Citrix Client redirected printers missing print vendor specific configurations

The customer observed some users reported that client printers mapped into their Citrix sessions were missing printer specific configurations. The most common reported issue from users in this case was that the second printer tray was not available when using Citrix published applications. Window...

Citrix Application Probe fails with "Enumeration Failed"

ProbeAgent.txt on probe machine will show logging similar to the following: 2023-12-11 11:00:21,068 5 INFO - Starting probe job. DesktopId: Win10 Azure Desktop, Name: Win10 Desktop, Config Id: 1, Browser Name: Win10 Azure Desktop 2023-12-11 11:00:21,068 5 INFO - Running reachability check...

PVS UEFI targets fail to boot when downloading TFTP bootstrap

The customer was migrating from PVS BIOS based target devices to PVS UEFI based target devices. BIOS based target devices were deprecated in PVS 2203, and all customers should be migrating to UEFI based target devices. The customer was using VMware based target devices, and was reconfiguring targ...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 - Custom Application menus cut off after VDA upgrade

After upgrading the VDA from VDA 1912 to VDA 2402, users may notice that the fonts and graphics are not fitting within the custom application UI. Issue is generally seen when the client display has high resolution. Setting the High DPI setting on the Citrix Workspace App for Windows to Yes, may...

Unable to login to WEM Web Console

When Login to Workspace Environment Management Web Console get the message "The user name or password is incorrect. Try again."...

Citrix Cloud: Workspace App configuration is missing silent plugin install for teams or other apps

To understand reason for certainplugin install for teams or other apps is currently unavailable along workspace configuration of Daas console On trying to enable the "Updates and Plug-ins" options for MSTeam, WebEx or Zoom the options to enabled or disable the below are not showing or missing in...

CVAD: Logon Duration is not reported if "Do not process the legacy run list" group policy is enabled

Logon Duration is not logged in Citrix Director if "Do not process the legacy run list" group policy is enabled...

Win11 24H2/WS2025 machines not getting registered from Provisioning Catalog created in Citrix Studio

Win 11 24H2 VDAssingle session/Windows Server 2025 machines are not getting registered when machines created via Provisioning Catalog from Citrix Studio/Powershell commands LCM-16630 Applicable Products Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2411...

Microsoft Security Update Validation Report January 2025

Microsoft’s January 2025 security updates have passed Citrix testing the updates are listed below. The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing softwar...

FAS - Users from 2-way trusted domain getting "incorrect username or password" on VDA login

Users from primary domain are able to be authenticated without issue. Users from Domain B, which is in a different forest and is trusted via 2-way trust, can authenticate with the storefront without issue. However, when launching a resource the CWA eventually loads a small window indicating the t...

PVS Boot Device Management creation of UEFI BDM disks.

PVS Boot Device Management wizard creation of UEFI BDM disks. In PVS 2402 and newer, the BDM wizard only shows options related to UEFI BDM creation, as BIOS has been deprecated, and BIOS management interfaces have been removed. This means BDM wizard will look for a locally attached drive with...

Citrix Endpoint Management (aka XenMobile Server) 10.15.0 Rolling Patch 9

Package name: xms10.15.0.10915.bin For: XenMobile Server 10.15.0 Deployment type: On-premises only Replaces: xms10.15.0.10808.bin, xms10.15.0.10731.bin, xms10.15.0.10624.bin, xms10.15.0.10517.bin, xms10.15.0.10417.bin, xms10.15.0.10327.bin, xms10.15.0.10220.bin, and xms10.15.0.10125.bin Date:...

Unexpected Creation of BullseyeCoverageError.txt in UserProfile Folder with 2402CU1 UPM

After upgrading Citrix Profile Management CPM to version 2402 CU1, administrators and users may notice a file named BullseyeCoverageError.txt appearing in the user’s profile folder. While this file does not impact functionality, it may cause confusion as it is unexpected...

BITS performance counters not working after publishing App Layering image to PVS

When you published an image from App Layering to PVS, Target Devices may not show BITS performance counters...

Published applications open through IE instead of Google Chrome

No local app access or URL redirection has been set up on the site. A published application that uses a browser for launching is being accessed through a server Virtual Delivery Agent VDA...

Failed to execute cmdlet "Export-LogReportCsv"

While running cmdlet "Export-LogReportCsv" and setting parameter "StartDateRange" before two weeks or more, "The remote server returned an unexpected response: 502 Bad Gateway" error may show as below. ----------- Export-LogReportCsv -OutputFile "C:\temp\CitrixConfigLog.csv" -StartDateRange...

Citrix Workspace for Mac does not function with background elements are disabled.

Citrix Workspace App for Mac may not function as expected if background elements are disabled. The following errors may be encountered: Users may not be able to add an account. Users may not be able to log in to the Citrix Workspace app. CWA for Mac auto-update may fail Users may encounter...

Error: Connection Failed - Citrix Endpoint Management with Certificate Based Authentication

Warning Event ID = 39 or ID = 41 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 before February 11,2025. "Connection failed" will be shown by clicking Test Connection in PKI Entities after February 11, 2025...

Backup and restore capabilities in XenServer xsconsole

XenServer hosts store metadata about VMs and associated resources such as storage and networking. This metadata forms a complete view of all VMs available across the pool. You can backup this database to recover from physical hardware failure and other disaster scenarios. The legacy backup and...

Xenserver Configuration: Comprehensive Guide

Introduction This article will direct you to resources that provide guidance on configuring basic pools for XenServer Top Knowledge Content Basic Configuration guide for a XenServer Pool CTX128391 - How to Remove a Server from a XenServer Pool that Contains Only One Host CTX216127 - How to change...

Citrix Endpoint Management: Database issues

Introduction Citrix offers a series of articles dedicated to troubleshooting various database issues, such as connectivity problems, performance bottlenecks, and data corruption. By enabling quick diagnosis and resolution, these articles help minimize downtime and enhance the reliability and...

Netscaler Licenses

Introduction These articles provide a list of Knowledge Base resources on how to allocate and install license files to the Netscaler Products. Overview of the Issue These articles capture the most common use cases when customers face issues with Netscaler Products unlicensed or running in grace...

How to Reset the XenServer Host Password on a CloudBridge 2000/3000/4000/5000

This article describes how to reset the XenServer Host password on a CloudBridge 2000/3000/4000/5000. The procedure can be completed when credentials are not working to access the SVM, XS, and Serial Console...

User Profiles are Created on StoreFront Servers

StoreFront stops working from a full disk or a hard drive that is out of space. User Profiles are created on the Receiver StoreFront server for users of either Receiver for Web or Receiver clients...

TCP Ports get exhausted on the StoreFront server

StoreFront refuses to create connections and we get below events : Event ID 4231 : Request to allocate an ephemeral port number from the global TCP port space has failed due to all such ports being in use. Event ID 4227 : TCP/IP failed to establish an outgoing connection because the selected loca...

Blue Screen with Error Code 0x0000007B When Booting a Target from a vDisk Using Target Device Software 6.x or 7.x

When booting a Target from a vDisk using Target Device Software 6.x or 7.x, you might get a Blue Screen with error code 0x0000007B and the following error description: “ERROR: SOCKET…” The error description will contain additional values as shown in the following screen shot:...

Error: "SR BACKEND FAILURE 181" in XenServer

After installation or upgrade to XenServer 6.0, user experiences issues with any storage related operations. The following error message appears: “SRBACKENDFAILURE181 Error In metadata Volume Operation For SR.” The following entries appears in the log /var/log/SMlog file: Error code:...

How to Disable C-States and Turbo Mode on Fujitsu Servers

This article describes how to disable C-States and Turbo Mode on Fujitsu Servers. Virtual Machines display memory spikes and intermittent networking issues. Servers might become unresponsive when C-States are enabled, or restart unexpectedly when turbo mode is on. C-States and Turbo are responsib...

VMware vSphere 6 - Citrix Known Issues

Citrix is committed to ensuring compatibility with the latest VMware hypervisor releases. VMware released vSphere 6 in March 2015, vSphere 6 Update 1 in September 2015, vSphere 6 Update 2 in March 2016 and vSphere 6 Update 3 in March 2017. Basic compatibility testing has been performed between...

Virtual Desktop Agent Registration with Controllers in XenDesktop

Virtual Desktop Agent Registration with Controllers in XenDesktop. Event ID: 1022 Event ID: 1001 For successful installation, re-install Virtual Desktop 5.5. After the installation is successful, the following message is displayed: “Unable to initialize new components. The machine will register a...

Error: 'An error occurred during upload.' While Attempting to Add Licenses through the License Management Console

Certain license files cannot be imported using the Citrix Licensing Management Console. When trying to import these files, the console reports an error message: "An error occurred during upload." Thisissue only occurs whenthe Citrix Licensing Management console is run on Windows Server 2008...

How to Configure NetScaler and StoreFront for Internal and External Connections

This article describes how to configure NetScaler and StoreFront with two NetScaler Gateways, two StoreFront sites, two different subnet IPs, and one URL for both internal and external connections...

Error: "Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure" on Provisioning Services

The Provisioning Services PVS service fails to start with the following error: "Windows could not start the Citrix PVS Stream Service server on ServerName. Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure"...

How to Improve the Log on Performance in StoreFront

This article details configuration changes that might improve the log on and application enumeration performance in StoreFront...

How to Change XML Service Port When Not Using Default Port

This article describes how to change the XML service port if you are not using the default port in XenDesktop 7.x. and CVAD...

How to Configure XenServer 6.x Multi-GPU Passthrough for XenDesktop HDX 3D Pro Graphics

This article describes how to configure XenServer 6.0 with XenDesktop for HDX 3D Pro Graphics so that a host workstation with multiple graphics cards can be shared by an equal number of concurrent high-end professional graphics users one user per GPU, thereby reducing the cost per user. Hardware...

vDisk Inactive State with Broadcom Network Cards

After installing Citrix Provisioning Services Server Target Device Software on a client computer that has a Broadcom Network Interface Card and restarting the target device, the Provisioning Services PVS status in the system tray displays Inactive. After initially installing the Target Device...

Setting vDisk Boot Menu as a Default Option

This article describes how to enable the first menu option as the default boot choice without prompting when vDisk boot menu appears. Background A Provisioning Services vDisk boot menu appears when the user is starting a provisioned Virtual Machine, but the user wants the Virtual Machine to start...

PVS Console Crashes while using XenDesktop Setup Wizard

After entering the Credentials to get the list of templates from the Hypervisor, the following error appears: "Microsoft Management Console has stopped working" Note : The issue does not occur with XenServer as Host Connections to XenServer do not allow the port number in the address...

How to Set CloudBridge 2000\3000 SVM Management IP Address Using LOM Port

This article describes how to set CloudBridge 2000\3000 appliance's SVM Management IP address by using the Lights Out Management LOM port. Requirements:- You require a routable remote IP connectivity to the LOM port for Graphical User Interface GUI and access to the Service VM SVM GUI to run the...

Storefront: Citrix Storeweb URL should have custom error page

Redirect StoreFront users to a custom error page, if a page is inaccessible for some reason. Example : If a user tries to access "StoreURL/ Script", it will trigger an unhandled exception and User will get a generic page which suggests steps to add a custom error page. This may be considered a ri...

New Support Website - July 15th 2024

New Support Website - July 15th 2024 Support.Citrix.com is migrating to a new platform. This is the main website for hosting public CTX knowledge articles and for customers to create and view their support cases. This new platform will launch on July 15th 2024 Callback and LiveChat are dependent ...

End of Sale and Renewal for XenServer Standard and Premium Editions

Cloud Software Group has decided to end of sale EOS, and end of renewal EOR XenServer Standard and Premium Edition stand-alone offerings on June 3rd, 2024. This change is designed to simplify our product line and deliver superior value and user experience to our customers. From June 3rd onwards,...

Citrix Endpoint Management (aka XenMobile Server) 10.15.0 Rolling Patch 7

Package name: xms10.15.0.10731.bin For: XenMobile Server 10.15.0 Deployment type: On-premises only Replaces: xms10.15.0.10624.bin, xms10.15.0.10517.bin, xms10.15.0.10417.bin, xms10.15.0.10327.bin, xms10.15.0.10220.bin, and xms10.15.0.10125.bin Date: June 2024 Languages supported: English US...

Launch failures after upgrading to CWA 2402

Users on Citrix Workspace App for Windows 2402 and have Real-Time Media Engine RTME installed on endpoint devices older than 2.9.700 may encounter session launch failures...

VDA registration failures after Cloud Connector rebooted for OS updates

Virtual Delivery Agent VDA machines fail to register after a Cloud Connector on version 6.92.0/4.349.0 restarts following an OS update. The event logs of the Cloud Connector will have the following events written prior to system restart and the registration failures: Source: User32 EventID: 1074...

Session launch fails with gray screen when fast startup is enabled

If "Fast Startup" is enabled on Windows 10 or Windows 11 VDA on a physical machine, the published desktop might fail to start and display a gray screen...

How to keep your visual effects settings in HDX/ICA session

In HDX/ICA session some visual effects are disabled. This article describes how to keep your visual effects settings in HDX/ICA session...

Create OS layer version fails when offload compositing is enabled

Issue : Creation of OS layer version fails, when 'Use Offload Compositing' option is enabled. Error : "The Compositing Engine failed to initialize after '00:20:00'" Console shows 'Waiting for the Compositing Engine machine to be ready', followed by 20 minute time out. ELM logs show...

Cannot redirect class=02 device from generic USB channel with 'policy restricted' message shown

The class=02 device cannot be redirected from generic USB channel and the 'policy restricted' message is shown on toolbar - device tab, although 'Allow: Class=02' was specified in the 'Client USB device redirection rules' policy and client device registry 'DeviceRules'...