XenDesktop

During migrations you may have had to upgrade the XenApp client to its latest version.

To do so, it is often better to uninstall the previous clients before installing the new one.

To automate this task I've written two little scripts that are shared through this article.

Be careful when using them and be sure to test them before releasing them to production.

As always this content is provided as is and using it is at your own risks.

This first script has been designed to remove ...

Following the Article written by Paul Wilson on the Citrix Community Blog and my Article related to Terminal Server & XenApp Tuning I decided to also write this little article related to XenDesktop Tuning.

Many values were taken from XenApp Tuning because they can also be applied to Windows XP / Vista.

Do not hesitate to give us your comments for this Article to be updated with your experience and feedback.

Please note that these informations are provided "as is" and that using these tips is at your own risks.

Please also Note that all REG_DWORD values are provided in decimal format.

All Registry Hives are provided for x86 platforms. For x64 Platforms, do not forget to add "WoW6432Node" if hive is in HKLM\Software.

Working on XenDesktop POCs and Deployments I've done some researches on how to optimize XenDesktop UPD printing just like in XenApp (check this article for more details).

With XenDesktop 2, it was possible to modify the DefaultPrnFlags value (which controls the Citrix printers autocreation process) using the following procedure. 

With XenDesktop 3, things are a little bit different, as the Printing Subsystem is now closer to the XenApp One ...