If you look at the file location on the disk where this shortcut is you will see that there are duplicates being created at each login but only one is appearing in the Start MenuĪfter a bit of googling I came across this article by Citrix However, after logging out and back in I noticed that the Start Menu icons were being duplicated. I could see the shortcuts in the Start Menu and also in Workspace App.

Once Logged in for the first time all looked great. With the above in mind I set up a new VDA (2012 R2 in this case – I know, I know), installed Workspace App, Configured SSO, set up Skype for Business and the HDX optimisation pack and configured the relevant Group Policies to lock the desktop down. The user should have the ability to pin these icons to the Taskbar or to the desktop and these should persist between sessions. The reason for this is the rest of the applications are in separate silos due to app compatibility and hosting Skype for business on the Published Desktop VDA allows ALL apps to be visible via the screen share.Ĭitrix Workspace App will be on the Published Desktop VDA and will SSO on behalf of the user, this will then add all the available published applications to the users Start Menu. Skype for Business will be on the VDA that runs the published desktop so that it can be launched at login and be used to “Share Screen”. Published Desktop to act as a “skin” for the apps.

I was having a really troublesome time getting Citrix Workspace App working seamlessly in my environment here. The title of this post pretty much says it all. Its been a while, but its good to be back and have something to write about. This post has already been read 11699 times!

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