I know it’s a very old topic but recently I had to upgrade VMware Tools in PVS image. Since I captured all the steps for future use, I thought why not share it with everyone. This article from Aaron Silber is still the gold standard to upgrade VMware Tools in […]
Author: Nishith Gupta
My name is Nishith Gupta and I work as an Infrastructure Architect in Cognizant. I am Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA 2021 and 2022 class). I write to empower, encourage and inspire. I know quite a few EUC, DC, HCI and Cloud technologies. Read more at https://guptanishith.com/about-nishith-gupta/
How to configure chrome startup and homepage
To configure Google Chrome homepage, Startup page (restore) and new tab page setting, you can either use GPO or registry. List of Topics Configure Chrome startup and homepage using Registry Configure Chrome startup and homepage using Group Policies. In one of my recent Citrix project, I observed that people are […]
Citrix Workspace App and Receiver – Complete List
While troubleshooting Unoptimized HDX RealTime Connector issue, I used Citrix Monitor (Citrix Cloud version of Director) to pull users’ session details. Extracted data for Users’ sessions has a column called Receiver Version, which shows the build version like 14.9.6000.6, 19.12.0.23 or 21.12.1.4030 You can get an idea that 21.12.1.4030 is […]
HDX RealTime Connector – Unoptimized
Recently, I was reviewing Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack deployment for Skype for Business for one customer. I noticed that on many VDIs, it was reporting as HDX RealTime Connector – Unoptimized. It turned out that all those VDIs were accessed by un-managed Endpoints where users had upgraded their Citrix […]
Citrix ADC VPX Express in Azure
Citrix ADC VPX Express in Azure (or on-premises) is a FREE licensed version of Citrix ADC that allows 20 Mbps bandwidth, 20 Mbps of SSL throughput and maximum of 250 SSL sessions. It comes with All ADC standard license features, except Citrix Gateway and L4 and L7 defenses. You can […]