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  • March 31, 2023 James Rankin

    QuickPost – Citrix UPM write-back on lock and disconnect

    A very quick QuickPost, on another new setting for Citrix UPM

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  • March 29, 2023 James Rankin

    QuickPost – Citrix UPM VHD compaction feature

    Citrix UPM continues to add new features – this time VHD(x) compaction has arrived

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  • March 24, 2023 James Rankin

    QuickPost – Citrix UPM App Access Control

    How to do App Masking in Citrix UPM

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  • March 8, 2023 James Rankin

    Windows session timeouts on Citrix – a brief guide

    Windows session timeouts can be a big fat pain in the proverbials. Let’s map out all of their idiosyncrasies.

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  • November 7, 2022 James Rankin

    QuickPost – Making CloudDriveMapper look cool

    A quick one today, about how to enable tighter integration of CloudDriveMapper

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  • October 13, 2022 James Rankin

    Building an Ubuntu Minecraft server on Azure

    A random tangent today – let’s build a cloud Minecraft server!

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  • July 18, 2022 James Rankin

    QuickPost – setting an “Image of the day” desktop background

    How to cycle a new Windows desktop background image each day

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  • July 8, 2022 James Rankin

    Setting up a Linux virtual desktop in Azure using Citrix DaaS

    Let’s go in an unexpected direction this week – how do we set up a Linux virtual desktop via Citrix?

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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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June 9, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – Using vPrefer instead of Keywords with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

vPrefer is a little-known Citrix feature that offers you some handy functionality for niche situations. Let’s quickly run through it.

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June 5, 2020 James Rankin

UserLock – managing and securing Active Directory logons

It’s time for a product review and a look into the Active Directory security space. Over the last couple of

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June 3, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – blank icons on Windows 10 desktop when using FSLogix to mask Office

Quick blog today, an oddity you may see using App Masking to hide Microsoft Office. I noticed this problem pop

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June 1, 2020 James Rankin

uberAgent explored, part #3 – a deeper relationship

Part #3 of an in-depth exploration of the uberAgent product – living with it longer-term If you haven’t read part

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May 23, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – allowing multiple server sessions with FSLogix Profile Containers by using Citrix UPM

Using Citrix UPM to extend the functionality of FSLogix Profile Containers? Seems a bit odd… On the surface, yes, it

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May 21, 2020 James Rankin

QuickPost – mandatory profiles in Windows 10 and Windows Server (the final word!)

Mandatory profiles are becoming much more problematic in Windows 10. Let’s put them to bed once and for all. Introduction

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May 17, 2020 James Rankin

Migrating Ivanti/AppSense profiles to FSLogix Profile Containers

Migrating DesktopNow to FSLogix has always been fiddly. Let’s see how we can do it!

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  • QuickPost – Citrix UPM write-back on lock and disconnect March 31, 2023
  • QuickPost – Citrix UPM VHD compaction feature March 29, 2023
  • QuickPost – Citrix UPM App Access Control March 24, 2023
  • Windows session timeouts on Citrix – a brief guide March 8, 2023
  • QuickPost – Making CloudDriveMapper look cool November 7, 2022

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