Category: Group Policy Preferences

• May 30, 2023

  Start Menu customization for Citrix

  If you have been having trouble setting up XML file for Start menu customization following the common advice across the internet, you have come to the right place. This approach would work not just in Citrix, but for RDS, WVD, traditional desktop deployments etc. Common Advice The netlogon share is often the place we choose…
• May 9, 2023

  How to trace the account lockout source machine in Active Directory?

  

  To trace the account lockout source machine in Active Directory, there are several methods available. One way is to enable account lockout events in the domain controller logs by enabling the audit policies for your DCs. Another way is to use PowerShell scripts to identify the source of the locked-out user. You can also try using tools like LockoutStatus or…
• October 7, 2015

  Citrix XenApp – Long Logon Times and Potential Fixes

  

  Long logon times in Citrix is a dreadful situation to be in as an end-user and as an Administrator and is the no 1 reason people hate Citrix. I have had a similar issue recently for one of my deployments with XenApp 7.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 workloads. My logon times averaged around 30…
• January 16, 2013

  How to enable Group Policy Preferences support for Internet Explorer 9

  The below is a step by step guide on how to enable Group Policy Preferences for Internet Explorer 9. The article is based on the great work Mark Heitbrink has done here Step 1. Setup a IE8 Internet Explorer Extension setting that has the setting you want to apply to IE9. (e.g. Home Page) Step 2. In the same Group Policy Object…