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Updated VDA Install / Upgrade / RDS Install / Desktop / Server / App Install Script

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On April 13, 2023

In Citrix, PowerShell, Windows, Workspace, XenApp

I have been working on updating the VDA install / upgrade script and combining the app install script and getting it all in one script. This will now check for .NET version (for prerequisite of 2203LTSR), upgrade if necessary, and then install / upgrade VDA. This will also check if RDS role is installed on server for a new build, and if not, it will install it and kick off application installs. Install switches past 2203CU2 are different, so please refer to CTX article on proper install switches for newer versions. Just make the changes to the install batch files with the appropriate switches. This will also check against OS types and copy the appropriate VDA / install scripts based on if it is server OS or desktop OS detected. Link below for the older version and for configuring Citrix Cloud connection profile.

# Script to check for .NET 4.8 and install if not installed as well as checking for OS Type to determine which version to install for VDA Upgrade / Install. This will also check if RDS is installed on server OS and install role if not installed.
# This will also run a baseinstall script that will install applications outlined in the batch file. This requires PowerShell, the DaaS SDK, connection to vCenter, and a profile defined as "default" for the Citrix Cloud connection.
# This will also snapshot the server / desktop if running vCenter. This also requires admin access to the target machines as well as firewall access / remote PowerShell enabled. You will need to run ISE as admin.

asnp Citrix*

$VDIList            = Get-Content "C:\scripts\logs\vdaupgrade.txt"
$source             = "fileshare.fqdn\vdaupgrade"
$dest               = "c$\software\vdaupgrade"
$serverInstallFile  = "install_server.bat"
$serverRemoveFile   = "remove_server.bat"
$desktopInstallFile = "install_desktop.bat"
$desktopRemoveFile  = "remove_desktop.bat"
$VDAFileServer      = "VDAServerSetup_2203_2000.exe"
$VDAFileDesktop     = "VDAWorkstationSetup_2203_2000.exe"
$vcenter            = "vCenter.fqdn"
$dotNetSource       = "fileshare.fqdn\DotNET-48"
$dotNetInstall      = "ndp48-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe"
$date               = Get-Date -Format MMddyyyy
$totalItems         = $VDIList.Count
$currentItem        = 0
$percentComplete    = 0
$report             = @()

if($global:defaultviserver -eq $null){

  Connect-VIServer $vcenter

}

if($GLOBAL:XDSDKProxy -eq $null){

  Get-XDAuthentication -ProfileName "default"

}


  foreach ($VDI in $VDIList) {
    Write-Progress -Activity "Starting on $VDI" -Status "$percentComplete% Complete:" -PercentComplete $percentComplete
    $line                       = "" | Select-Object Name, PreviousVersion, SnapShot
      
    $VDI1                       = ($VDI.Split('.')[0])
    $line.Name                  = "$VDI"
    $line.PreviousVersion       = (Get-BrokerMachine -HostedMachineName $VDI1 | Select-Object AgentVersion).AgentVersion
    $snapshot                   = (Get-VM $VDI1 | New-Snapshot -name $date-$VDI1-preupgrade)
    $line.SnapShot              = (Get-VM $VDI1 | Get-Snapshot).Name
    
    $dotnetTest                 = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -ScriptBlock {Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Client' | Get-ItemProperty -name Version}
    $dotnetVersion              = $dotnetTest.Version
    [System.Version]$testResult = $dotnetVersion
    
    if($testResult.Major -eq 4 -and $testResult.Minor -lt 8){

  
      Write-Host "Copying and installing .NET 4.8 on $VDI"
      if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software\vdaupgrade")) {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software" -Name "vdaupgrade"
        Copy-Item "\\$dotNetSource\$dotNetInstall" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
        
      }
      else {
        Copy-Item "\\$dotNetSource\$dotNetInstall" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
       
       }

      $session       = New-PsSession -ComputerName $VDI
      $remoteSession = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath "c:\software\vdaupgrade\ndp48-x86-x64-allos-enu.exe" -ArgumentList @("/q")  -wait -Verb RunAs} -Session $session
  
      Remove-PSSession -Id $session.id
    
      Start-Sleep -s 30
      Do {Start-Sleep -s 15}
      Until ((Test-NetConnection -ComputerName $VDI -Port 445).TcpTestSucceeded -eq $true)
      Do {Start-Sleep -s 5}
      Until ((Get-Service -ComputerName $VDI -Name 'TermService').Status -eq "Running")
      Write-Host "$VDI back up"  
    }
  
    
    $wmiOSTypeCheck  = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $VDI -Class Win32_OperatingSystem | Where {$_.Primary -eq $true}
    
      if($wmiOSTypeCheck.ProductType -eq 3){
        $installFile = "$serverInstallFile"
        $removeFile  = "$serverRemoveFile"
        $VDAFile     = "$VDAFileServer"
        
        $rdsCheck = (Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDIList -ScriptBlock {Get-WindowsFeature | Where-Object Name -like "rds-rd-server" | Select-Object InstallState })
        
        if($rdsCheck.InstallState.value -eq "Available") {
          Write-Host "RDS not installed. Installing RDS role on $VDI"
          Copy-Item "\\$source\baseinstall.bat" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          
          if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software\vdaupgrade")) {
            New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software" -Name "vdaupgrade"
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            
          }
          else {
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
            
          }
          Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
            $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\install_server.bat'
            $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup 
            $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U
            $taskName = "VDAInstall"
            $taskDescription = "Citrix VDA Install"

            Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName $taskName -Description $taskDescription
          }
        
          Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
            $time = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(7)
            $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\baseinstall.bat'
            $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At $time
            $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U
            $taskName = "BaseInstall"
            $taskDescription = "Base Software Install"

            Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName $taskName -Description $taskDescription 
          }
          
          Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -ScriptBlock {
            Add-WindowsFeature rds-rd-server
            Restart-computer
          }
        }
        Write-Host "Copying VDA files and installing on server $VDI"
        if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software\vdaupgrade")) {
          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software" -Name "vdaupgrade"
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          
        }
        else {
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
        }
        
        Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
          $time      = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(3)
          $action    = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\remove_server.bat'
          $trigger   = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At $time
          $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U

          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName "VDAUninstall" -Description "Citrix VDA Uninstall" 
        }

        Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
          $action    = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\install_server.bat'
          $trigger   = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup 
          $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U

          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName "VDAInstall" -Description "Citrix VDA Install" 

        } 
      
      }
      if($wmiOSTypeCheck.ProductType -eq 1){
        $installFile = "$desktopInstallFile"
        $removeFile  = "$desktopRemoveFile"
        $VDAFile     = "$VDAFileDesktop"

        Write-Host "Copying VDA files and installing on desktop $VDI"
        if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software\vdaupgrade")) {
          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "\\$VDI\c$\software" -Name "vdaupgrade"
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          
        }
        else {
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$installFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$removeFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          Copy-Item "\\$source\$VDAFile" -Destination "\\$VDI\$dest" -Force
          
        }
        Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
          $time      = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(3)
          $action    = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\remove_desktop.bat'
          $trigger   = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Once -At $time
          $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U

          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName "VDAUninstall" -Description "Citrix VDA Uninstall" 
        }

        Invoke-Command -ComputerName $VDI -Scriptblock {
          $action    = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'c:\software\vdaupgrade\install_desktop.bat'
          $trigger   = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup 
          $principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal  -RunLevel Highest -UserID "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" -LogonType S4U

          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal -TaskName "VDAInstall" -Description "Citrix VDA Install" 

        } 
      }
    
    $currentItem++
    $percentComplete = [int](($currentItem / $totalItems) * 100)
    
    $report += $line
    Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 2500
  }
      
  $report | Export-Csv c:\scripts\logs\$date-vda-upgrades.csv -Append -NoTypeInformation

VDAUpgrade.txt

machine1.fqdn
machine2.fqdn
machine3.fqdn

BaseInstall.bat

baseinstall.bat
  
@ECHO ON
change user /install
REM pause
timeout 5
 
net localgroup "Remote Desktop Users" /add "domain1\domain users" "domain2\domain users"
REM pause
timeout 5
 
REG IMPORT C:\software\mode.reg
REM pause
timeout 5
 
C:\software\AcrobatRdrDC\setup.exe /sAll /ini Setup.ini
REM pause
timeout 10
 
cd C:\software\MS-Edge
powershell -File ".\Install-Edge.ps1" -MSIName "MicrosoftEdgeEnterpriseX64.msi" -ChannelID "{56eb18f8-b008-4cbd-b6d2-8c97fe7e9062}" -DoAutoUpdate "True"
REM pause
timeout 5
 
msiexec.exe /i "C:\software\Google-Chrome\64B\GoogleChromeStandaloneEnterprise64.msi" /qn
REM pause
timeout 5
 
C:\software\Office\setup.exe /config .\ProPlus.WW\config.xml /adminfile CITRIX.MSP
REM pause
timeout 10
 
change user /execute
REM pause
timeout 5
 
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /delete /tn BaseInstall /f
C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe /t 5
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 20 /f
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\baseinstall.bat /F

Install-Edge.ps1

Install-Edge.ps1
param
(
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [ValidatePattern('^[a-zA-Z0-9]+.[m|M][s|S][i|I]$')]
    [string]$MSIName,
         
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [ValidatePattern('^{[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}[-][0-9A-Fa-f]{4}[-][0-9A-Fa-f]{4}[-][0-9A-Fa-f]{4}[-][0-9A-Fa-f]{12}}$')]
    [string]$ChannelID,
 
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string]$DoAutoUpdate
)
 
# See if autoupdate is false
if($DoAutoUpdate -eq $false)
{   
    # Registry value name is in the format "Update<{ChannelID}> where ChannelID is the GUID
    Set-Variable -Name "AutoUpdateValueName" -Value "Update$ChannelID" -Option Constant
    Set-Variable -Name "RegistryPath" -Value "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" -Option Constant
 
    # Test if the registry key exists. If it doesn't, create it
    $EdgeUpdateRegKeyExists = Test-Path -Path $RegistryPath
 
    if (!$EdgeUpdateRegKeyExists)
    {
        New-Item -Path $RegistryPath
    }
 
    # See if the autoupdate value exists
    if (!(Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $AutoUpdateValueName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue))
    {
        New-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $AutoUpdateValueName -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord
    }
 
   $AutoupdateValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $AutoUpdateValueName).$AutoUpdateValueName
 
   # If the value is not set to 0, auto update is not turned off, this is a failure
    if ($AutoupdateValue -ne 0)
    {
        Write-Host "Autoupdate value set incorrectly"
        return -1
    }
}
# Install the Edge MSI
return (Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList "/i $MSIName /q").ExitCode

Install_Server.bat

REM change port number in below command.
REM Use citrix vda command line helper tool from citrix. https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX234824 if needed
REM Install new VDA agent, delete files and scheduled tasks. Finally reboot.

C:\software\vdaupgrade\VDAServerSetup_2203_2000.exe /components VDA /controllers "CloudConnector1 CloudConnector2" /noreboot /quiet /disableexperiencemetrics /enable_remote_assistance /enable_real_time_transport /enable_hdx_ports /enable_hdx_udp_ports /remove_pvd_ack /virtualmachine /masterpvsimage /includeadditional "Citrix Personalization for App-V - VDA","Citrix Profile Management","Citrix Profile Management WMI Plug-in","Citrix Telemetry Service","Citrix Supportability Tools" /exclude "Citrix Backup and Restore","Citrix MCS IODriver","Citrix Rendezvous V2","Citrix VDA Upgrade Agent","Machine Identity Service","User personalization layer","AppDisks VDA Plug-in","Citrix Files for Outlook","Citrix Files for Windows","Personal vDisk"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /delete /tn VDAInstall /f
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /delete /tn VDAUninstall /f
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\remove.bat /F
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\VDAServerSetup_2203_2000.exe /F
C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe /t 5
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 20 /f
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\install.bat /F

Install_Workstation.bat

REM change port number in below command.
REM Use citrix vda command line helper tool from citrix. https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX234824 if needed
REM Install new VDA agent, delete files and scheduled tasks. Finally reboot.

C:\software\vdaupgrade\VDAWorkstationSetup_2203_2000.exe /components VDA /controllers "CloudConnector1 CloudConnector2" /noreboot /quiet /disableexperiencemetrics /enable_remote_assistance /enable_real_time_transport /enable_hdx_ports /enable_hdx_udp_ports /remove_pvd_ack /virtualmachine /masterpvsimage /includeadditional "Citrix Personalization for App-V - VDA","Citrix Profile Management","Citrix Profile Management WMI Plug-in","Citrix Telemetry Service","Citrix Supportability Tools" /exclude "Citrix Backup and Restore","Citrix MCS IODriver","Citrix Rendezvous V2","Citrix VDA Upgrade Agent","Machine Identity Service","User personalization layer","AppDisks VDA Plug-in","Citrix Files for Outlook","Citrix Files for Windows","Personal vDisk"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /delete /tn VDAInstall /f
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe /delete /tn VDAUninstall /f
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\remove.bat /F
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\VDAWorkstationSetup_2203_2000.exe /F
C:\Windows\System32\timeout.exe /t 5
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 20 /f
del c:\software\vdaupgrade\install.bat /F

Remove_Server.bat

"C:\Program Files\Citrix\XenDesktopVdaSetup\XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe" /REMOVEALL /QUIET /NOREBOOT
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 5 /f

Remove_Workstation.bat

"C:\Program Files\Citrix\XenDesktopVdaSetup\XenDesktopVdaSetup.exe" /REMOVEALL /QUIET /NOREBOOT
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 5 /f

Mode.reg

mode.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\RCM\Licensing Core]
"LicensingMode"=dword:00000004

Link to previous VDA / App Install article: VDA And App Install

Link to setup authentication profile for Citrix Cloud: Profile Setup

Want To Update That HTML5 Workspace App? How About A Script! : Scripted Update HTML5 Workspace App

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On March 16, 2023

In Citrix, PowerShell, Windows, Workspace, XenApp

So you see that the HTML5 Workspace App updates pretty regularly. That’s a great thing! How about you may have several StoreFront servers. You want to do that manually EVERY time? Of course not! Here is a script that will do that for you! You will also need to go get this function from github that makes this work. The piece of resistance one could say! It lets you get the file version details metadata.

While trying to figure out how to target the HTML5 Workspace App version, I did not see it in registry or in Add/Remove Programs. So I was checking the location of the files to see what I could find. I ended up checking C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\HTML5Client and found a file SRI.js that had citrixHTML5Launcher version. I figured I could just check that file and get the version number as it reflected the correct version I had installed previously. I did an upgrade to check if that showed the correct version after the upgrade, and it did. Also found out that once you install it, you cannot go to an earlier version, so be sure to snapshot if you want to do some testing with versions.

Here is the link to the function by Lukas Wohrl that allowed me to get the file version from install file. Get-FileMetaData

Below is the script to do the upgrade:

# Script to check version of CitrixHTML5Client on StoreFront servers, copy upgrade file to upgrade folder, install upgrade, based on version detected.
# You will need the function Get-FileMetaData from https://gist.github.com/woehrl01/5f50cb311f3ec711f6c776b2cb09c34e. This allows you to get the file version and convert to
# [System.Version] type to compare. You will also need to have access to the StoreFront servers as admin to be able run invoke commands and if you need to snapshot, access to your hypervisor. Format for txt file is server.fqdn.

$creds                         = Get-Credential
$storeFronts                   = Get-Content "C:\scripts\logs\storefronts.txt"
$date                          = Get-Date -Format MMddyyyy
$sourceWorkspaceAppLocation    = "fileserver\HTML5Client\upgrade"
$targetFileName                = "CitrixHTML5Client-x64.exe"
$fileInfo                      = Get-FileMetaData "\\$sourceWorkspaceAppLocation\$targetFileName"
$pathToCheckStoreFront         = "C$\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\HTML5Client\"
[System.Version]$targetVersion =  $fileInfo.'File version'
$storeFrontDestinationLocation = "C$\software\html5"
$totalItems                    = $storeFronts.Count
$vCenterAddress                = "vCenter.fqdn"
$storeFrontUpgradeReport       = [PSCustomObject]@{}
$currentItem                   = 0
$percentComplete               = 0

if($global:defaultviserver -eq $null){

  Connect-VIServer $vcenter

}

foreach($store in $storeFronts){
  $storeFrontUpgradeReport | Add-Member -NotePropertyName "StoreFrontName" -NotePropertyValue "$store"
  Write-Progress -Activity "Checking StoreFront Server $store and upgrading if applicable" -Status "$percentComplete% Complete:" -PercentComplete $percentComplete
  if (!(Test-Path -Path "\\$store\$pathToCheckStoreFront")){

    Write-Host "Path not found on $store. HTML5 Client does not appear to be installed." -BackgroundColor Yellow -ForegroundColor Black
   
  }

  $html5Version = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $store -ScriptBlock {Get-Content 'C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\HTML5Client\SRI.js' | Select-String -Pattern "citrixHTML5Launcher\.([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+)" | foreach {$_.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value} }
  [System.Version]$testVersion = $html5Version
  
  if($testVersion -lt $targetVersion){
      $storeFrontUpgradeReport | Add-Member -NotePropertyName "VersionBeforeUpgrade" -NotePropertyValue "$html5Version"
      Write-Host "Working on $store"
      if (!(Test-Path -Path \\$store\$storeFrontDestinationLocation)) {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path \\$store\c$\software -Name html5
        Copy-Item "\\$sourceWorkspaceAppLocation\$targetFileName" -Destination \\$store\$storeFrontDestinationLocation -Force
        
      }
      else {
        Copy-Item "\\$sourceWorkspaceAppLocation\$targetFileName" -Destination \\$store\$storeFrontDestinationLocation -Force
    
      }    

      $shortName = $store.Split('.')[0]
      Get-VM $shortName | New-Snapshot -Name "$date-$shortName"

      $session       = New-PsSession -ComputerName $store -Credential $creds
      $remoteSession = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Start-Process -FilePath "C:\software\html5\CitrixHTML5Client-x64.exe" -Verb RunAs} -Session $session
      Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
            
      $remoteSession2 = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $store -ScriptBlock {Get-Content 'C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\HTML5Client\SRI.js' | Select-String -Pattern "citrixHTML5Launcher\.([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+)" |foreach {$_.Matches[0].Groups[1].Value} }
      
      $storeFrontUpgradeReport | Add-Member -NotePropertyName "VersionAfterUpgrade" -NotePropertyValue "$remoteSession2"

      }
  
  $currentItem++
  $percentComplete = [int](($currentItem / $totalItems) * 100)
  Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 1000
  
 }
 Get-PSSession | Remove-PSSession

 $storeFrontUpgradeReport | Export-Csv -Path "C:\scripts\logs\storefront-HTML5-upgrade.csv" -Append -NoTypeInformation

New HTML5 Workspace App 2111.1

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On November 16, 2021

In Citrix, Workspace

https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/html5/workspace-app-for-html5-latest.html

For the low low price of free, you too, can get the latest HTML5 Workspace App!!! ACT NOW! Supplies UNLIMITED!

Looks Like A Storm In The Cloud

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On March 27, 2020

In Citrix, Workspace, XenApp

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX270373

CTX270373

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Deprecation of public cloud support from on-premises Current Releases

This is important for customers to review. This will impact several businesses that have switched over to using the CR version instead of LTSR. Make sure and check the article, reach out to your reps to get your voice heard, and prepare for the change that this will spawn. And remember, be excellent to each other!

Content Required….Batteries Not Included

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On March 27, 2020

In Citrix, Workspace, XenApp

Good evening and salutations! So ran into a bit of an issue. I was trying to published video content via Citrix. Typically powershell for the win on that one. For some reason, the 1909, 1907, and 1903 WorkspaceApp was trying to launch the content as HTTP when it was file type associated to launch via media player. This was running on a 2012R2 Server with 1906.2 VDA for CVAD. Not exactly sure what was going on with that. We have a case opened and once we get the results, hopefully we will have a better answer as to what was happening. So, for the old skool method of publishing, went with publishing media player with a path to the video file. Worked flawlessly. Pictures below in case you run into the same issue! You will also want a GPO to make sure the first run pop-up from Media Player doesn’t show. That setting is below as well! You will want to scope the policy to the server hosting media player. Now publish that video!

The Creature of Covid-19

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On March 24, 2020

In Citrix, VMware, Workspace, XenApp

Everything is running wild regarding Covid. Lots of remote work coming from this. Big thing to remember is that there are excellent options for remote access. Citrix offers wonderful solutions of Workspace, CVAD, SSL VPN via Citrix Gateway, VDI, and RemotePC. VMware is offering a good solution with View and Workspace ONE. Azure is offering Windows Virtual Desktop. Utilize these resources and stay safe!

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