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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? Introduction User experience is a

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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. The first part of this

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August 3, 2018 James Rankin

Management of Start Menu and Tiles on Windows 10 and Server 2016, part #1

Another subject that needs a “final word”. What is the best way to manage “Start”? I feel like I’ve written

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July 31, 2018 James Rankin

Per-user FTAs in Windows 10, Server 2012 R2 and Server 2016 – THE FINAL WORD

FTAs have been a problem for a long time. Let’s put the subject to bed. I have done a number

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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… 3,126 total views, no 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

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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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Happy Systems Administrator day 2019!

FSLogix official release – version 1907 from Microsoft

QuickPost – using FSLogix to create multiple default profiles and Start Tiles layouts

The history of the Windows user profile in EUC environments (1994-2019)

FSLogix licensing comes out of the shadows

Make Citrix logons use asynchronous user Group Policy processing mode

Microsoft Teams on Citrix XenApp

Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop and Folder Redirection – the last word