Unassign User from Personal Azure Virtual Desktop
Open PowerShell and modify the SubscriptionID, ResourceGroupName, HostPoolName and SessionHostName. This script will remove the currently assigned user.
Get the Total Number of Active Sessions in a Host Pool (Azure Virtual Desktop)
Here’s a quick PowerShell script to get the total number of active sessions in a Azure Virtual Desktop host pool.
Automatically Change Unattached Disks to Standard HDD
I usually use FunctionApp function with a timer to run maintenance type of scripts but this script can also be used manually. This can be helpful if you still need…
Configure Windows 10 AVD Multi-Session Intune Automatic Enrollment
To configure automatic enrollment of your AVD Windows 10 Multi-Session hosts you will need to enable the “Enable automatic MDM enrollment using default Azure AD credentials” policy setting in either…
Deallocate Stopped Azure Virtual Desktops With Function App
Here’s an example of how you can automatically check for stopped virtual machines and if any are found the script will Deallocate them so you don’t continue to get billed.…
Adding MSIX Packages to Azure Virtual Desktops
Open Azure Portal and go to the host pool you want to use. Click on MSIX Packages Add and type in the path to the packages. Click Add, then select…
Azure Virtual Desktops BitDefender causing boot failures after syspep
Valid Delivery Controller Services Not Found XenDesktop

XenDesktop 7 Delivery Controller Address has Changed. Re-enter the controller address or try a new one. Opening Citrix XenDesktop Studio displayed the following error message. Valid Delivery Controller Services were…
Configure App-V Publishing in Citrix XenDesktop & XenApp 7.8

Configure App-V server addresses in Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp 7.8 Studio Using Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) lets you deploy, update, and support applications as services. Users access applications without installing them on…
Access Denied XenApp 6.5 Windows 2008R2

Access is Denied XenApp 6.5 Windows 2008R2 when launching XenApp Published Apps. This error has been posted several times already by other people, but I wasn’t able to quickly find…
Disable Silverlight Out of Date Update Warning

Here’s how to remove the Silverlight was blocked because it is out of date and needs to be updated popups that prevent users from viewing websites and videos that require…
Installing Google Chrome Plugins for All Users with Group Policy

This example below shows how to install the OKTA Chrome Extension for all users. First open Google Chrome and then go to the Google Chrome web store. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps Search for…
Citrix XenDesktop 7 Database Optimizations and Maintenance

XenDesktop 7 Database Configuration, Optimization, and Maintenance Tasks. Citrix Recommends that customers separate their Databases and configure nightly and weekly maintenance plans for your XenDesktop SQL databases. First we will…
Prevent The new “End of Life” upgrade notification for Internet Explorer GPO Registry Setting

How to prevent Internet Explorer “End of Life” upgrade notification tabs. A lot of corporations still require older IE versions for some web based applications to work correctly so this…
End User Guide To Set Default Program for ICA File Type

Issues launching Citrix Published Apps and Desktops after Reinstalling or Upgrading Citrix Receiver. Sometimes a users computer will not have the correct file type associated with a specific program like…
SCOM Alerts in Citrix Director

SCOM Alerts in Citrix Director- Additional Details on How to Configure Alerts within Citrix Director 7.7 After you have successfully completed the upgrade or new installation you can proceed with…