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  • February 25, 2021 James Rankin

    QuickPost – triggering actions after process starts in Windows

    A quick method for capturing process start events on Windows

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  • February 25, 2021 James Rankin

    Managing OneDrive on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

    How to manage OneDrive cache in Citrix, VDI and RDSH environments

     1,100 total views,  535 views today

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  • February 16, 2021 James Rankin

    QuickPost – using FSLogix object-specific settings

    A brief but important update for anyone using multiple VHDLocations entries and/or the script I published to manage FSLogix file shares!

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  • February 14, 2021 James Rankin

    Microsoft Teams on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, part #2 – default settings and JSON wrangling

    Part #2 of Microsoft Teams on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops – how to pre-stage user settings

     1,354 total views,  33 views today

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  • January 29, 2021 James Rankin

    QuickPost – ImportProfileRegistry error when mounting FSLogix container

    A quick rundown of an unusual error I came across with FSLogix Profile Containers

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  • January 17, 2021 James Rankin

    The ultimate guide to Windows logon time optimizations – part #4

    It’s part #4 of our ultimate logon times guide….all about Group Policy processing

     4,408 total views,  33 views today

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  • December 11, 2020 James Rankin

    AppVentiX + FSLogix – super slick application delivery

    What’s my current favourite application delivery method? Here’s the answer….

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  • November 16, 2020 James Rankin

    Adapting to COVID-19 – how monitoring became (even!) more important

    COVID-19 caught a lot of us on the hop. How have we had to adapt to the changes in our workforce which were driven by the pandemic?

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October 16, 2020 James Rankin

(Reasons not to be) using network drives on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

A rewrite and update of a previous article, as I revisit the thorny subject of network drive mappings.

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October 13, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – FSLogix Registry Redirection (HKLM to HKCU), or “how to turn Computer Config GPOs into User Config GPOs”

FSLogix Redirection is often forgotten about, and the Registry side of this even more. How do we go about using it?

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October 12, 2020 James Rankin

Microsoft Teams on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, part #1 – installing the damned thing

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on our old friend Microsoft Teams – this time we’re giving it a series!

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October 2, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – Citrix UPM Profile Containers feature

How do we use Citrix UPM’s new “Profile Container” feature to capture the entire user profile?

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September 11, 2020 James Rankin

The ultimate guide to Windows logon time optimizations – part #2

It’s part #2 of our Windows logon optimization series – today, we are talking about storage and networks

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September 4, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – how to stop FSLogix Profile Containers bloating when running Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams’ profile bloat is truly awful. Here’s a quick guide to getting around it! This is a basic runthrough

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August 6, 2020 James Rankin

The ultimate guide to Windows logon time optimizations – part #1

Everything you need to know about Windows logons in one blog series starts right here! I have threatened on several

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July 2, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – adding Windows File Explorer functions to the right-click menu

Do you want to customize your Windows context menus with File Explorer functions? Read on… I had a request recently

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June 18, 2020 James Rankin

uberAgent explored, part #4 – is it the product for you?

Part #4 of an in-depth exploration of the uberAgent product – what’s the final verdict? If you haven’t read part

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June 13, 2020 James Rankin

Using multiple Citrix Workspace App / Receiver versions from the same image

Is it possible to use two Citrix client versions in one image? Actually – yes! The problem This week Citrix

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  • QuickPost – triggering actions after process starts in Windows February 25, 2021
  • Managing OneDrive on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops February 25, 2021
  • QuickPost – using FSLogix object-specific settings February 16, 2021
  • Microsoft Teams on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, part #2 – default settings and JSON wrangling February 14, 2021
  • QuickPost – ImportProfileRegistry error when mounting FSLogix container January 29, 2021

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