Receiver for Windows Store Edition on Non Windows 10 S end points by installing USB redirection/monitor drivers which help in redirecting the devices, setting registry entries to set default redirection settings like allowi...

Citrix Quick Launch Tool - Testing Application and Desktop Launch

Please note: You can download the required file from the Citrix downloads website by visiting the following link: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-tools Citrix QuickLaunch Tool v4.2 Created Date: 12/20/2016 Modified Date: 12/30/2020 Description Citrix QuickLaunch has been written to offer...

SSL Renegotiation Process and Session Reuse on ADC Appliance

This article contains information about the SSL renegotiation and session reuse on a ADC appliance. SSL Renegotiation Process on a ADC Appliance The SSL renegotiation process is the new SSL handshake process over an established SSL connection. The SSL renegotiation process can establish another...

StoreFront Logon Error: "Incorrect user name or password"

Domain users are unable to logon to StoreFront and receive an error message: “Incorrect user name or password” with Event ID: 4625 and Failure Reason: “The user has not been granted the requested logon type at this machine”. The error can be seen on Citrix Receiver and on the StoreFront StoreWeb...

Citrix StoreFront Security Update - Security Bulletin

Description A high severity issue has been discovered in Citrix StoreFront that, if exploited, would allow an attacker who is authenticated on thesame Microsoft Active Directory domain as a Citrix StoreFront server to read arbitrary files from that server. This issue has the following identifier:...

How to suppress "Add Account" prompt on Citrix Workspace App for Windows

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. Suppress "Add Account" prompt after installing Citrix Workspace App for Windows...

Storefront 3.12 - Cannot Join Server Group - Joining the Server Group failed. Joiner cleanup was unsuccessful. Please refer to the Windows Event Log for Details

When attempting to add a Storefront Server to a Server group the following error is observed on Joiner Server: Error:Cannot Join Server Group - Joining the Server Group failed. Joiner cleanup was unsuccessful. Please refer to the Windows Event Log for Details. See image below Event logs: Event 1 ...

DTLS 1.0 or DTLS 1.2 is not working through Citrix Access Gateway Vserver with SNI based certificate

On the Citrix Director or on the VDA server, you will we see that the ICA communication happened over TCP rather than UDP. Issue is seen through Citrix Firmware versions 13.0 47.24 or 13.0 build 52.24. If you have Certificate X which was bound to Citrix Access Gateway VServer as SNI Certificate,...

Printers created from WEM are not being mapped to user sessions

Printers created from WEM are not being mapped to user sessions. VUEMRSAV shows the printers under Actions Applied. WEM session log shows the following error regarding to the printers affected: DynamicTokensController.ReplaceDynamicTokens : Replacing HashTags - no match found for :...

Password field not displayed for published apps in Windows Server 2019

When publishing any O365 app such as Excel or Word, users are prompted to authenticate to Office 365 to activate the app. Password field is not rendered when the app is published so users can never authenticate. This also occurs with RDP initial app. Microsoft has reproduced the issue with using...

PVS Imaging Wizard Fails With “ Failed to write disk” Message After It Finishes

Imaging Wizard fails with “ Failed to write disk” message after it finishes. The Imaging Wizard logs show: Failed to write disk \\.\PhysicalDrive1. Access is denied. 0x00000005...

Supported Databases for Virtual Apps and Desktops AND Citrix Provisioning (PVS)

Citrix is committed to ensuring that our products function with the latest Microsoft SQLdatabases.Citrix supplies reasonable efforts to ensure compatibility with upcoming database releases. New versions of supported databases released after our products have been released, must work. However,...

ICA File Can't Be Launched by CDViewer for Specific User

Click the XenDesktop icon on StoreFront, IE11 doesn't invoke CDViewer to get through to XenDesktop. 2. Click the XenDesktop icon on StoreFront, Chrome 46.0 downloads the ICA file, clicking the downloaded ICA file doesn't invoke CDViewer to get through to XenDesktop. Usercan logon to same VDA...

Citrix Workspace app fails with "cannot connect to the server" when connected externally

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. Receiver for MAC and Windows failing to add store...

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...

Display client-side notification area battery status in desktop sessions

Feature Description In previous versions of XenApp & XenDesktop, users working from a laptop and in a full-screen desktop session would not be aware of the laptop’s battery status or remaining battery level. This could lead to a loss of work/productivity for users when the laptop unexpectedly shu...

How to Monitor XenMobile Servers through SCOM

Citrix added IT infrastructure monitoring through SNMP in XenMobile Server 10.8. For details, see SNMP monitoring. You can use various monitoring applications that support SNMP monitoring. This section discusses how to use SCOM for monitoring your XenMobile Server nodes. SCOM is a part of the...

New Lossless Compression Codec (MDRLE) Added to HDX Thinwire Graphics

There are 3 Thinwire bitmap encoding modes used in current XenApp and XenDesktop Server OS and Desktop OS VDA graphics remoting: Full screen H.264 Thinwire Plus Thinwire Plus with selective H.264 Legacy GDI remoting uses the XPDM Remoting driver and so does not use a Thinwire bitmap encoder Curre...

App Layering: Office MCS Rearm failure because kmssetup.cmd is running multiple times

Created a new layer following https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX224566. After publishing the image and using Studio to upgrade catalog using MCS, we receive the following error: Task Information: Start Date: Friday, October 6, 2017 Start Time: 1:46 PM Finish Date: Friday, October 6, 2017 Fini...

WEM Administration Console Agent list does not contain WEM Agents

Some or all WEM Agents do not appear in the Agent list within the WEM Administration Console. The Norskale Agent Service Event Viewer Logs on affected machines contain the following error: Level: Error Source: Norskale Agent service Event ID: 0 The creator of this fault did not specify a reason...

NetScaler Gateway 11.0 VPN Client and EPA Plug-in Does Not Work With Chrome Version 42 and Later

The Client and EPA Plug-ins don't work with the latest Chrome versions as support for NPAPI is disabled by default. The support will be deprecated entirely in Chrome version 45 in September 2015. From Chrome version 42, all NPAPI plugins will appear as if they are not installed. This will affect...