Citrix Receiver 3.1 only allows HTTPS

When I upgraded my Citrix Receiver 3.0 to 3.1, I ran into the fact that a https address instead of a http must be configured in the preferences.

There is a way to allow configuring http instead of https. This can be done by adding/changing the following registry keys:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\AuthManager (on a 32-bit machine) or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\AuthManager
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A Field Guide to XenApp 6.5 Session Pre-Launch

A nice explanation at the Citrix Blog about Pre-Launching in XenApp 6.5.

Click here to view the article.

Very useful article found on Citrix Support for troubleshooting installation issues

Today I have been reading a useful article in the Citrix Knowledge Center about troubleshooting installation or removal issues with Citrix XenApp, CTX132117.

I guess it can also be consulted for troubleshooting installation or removal issues with other software.

When trying to install or remove any XenApp Software (including hotfixes and rollup packs), a
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Citrix Consoles – Taskpad View

A great article on The Citrix Blog about using Taskpad View to avoid multiple consoles. Check the article at: http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/01/19/citrix-consoles-taskpad-view/

The Ultimate Citrix BuildingBlock by RESGuru

An article from The RESGuru Blog! with an awesome Run Book created for RES Automation Manager , which does the following:

Unattended installation of Citrix Provisioning Server 6.0 (PVS) Unattended installation of Citrix XenApp 6.5 (XA) Unattended installation of Xen Desktop 5.5 (XD) Preparation of a Windows 7 image (application of best practices, per
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Citrix Case Study: Using ProcMon to Troubleshoot Slow Logons

In this Citrix Article CTX131825 an interesting Case study, where a delay in the logon times is occuring (up to three minutes), after deploying XenApp version 6 and Citrix Profile Manager version 4. ProcMon is used to troubleshoot.

Why You Shouldn’t Install Citrix Receiver on Citrix XenApp

My highly appreciated colleague Nando pointed me to this article on XenAppBlog where it says:

“The newest Citrix Receiver for Windows 3.0 (13.0.0.6685) requires almost 150% more memory per user than Citrix ICA Client 11.2. So when optimizing you Citrix servers for the highest user density you should consider if you even need some
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Load Sharing Across Zones is the Default in XenApp 6 and higher

And suddenly my colleague Nando looked very surprised, when he discovered that ”…Share load information across zones has been removed from XenApp 6″

More information about this can be found at: CTX125143

Unable to launch Citrix Published app via WebInterface 5.4

Today run into a rare issue, and costs another hour to find the solution.

I needed to test some Citrix Published applications with different screensize, % screensize, Full Screen etc. My thoughts: Let’s do this simple, use the XenApp 6 Delivery console, publish some apps with different ‘Appearance’ settings and kick them off using the
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HP Printers Supported in XenApp Environments

Here’s an updated old and long lasting list of supported HP Printers on Citrix XenApp environments. This list saved me a lot of troubles in the past.

Click here to view the list.