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March 21, 2019 James Rankin

FSLogix licensing comes out of the shadows

What’s going to happen with FSLogix, acquired by Microsoft last year? Now, we finally know!
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March 7, 2019 James Rankin

Make Citrix logons use asynchronous user Group Policy processing mode

Do you want quicker logons in a XenApp AD GPO environment? You do? OK, then…
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February 21, 2019 James Rankin

Microsoft Teams on Citrix XenApp

Teams is Microsoft’s new Skype and Slack-killer. But how well does it go on Citrix?

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November 22, 2018 James Rankin

Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop and Folder Redirection – the last word

Do we really still need to use Folder Redirection? Let’s do a deep-dive into it

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November 19, 2018 James Rankin

Dealing with network drive mappings in Citrix environments

Network drive mappings are a staple of Windows environments. However, in my opinion, they suck.

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November 19, 2018 James Rankin

Microsoft acquires FSLogix – are they finally taking RDSH and VDI seriously?

Last Thursday, FSLogix were acquired by Microsoft (announced today). This is a very interesting move!

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October 17, 2018 James Rankin

How to get the fastest possible Citrix logon times

We all want super-quick logons in XenApp and XenDesktop environments. How can we get them?

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August 30, 2018 James Rankin

Management of Start Menu and Tiles on Windows 10 and Server 2016, part #2

This is the second part of the article on Windows 10/Server 2016 Start Tiles management.

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July 26, 2018 James Rankin

Error creating Citrix WEM database on SQL Express – “database creation error”

You may see this error setting up WEM on SQL Express. Here’s how to solve. When you install Citrix Workspace

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July 16, 2018 James Rankin

Creating a mandatory profile on Windows 10 1803

Microsoft hate mandatory profiles, but they are useful. Here’s a guide to creation on Win10. Note:- this article refers to

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July 16, 2018 James Rankin

Using FSLogix app masking for per-device licensing on XenApp and RDSH

Per-device licensing sucks on XenApp and RDSH. How can we manage it? Here’s how… 1,910 total views, 2 views today

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July 10, 2018 James Rankin

Creating a custom default profile on Windows 10 1803

Creating a custom default profile is a good way to streamline a Windows 10 deployment. How do you achieve this?

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July 9, 2018 James Rankin

Removing UWP apps on Windows 10 1803 – VIDEO

A quick how-to video covering the removal process of UWP apps on Windows 10 1803. The video covers the essentials

1,927 total views, 4 views today

July 5, 2018 James Rankin

How to remove UWP apps on Windows 10 1803

Windows 10’s Universal Windows Platform apps may possibly be Microsoft’s most unpopular decision – ever. What’s the current thinking on

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