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How to send CTRL+ALT+DELETE from Windows 7 Embedded Thin Client to VMware...
ProblemOne of the most common questions I get asked from clients setting up thin clients is how to pass key combinations such as CTRL+ALT+DELETE that Windows is designed to intercept for security...
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VMware Horizon View 5.3.2 build 1887719 connection servers display the error...
ProblemYou have 2 VMware Horizon View Connection servers with the version 5.3.2-1887719 in your environment that displays a red exclamation mark under the Last Backup column:Hovering over the red...
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Attempting to “Get Device Image” from within Dell Wyse Device Manager Version...
ProblemYou attempt to use the Get Device Image feature (non PXE) from within Dell Wyse Device Manager Version 5.0 to pull an image off of a Wyse Thin Client:The WDM Server is able to restart the Thin...
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Attempting to uninstall Citrix StoreFront from Windows Server 2012 server...
ProblemYou have Citrix StoreFront 2.1.0.17 installed on a server that does not belong to a server group which you would like to uninstall and reinstall so that you can join it to an existing server...
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How to define a Remote Desktop Services License server for XenApp /...
I’ve been asked several times since XenDesktop 7 was released when Windows Server 2012 R1 and R2 were supported operating systems about how can a Remote Desktop Services License server be defined from...
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Accessing VMware Horizon HTML Access throws the error: ”You cannot access...
I’ve received quite a few calls lately from clients who have recently deployed VMware Horizon View version 6.0 and attempted test VMware Horizon HTML Access by clicking the option from the main page as...
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Upgrading Citrix NetScaler VPX from version 10.1 to 10.5
I had to upgrade a Citrix NetScaler VPX 1000 a few months back from 10.1 to the latest release 10.5 and while the process is quite straight forward, I went ahead and captured a few screenshots to show...
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How to Export NetScaler Certificates as a PFX file
As with one of my previous blog posts: Generating CSR and installing certificate on NetScaler VPX 1000http://terenceluk.blogspot.com/2012/10/generating-csr-and-installing.htmlI am aware that there is a...
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VMware Horizon View Client takes a long time to complete the “Connecting…”...
ProblemYou’ve noticed that it takes a long time (upwards to 15 seconds) to connect with the VMware Horizon View Client during the Connecting… stage as shown in the screenshot below:Once the login...
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Connecting to a VMware Horizon View desktop with HTML 5 access presents a...
I recently received a few calls from various clients who have asked me why they are presented a certificate warning when they use the VMware Horizon HTML Access method to connect to their desktop as...
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Upgrading Citrix XenDesktop from version 7.1 to 7.6
I recently had to upgrade a customer’s environment from Citrix XenDesktop 7.1 to 7.6 (the procedure to upgrade Xendesktop 7.1 to 7.5 is the same) and thought I’d document the process so I had something...
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Running the Prepare Forest step for a new Lync Server 2013 deployment throws...
ProblemYou’re performing a greenfield deployment of Microsoft Lync Server 2013 and execute the Prepare Current Forest step:… but it fails with the error:Prepare ForestEnable-CSAdForest -Verbose...
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Securing traffic between NetScaler and StoreFront with HTTPS rather than HTTP
I’ve been asked several times since publishing my previous blog post:Configuring a NetScaler VPX appliance to publish load balanced XenDesktop 7.x StoreFront...
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How to export message tracking log results as a CSV file in Exchange Server 2010
I recently had to troubleshoot an issue for a client where their log drive filled up and wanted to identify whether there was a device that was generating excessive logs on the Exchange server or...
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Lync Server Management Shell 2013 does not load and hangs with a black screen...
ProblemYou’ve just completed deploying Lync Server 2013 on a Windows Server 2012 R2 server but notice that the Lync Server Management Shell does not load and hangs with a black screen regardless of...
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Attempting to use PowerShell’s Add-Windows feature for .NET Framework 4.5...
ProblemYou have a new server installed with Windows Server 2012 R2 and need to install .NET Framework 4.5 with other roles and features so you mount the Windows Server 2012 R2 media, launch Windows...
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Handy Get-Hotfix Windows PowerShell CMDLET for Windows Hotfix Updates Management
There has been plenty of times in the past where I used to dread reviewing the Programs and Features’ View installed updates window in search for a hotfix that I need to remove:This is especially the...
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Attempting to secure traffic between Citrix StoreFront server and the...
ProblemYou’re attempting to secure the traffic between your Citrix XenDesktop or XenApp 7.5 / 7.6 environment so that your StoreFront server uses HTTPS instead of HTTP to communicate to Delivery...
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Unable to log into Lync Server 2013 Edge server with the tracing error:...
ProblemYou’ve noticed that users are unable to sign into their Lync Client on their laptops when not in the internal network but the Edge server services are up. Performing a trace and reviewing the...
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Configuring Citrix Profile Management 5.2.0 for XenApp 7.5 / 7.6
Citrix Profile Management 5.2.0 which is bundled with XenDesktop or XenApp 7.5 / 7.6 hasn’t changed much other than the agent now being built into the VDA (Virtual Delivery Agent) but as I had to...
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