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Overview

September 6, 2025
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Policies are a collection of settings that define how sessions, bandwidth, and security are managed for a group of users, devices, or connection types. Citrix® policies provide an efficient way to manage these aspects centrally. Each policy can include multiple settings and filters (object assignments) tailored to your environment.

Tools for managing policies

  • Studio

    Policies that are created using Studio are stored in the DaaS control plane, and the updates are pushed to the VDA either of the following happens:

    • When that VDA registers with the DaaS control plane
    • When a user launches a session

  • Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)

    If your network environment uses Active Directory and you have permission to manage group policy, you can use the GPMC to create and edit policies.

    In GPMC, you can configure Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with the settings and filters you need. These policies take priority over policies configured in Studio. For more information, see CTX238166.

Policy processing order

Group policy settings are processed in the following order:

  1. Site-level GPO (stored in the DaaS control plane)
  2. Domain-level GPOs
  3. Organizational Units (OU) GPOs

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If different settings are applied for the same policy in two GPOs, the policy settings processed last overwrite the settings processed earlier. This configuration means that policy settings take precedence in the following order:

  1. OU GPOs (highest priority)
  2. Domain-level GPOs
  3. Site-level GPOs (lowest priority)

If you’re using multiple policies with conflicting settings, you can control precedence by assigning policy priorities. For more information, see Manage advanced policy scenarios.

Learn about the Studio > Policies interface

To access policies, settings, or templates, sign in to Studio and then select Policies in the left pane.

Studio Policies node

  • The Policies tab lets you create and manage policy sets and policies. When you select a policy from a policy set, the following tabs appear:
    • Overview – Displays the policy name, priority, status, and description.
    • Settings – Lists all configured settings.
    • Assigned To – Shows assigned delivery groups. You can edit or remove assignments. Policies are applied based on the delivery group of the desktop running the session. For details, see Create policies.
  • The Templates tab lets you create policy templates and manage Citrix-provided and custom templates. When you select a template, the following tabs appear:
    • Description – Explains the purpose of the template.
    • Settings – Lists the configured settings. For details, see Policy templates.
  • The Comparison tab lets you compare settings in a policy or template with others. Use this feature to check for compliance or differences. For details, see Manage advanced policy scenarios.
  • The Modeling tab Lets you simulate connection scenarios and view effective policy results. For details, see Manage advanced policy scenarios.

Policy configuration workflow

To configure Citrix policies using Studio, follow this workflow:

  1. Create the policy.

    1. Configure policy settings.

      Add and configure the settings required for your environment.

    2. Assign the policy.

      Assign the policy to the appropriate machine and user objects.

  2. Set policy priority.

    Arrange policies in priority order to determine which settings take precedence.

  3. Verify the effective policy.

    Use the Policy Modeling wizard to confirm the applied settings.

Overview
September 6, 2025
Contributed by: 
C
September 6, 2025
Contributed by: 
C

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