Category: EUC Weekly Digest

Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• XenApp & XenDesktop 6.5 – 7.13 are End Of Life
• Citrix Policy Migration Tool -reads Citrix Studio policy configuration information, and then manually creates each policy during the import process – CTA Shane O’Neill

VDA

• How to bring back the disconnect option for Windows 10 running on Citrix XenDesktop – Citrix KB article

Receiver / Workspace App

• Citrix will transition away from Citrix Receiver to Citrix Workspace app, even if you are only using XenApp and XenDesktop on-premises – Citrix Blog Post
• Download Citrix Workspace app Technology Preview for Windows

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Firmware 12.0 Build 58.15
• NetScaler data formats for Geo Location Database Import – Citrix KB article

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release 12.0 Build 58.15

XenMobile

• Download Updated Citrix XenMobile MDX files for App store 10.8.40 V1
• QuickEdit will remain available as a XenMobile App. Citrix is not applying the End of Life (EOL) status on September 1, 2018 that was communicated earlier – Citrix Docs

ShareFile

• Download Citrix ShareFile User Management Tool 1.8.1

VMware

• Supported computer and user assignments combinations for AppStacks and Writable Volumes – VMware Knowledgebase article
• New Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.1.1 – support for Horizon 7.5 – VMware Blog Post
• VMware Windows 10 Policy Builder Feature Walk Through – YouTube

Microsoft

• Download Office Deployment Tool updated June 26
• Outlook OST Cache Size Estimator – Leee Jeffries
• Windows Server 2019 brings new capabilities for Remote Desktop Services – Windows Server Summit

Other

• NVIDIA virtual GPU (GRID) software 6.2 (390.72/391.81) July 2018 – support for VMware Horizon 7.5, Citrix XenDesktop 7.18, and XenServer 7.5; unlicensed vGPUs allow screen resolutions higher than 1280×1024

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix WEM 4.6 agents not getting configurations: Agent is not bound to any configuration set – add machine instead of OU, or private fix, or wait for WEM 4.7 – Citrix KB article
• Documentation on Citrix Workspace Environment Management Cloud service – Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.9 for HTML5 Release Date: Jun 20, 2018

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 13.10 for Linux

NetScaler MAS

• Upgrade Citrix NetScaler MAS to 12.0 build 57.24 before upgrading to MAS 12.1 build 48.18 – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.1 Build 48.18 – replaces 48.13 – fixes for upgrade issues

NetScaler Gateway

• Download OPSWAT EPA Libraries for NetScaler released June 21, 2018

XenMobile

• Download Citrix XenMobile Server 10.8.0 Rolling Patch 3
• Download Citrix XenMobile Apps MDX files 10.8.35 Released 20 June 2018

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix supports XenApp/XenDesktop, PVS version 7.18 or 7.15 CU2 to use with Windows 10 v1803 – Citrix KB article
• Download patch for 7.18 Monitor Database issue on 2008 R2 SQL – Citrix KB article
• How to Recover Full Administrator Access in Citrix Studio – SQL queries to add a group to database with full admin – Citrix KB article
• XenDesktop Farm Migration Tool version 1.3, now with Citrix Cloud support – CTA Shane O’Neill
• Scripts to export Published Apps from one Citrix site/farm to another site/farm – Citrix Discussions

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Citrix Elastic Layering impact on logon times – registry interception is considerably slower than filesystem virtualization. Logging in involves a huge amount of registry activity – Citrix KB article
• How to set the default size of the Citrix Elastic Layering writable volume to something other than 20 GB – Citrix KB article

StoreFront

• The “Cannot Complete Your Request” Citrix StoreFront article has gotten a face lift

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Maintenance Phase) 11.0 Build 72.16

NetScaler MAS

• What’s new in Citrix NetScaler MA Cloud Service – tags for instances, send notifications to Slack, provision VPX to AWS, new Search interface – Citrix Docs

ShareFile

• Download Citrix ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.12.103.2 released June 13

VMware

• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool updated June 14
• My instructions to Install and Configure Horizon Performance Tracker – carlstalhood.com

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download Citrix XenApp 7.18 / XenDesktop 7.18, All Editions
  • Citrix 7.18 supports vSphere 6.7. But 7.15 does not – Citrix KB article
  • The following table lists the earlier operating systems that are not valid for installing/upgrading components in the current Citrix release – no support for Windows 2008 R2 – Citrix Docs
  • Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Site upgrade to version 7.18 fails if the Monitor database is on SQL Server 2008 R2 – Citrix KB article
  • 7.18 includes support for customizing an App-V 5.0 package using Deployment Configuration Files – Citrix KB article
• Citrix supports vSphere 6.5 Update 2 – Citrix KB article
• VMware vSphere 6.7 – Citrix Known Issues – the fix will be included in the next Cumulative Update of 7.15 LTSR expected in October 2018 – Citrix KB article
• Hotfix DStudioWX64_7_15_2001 – For Citrix Studio 7.15 LTSR CU2 – policies not localized – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Citrix Optimizer updated for Win10 1803 – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 7.18
  • Use MCS to create Linux VMs on XenServer and Azure – Citrix Docs

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Analyzing Citrix App Layer Conflicts: an Illustrated Example – “for the benefit of everyone who likes pictures” – Citrix KB article
• Public release of Unidesk\Citrix App Layering PowerShell SDK (BETA) module now available! – CTA Ryan Butler on Github

HDX

• Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.5 for Microsoft Skype® for Business
• Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.4.1000 (LTSR Cumulative Update 1)
• Small but nice new feature with XenDesktop 7.18: Battery icon notification – A battery icon will show up in the session’s host notification tray in which the information from the client’s battery information will be represented – René Bigler on Twitter
• Citrix 7.18 ThinWire Progressive Mode documentation – enabled when Available bandwidth drops below 2 Mbps, or Network latency increases to above 200ms – configurable – Citrix Docs
  • Citrix XenDesktop 7.18 JPEG vs. H.264 Build to Lossless Comparison – YouTube
  • HDX Graphics Goodies in 7.18! – Citrix Blog Post
• Understanding FastSmartCard (FSC): HDX Smart Card Redirection in Citrix 7.18 – not enabled by default – Citrix KB article
  • Citrix XenDesktop 7.18 Fast Smart card Demo video – YouTube

Director/Monitoring

• Citrix Director 7.18 has built-in Alert Policies – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix Application Probe Agent
  • My documentation on Citrix StoreFront probes in Director 7.18 – carlstalhood.com
• Download Citrix AppDNA 7.18
• Dynamic session recording – use PowerShell to start recording in middle of session – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix UPM 7.18 can roam Outlook cache file (*.ost) and the Microsoft search database – requires Win10 1709 or Windows Server 2016 – Citrix Docs
• How Citrix Profile Management 7.18 roams (VHDX) Outlook search index on a per-user basis – Citrix KB article
• Citrix UPM 7.18 only supports specific versions of Windows Search service. Windows patching updates Search Service to unsupported version?
• Citrix finally addressed the blank icon Start Menu issue in UPM 7.18 – Citrix Docs

Provisioning Services

• Download Citrix Provisioning Services 7.18
  • Use PVS 7.18 with Citrix Cloud Connectors – Citrix Docs
• vDisk Replicator Utility – GUI utility – Citrix Blog Post

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.12 for Windows
• Citrix Receiver for Windows probably won’t update automatically (due to a certificate issue), so you’ll need to manually upgrade to 4.12 – Citrix KB article
• Cipher changes in Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.12 – supports DTLS v1.2 for connections to the VDA, deprecates all TLS_RSA_* cipher suites (GPO configurable) – Citrix KB article
  • Citrix Receiver 4.12 – Troubleshooting Application or Desktop Launch Failures with TLS or DTLS – might need crypto changes on NetScaler and/or Group Policy – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix Receiver 4.12 Desktop Lock
• Download Citrix Receiver 4.9.3000 for Windows, LTSR Cumulative Update 3

NetScaler

• Citrix NetScaler Master Class June 2018 – SSL Overview, Secure Web Gateway – YouTube

NetScaler MAS

• Citrix NetScaler MAS 12.1 maintenance tool to perform cleanup of the system database – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• Citrix NetScaler Native OTP – prevent external access to manageotp if a device is already registered – 61-page GUI configuration page – Stan Demburg at iRangers

XenMobile

• Download Citrix XenMobile Updated MDX files 10.8.25 V1
• Download Citrix XenMobile Mail Manager 10.1.4 – Released 8-Jun-2018 – adds TLS 1.1/1.2
• What’s new with Secure Mail – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix SaaS Gateway Service – enables partners to offer managed SD-WAN services for business critical SaaS applications to their end customers – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Quick Start Tutorial for VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure 1.5 – 92-page document

Microsoft

• Download Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool updated June 4

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Receiver

• Starting in Q3, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app – Workspace app will incorporate Receiver, NetScaler plug-ins, XenMobile Secure Hub, ShareFile driver mapper, desktop app and sync – Citrix Blog Post

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix Supported Hypervisors table updated to show no support for vSphere 6.7 – Citrix KB article
• Hotfix DStudioWX86_7_15_2001 – For Citrix Studio 7.15 LTSR CU2 – policies not localized – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Citrix Application Launch Gets Stuck At Welcome Screen For 20-30 Seconds – if large num of groups in multiple domains – Fixed in 7.15 CU2 and 7.17 – Citrix KB article

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Download Citrix App Layering 4.11
• What’s new in Citrix App Layering 4.11 – full support for Windows Store apps, Office 365 layer for Session Host. User Layers are still a Lab feature – Citrix Docs

Director/Monitoring

• Documentation on Citrix Director 7.18 Interactive Session drill-down – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• Hotfix ProfileMgmt_7_15_2001- For Citrix Profile Management 7.15.2000 – fix for black screen issue – AppReadiness problem – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Documentation on Citrix PVS 7.18 XenDesktop Setup Wizard connecting to Citrix Cloud Virtual Apps/Desktops Service – Or Cloud Studio can connect to on-prem PVS 7.18 – Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.8 for HTML5

NetScaler MAS

• Download On-prem Citrix NetScaler MAS 12.1 Agents for scale out deployment
  • Documentation

NetScaler Gateway

• Download Updated OPSWAT v4 EPA Libraries for Citrix NetScaler 12.0 build 57 and newer – NetScaler Gateway > Update Client Components

XenServer

• Download Citrix XenServer 7.5

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon 7.5.0
• Download VMware Horizon Clients 4.8
• Download VMware User Environment Manager 9.4.0
• Download VMware App Volumes 2.14.0
• VMware Horizon 7.5 can publish shortcuts to Desktop. It creates a Desktop folder with the category name.
• New VMware Horizon Performance Tracker – optional component of Horizon Agent 7.5
• New Horizon 7.5 HTML5 Console – JMP is optional. Help Desk User Search is integrated. Not all features supported yet – VMware Docs
• VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon 7 Enterprise Edition On-premises Reference Architecture – 328 pages – VMware Tech Zone

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• vSphere 6.7 is not supported with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop versions up to 7.17 and Provisioning Services (PVS) versions up to 7.17 – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Hotfix DesktopVDACoreWX64_7_15_2001 – For Citrix VDA Core Services 7.15 LTSR Cumulative Update 2 for Windows Desktop OS (64-bit) – audio fixes – Citrix KB article

Profile Management

• Private Citrix Hotfix for blank Start Menu icons in 7.15 CU1? – Citrix Discussions

Provisioning Services

• During the validation of ESX 6.7 citrix found an issue connecting PVS to the host. This will be resolved in the next version of PVS 7.18 to be released soon and will be updated in a 7.15 LTSR release. – Citrix Discussions

StoreFront

• Citrix StoreFront: Add Application Categories to Favorites Tab – CTP Sam Jacobs at CUGC

NetScaler

• Download Citrix NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.1 Build 48.13
• What’s new in NetScaler 12.1 – RDP Proxy improvements, SaaS apps catalog
  • In NetScaler 12.1, you can migrate a NetScaler VPX instance by using VMware vMotion. Supported interfaces are E1000 and VMXNET3.
  • NetScaler 12.1 shows Days to License Expiration
  • NetScaler 12.1 built-in Secure SSL Profile – TLS 1.2 only (but not TLS 1.3), four ciphers – Run “show ssl profile ns_default_ssl_profile_secure_frontend” to see full config
  • NetScaler 12.1 Net Profile has an option to override global Mac Based Forwarding (MBF)

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.1 Build 48.13
• NetScaler MAS 12.1 comes with a disk partition tool – Citrix Docs
• NetScaler MAS 12.1 HA pair now requires a Floating IP – nodes must be on same subnet – Citrix Docs
  • How to upgrade HA pair on different subnets – Citrix Docs
• In NetScaler MAS 12.1, an existing StyleBook ConfigPack can be migrated to a different StyleBook
• New Stylebook to configure NetScaler as ADFS Proxy – Citrix Docs
• New Instance Dashboard in NetScaler MAS 12.1 – Go to Networks > Instances, right-click an instance, and click Dashboard – Citrix Docs
• In NetScaler MAS 12.1, you can now create multiple Network Reporting dashboards for various instances, virtual servers, and other entities – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• Documentation on the new RDP features in NetScaler 12.1 – Citrix Docs
• SaaS App Catalog in NetScaler 12.1 Unified Gateway – doesn’t seem to work unless I remove my StoreFront settings from the UG

XenMobile

• Citrix Mobility Master Class May 2018 – AetherPal, Win10 App Lock, Android enterprise, Chromebook, Citrix Analytics, Apple TV management, iOS NetScaler VPN NAC
• Android P Work Profile enhancements – dedicated tab for work apps, updated blue briefcase badge, switch to turn off work mode, support for devices shared by multiple users, lock multiple apps

Citrix Cloud

• The Citrix Cloud Migration Tool allows you to take your existing farm structure and recreate it in a farm in Citrix Cloud – CTA Shane O’Neill
• Manage Citrix Cloud and On Prem with a single PowerShell SDK – CTA Shane O’Neill

VMware

• Download  VMware Unified Access Gateway 3.3 – no more Network Protocol Profile (NPP)
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.7.0a
• VMware AirWatch will be known as Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) – VMware Blog Post

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix

• Key Takeaways from Citrix Synergy 2018 That Did Not Make The Keynote – George Kuruvilla

VDA

• Windows 10 Search Indexing Not Working After VMware OS Optimization tool – CTA Saadallah Chebaro

WEM/Profile Management

• Workspace Environment Manager – Capture Screen – how to enable the comments field – MasterXen

NetScaler

• Scoring an A+ at SSLlabs.com with Citrix NetScaler – Q2 2018 update – Citrix Blog Post
• NetScaler AppFirewall vulnerability – only XML checks vulnerable? – Citrix KB article
• Citrix is announcing new virtual CPU (vCPU)-based licensing that applies to both the VPX and CPX – 40 vCPUs minimum – Citrix Blog Post
• New Citrix Certified Expert – Networking (CCE-N) Certification – Citrix Training

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.12.102.0 updated May 18, 2018
• Citrix Files for Windows documentation – Citrix KB article

Citrix Cloud

• Request a tech preview of Citrix Access Control with Advanced Analytics
• Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service Azure Quick Deploy documentation – Citrix Docs
  • Detailed instructions from CTP Christiaan Brinkhoff

VMware

• PowerShell script to Deploy VMware Unified Access Gateway – Updated May 2018 for UAG version 3.3
• Workspace ONE Send – A bridge to connect Boxer to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint – pass files back and forth while respecting Intune DLP policies – Open-in to Send as separate app – VMware Blog Post
• Workspace ONE Mobile Flows Technical Overview – YouTube video
• Introducing the Workspace ONE End User Adoption Kit – VMware Blog Post

Other

• NVIDIA virtual GPU software 6.1 (390.57/391.58) May 2018 – fix for XenMotion and suspend/resume
• NVIDIA GRID license not applied before the user connects – License Restriction will not be removed until the user reconnects – Jan Hendrik Meier
• Liquidware SpotCheck Inspections – user-experience (UX) score – recorded webinar

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Synergy 2018

• Citrix Synergy 2018 Review – CTP Rory Monaghan
• New Citrix product names – What is Citrix ADC? – Citrix.com
• Recorded Citrix Synergy sessions – the good stuff is hidden in these sessions – YouTube

Citrix Workspace app

• Workspace App comes with an embedded browser to directly access websites/SaaS from within the app offerings using Citrix Secure centralized policies, including watermarking and blocked sites support leveraging Citrix Analytics in Citrix Cloud – CTP Thorsten Rood on Twitter
• Citrix Workspace app – the new Receiver? – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix Workspace app overview – YouTube

VDA

• Citrix 7.15 LTSR CU2, or 7.17, Session Launches as a Black Screen due to Profile Management – uninstall UPM – Install UPM 7.15 CU1, or UPM 7.16, or private fix – App Readiness – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Known Issues for Windows 10 1803 – upgrade breaks Profile Management – Issue 10 – Citrix KB article

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix CTX224835 Start Menu is not Responding article updated – exclude Usrclass.dat* and !ctx_localappdata!\packages from UPM – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Citrix PVS XenDesktop Setup Wizard attempts to connect to Hyper-V host in wrong cluster – fixed in PVS 7.15.3 – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• To correctly install and configure Citrix Receiver a bit of tuning is required. This article shows you how to do this using PowerShell – CTA Dennis Span

NetScaler

• Compute-Based Licensing for Citrix Software ADCs – Citrix Blog Post

XenMobile

• Citrix XenMobile Secure Mail for iOS 10.8.20 supports rich push notifications, even when not running in the background – VIP Only mail notifications is no longer available – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix Updated MDX files for 10.8.20 XenMobile apps V1 (updated Secure Mail and Secure Web) Released 9 May 2018

ShareFile

• Download Citrix ShareFile User Management Tool 1.11 for Policy Based Administration – if upgrade from 1.8 and older, uninstall first – UMT 1.9 and newer rules are not compatible with UMT 1.8 or older rules – recreate rules in 1.11

VMware Horizon 7.4

• VMware Horizon 7.4 now supports vSphere 6.5 Update 2 – VMware Interoperability Matrix
• Download VMware Horizon Desktop Watermark Fling Build 20180510 – Added support for multiple monitors
• Download VMware Identity Manager 3.2.0.1
• Quick-Start Tutorial for Cloud-Based VMware Workspace ONE – 264-page guide

VMware Horizon 7.5

• VMware Horizon 7.5 announced – JMP, Extended Service Branch, Blast Extreme improvementVMware Horizon 7.5 announced – JMP, Extended Service Branch, Blast Extreme improvement
• What’s New with Horizon 7 – VMWare Cloud on AWS, JMP Workflow, and More! – VMware Blog Post
• Top Questions on Horizon 7 JMP Technologies – YouTube
• A Sneak-peek at VMware App Volumes 2.14 – Writable Volumes backups, Shared Datastore for Writable Volumes – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• If someone loses RDP access after May 2018 security update to a remote server, you might want to change “encryption oracle remediation” back to vulnerable and connect to the server again, patch the server and revert the setting – Oliver Kieselbach on Twitter

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix Supportability Pack updated May 5 – added Citrix VDA Commandline Helper and Citrix MSI Log Analyzer – Updated 7 existing tools

VDA

• Private fix LC9648 for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 black screen issues on Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU2 and 7.17 – Citrix Discussions (via CTP George Spiers)
• Citrix provides “Configuration only” support for Windows 10 1803Citrix provides “Configuration only” support for Windows 10 1803 – Citrix KB article
• Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v1803) – Citrix Known Issues – WEM agent is broken after upgrade – Citrix recommends XenApp/XenDesktop version 7.17 or 7.15 CU2 to pilot v1803 as VDA – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix VDA Commandline Helper Tool – v1.0.0.14

HDX

• Download Citrix RealTime Optimization Pack Capability Checker v2.4.0 – updated May 1 – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Skype RTOP Analyzer – parses HROP log files as well as SfB log files and shows call information at one place – Citrix KB article

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.7 for HTML5

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 12.9.1 for Mac
  • To re-enable the auto update feature you have to manually upgrade to Citrix Receiver 13.9.1 for Mac – Tweet from René Bigler

NetScaler

• Download Citrix NetScaler Release (Maintenance Phase) 11.1 Build 58.13
• NetScaler GA, 2019 releases onwards will not support Classic Policies and features

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.8.0 Rolling Patch 2
• What’s new in Citrix XenMobile Cloud Service 10.18.6 – Deploy PowerShell scripts to managed Windows Desktops and Tablets – Citrix Docs

VMware

• vSphere 6.5 Update 2 is now available – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 1803

Other

• How to upgrade your NVIDIAVirt vGPU License server and Drivers to the 6.0/March 2018 software release on xenserver and VDA – a guide and some lessons learned – Rasmus Raun-Nielsen

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Seems that Citrix HDX Policies are now shown correctly in the GPMC Settings tab as per XenApp 7.15 LTSR CU2 – Tweet from Rasmus Raun-Nielsen

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Citrix Profile Streaming is not compatible with Citrix App Layering Elastic Layers – Citrix Discussions

HDX

• Download Citrix Connection Quality Indicator updated April 25 – Citrix KB article

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix Profile Management deleting registry keys and causing black screen on logon to Windows 2016? – Citrix Discussions

Receiver

• Citrix Receiver auto-update is broken due to expired certificate – manually install certificate from article, or manually update to 4.12 when released – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Citrix Secure Mail for iOS supports rich text signatures – Citrix Docs

Citrix Cloud

• New checks in Citrix Smart Check – StoreFront, PVS, License Server – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Tools 10.2.1 – fixes Guest VM ports exhausted – download VMware Tools 10.2.1 instead of VMware Tools 10.2.0
• New Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0 – vSphere 6.7 support

Microsoft

• “Because of a bug, the RDSH role was missing in previous releases of Windows Server 2019 – this build fixes that.” – Microsoft Blog
• Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) updated April 26

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