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July 1, 2019 James Rankin

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

Let’s have a quick look at some cool tricks we can pull off with FSLogix. FSLogix (now owned by Microsoft)

June 19, 2019 James Rankin

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

I’ve been told I bang on about Windows profiles a lot. Let’s fulfill that prophecy! Last week James Kindon, a

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! So you may recall that

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… This has been a subject

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? Introduction Oh come sweet asteroid

48,898 total views, 94 views today

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 and find out. Introduction Folder

24,840 total views, 6 views today

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. I remember Mark Russinovich writing

17,673 total views, 20 views today

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! Firstly, there seems to be

6,131 total views, 4 views today

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

63,101 total views, 43 views today

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

26,349 total views, 7 views today

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User group policies not applying when using FSLogix Profile Containers

Adding Microsoft Authenticator MFA to Windows logon

2020 CTP and CTA announcements – the power of I.T. community

Citrix Performance Analytics – first look

Optimizing the Teams web client (and streaming video) on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Customizing the WinX menu, and making it user-specific

Dynamic Start Menu on Server 2016/2019 and Windows 10

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops clipboard redirection