Citrix DaaS

Citrix DaaS document history

The following table describes important changes to the Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) product documentation. These changes can be in addition to items in What’s new.

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Date Change Description
18 Mar 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration: Support for updating more Azure VM settings using machine profiles. Learn more.
18 Mar 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration: Support for changing write-back cache properties for MCS-provisioned Azure VMs. Learn more.
14 Mar 2024 Added topics Added action and column descriptions for machines, sessions, machine catalogs, and delivery groups. Learn more.
29 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new New MCSIO support Learn more.
26 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Probes Overview enhancements. Learn more.
21 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Image information on the Machine Catalogs page. Learn more.
21 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration support for VDA enrollment token management. Learn more.
21 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new PowerShell logging. Learn more.
21 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Enable Local Host Cache (LHC) for single-session pooled VDAs using Full Configuration. Learn more.
21 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Citrix Hypervisor rebranded to XenServer in Full Configuration. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Use Disk Encryption Set ID (DES ID) of the master image to encrypt all the disks of catalog VMs. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Update MCS tags to detect orphaned resources after migration. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Validate configuration before creating an MCS machine catalog. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for copying tags from a machine profile source to a VM in AWS. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new SCVMM support for machine profile. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Azure support for using spot VMs with MCS. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for capturing diagnostic settings from a machine profile. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new MCS support for managing different versions of a machine catalog. Learn more.
15 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Publish App-V, MSIX, and MSIX app attach packaged applications on single-session and shared desktop VDAs. Learn more.
13 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for play back live and recorded sessions. Learn more.
09 Feb 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for viewing Microsoft Teams Optimization status. Also, modified screenshots to display the user interface improvements. Learn more.
09 Feb 2024 Added topic - Reduction in retention period for Config logging in Citrix DaaS Reduction in retention period for Config logging in Citrix DaaS. Learn more
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Enhanced bidirectional content redirection configuration. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for restarting and shutting down single-session machines from the Search node’s Sessions tab. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for accessing Global App Configuration Service from Full Configuration. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for managing user assignments for Citrix Cloud-managed delivery groups using Full Configuration. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Limit WEM console access to the WEM Full Access Administrator role. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration: Azure catalogs support for inheriting DES settings from master images. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Enhanced search: More filters for enhanced precision. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration: Support for selecting Google Cloud machine type for GCP machine catalogs. Learn more.
26 Jan 2024 Updated topic - What’s new Support for global and regional customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for provisioning GCP VMs. Learn more.
10 Jan 2024 Updated topic - Install VDAs Removed the Citrix HyperV Filter Driver option. Learn more.
28 Dec 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Citrix Probe Agent authentication. Learn more.
21 Dec 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Send Message progress. Learn more.
15 Dec 2023 Updated topic - Rendezvous V2 Updated the content to include Hybrid Azure AD joined machines in Rendezvous V2. Learn more.
04 Dec 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Redesigned Access Policy UI for more flexible resource access control. Learn more.
30 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating Citrix Provisioning catalogs using Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
30 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Modified configuration limits. Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new A single option to retain VM and system disk during power cycles. Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New capability in Full Configuration to filter machine sizes based on Encryption at Host property in machine profiles (Azure VMs specific). Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Restrict backup and restore actions to the Full Administrator role. Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Data caching for the Search node. Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Image information on the Machine Catalogs page. Learn more.
29 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for pinning search filters. Learn more.
21 Nov 2012 Updated topic - What’s new Support for associating metadata with configuration logs. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Introducing search for Application Groups. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - Cryptographic operations Added decrypt permission to the permission table in the Cryptographic operations section. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ignore orphaned resources with specific tag. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Solution for SCCM duplicated GUID issue. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Repair the identity information of active computer accounts. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Get encryption at host information associated with a machine profile. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Repair the user certificates of hybrid Azure AD joined machine identities. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Certificate expiry warning support for Hybrid Azure AD joined machine catalogs. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure confidential VMs (Preview). Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for converting a non-machine profile-based machine catalog to machine profile-based machine catalog in AWS environment. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Citrix-managed HPE Moonshot plug-in (Preview). Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to change memory and disk cache size. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating a customer-managed encryption key enabled catalog. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Update properties of individual VMs. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to copy tags on all resources in Azure. Learn more.
20 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Session state updated to disconnected after the machine is suspended. Learn more.
17 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating AWS VMs that support hibernation. Learn more.
15 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for hibernation-capable VMs in Azure (Preview). Learn more.
13 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new DaaS get-started guide. Learn more.
08 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Assign drive letters to write-back cache disks using Full Configuration. Learn more.
08 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing various Azure machine properties using Full Configuration. Learn more.
08 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Use existing identity pools to create identities for MCS-provisioned machines. Learn more.
07 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Session Topology Learn more.
06 Nov 2023 Updated the content that ShutdownDesktopsAfterUse property is not available for new connections during a Local Host Cache event. See Application and desktop support
06 Nov 2023 Device Posture service Added a topic on Device Posture service. Learn more.
06 Nov 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Refine your Autoscale settings using historical usage. Learn more.
01 Nov 2023 General availability of adaptive access based on the user’s network location. Adaptive access based on the user’s network location. Learn more.
27 Oct 2023 Added a note about changing the time zone for delivery groups See Create and manage restart schedules for machines in a delivery group and Change user settings in a delivery group.
26 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Multiple NICs support for Azure VMs. Learn more.
19 Oct 2023 Updated topic - Limitations Added a limitation about multi session non domain joined VDA Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - Troubleshooting Updated the troubleshooting information image in the note. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Notification sign is shown to user or delivery group. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support VDA version on settings page of create/edit policy. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Limit application visibility only supported for Active Directory accounts. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New UI option to delete VM records only from the Citrix site database. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating empty machine catalogs for non-MCS-provisioned machines. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Image Refresh enhancements. Learn more.
18 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Peak Autoscale Assigned PowerOn. Learn more.
13 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Monitor multiple Citrix DaaS instances (Preview) Learn more.
11 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Preserve NIC settings on provisioned VMs. Learn more.
11 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for vSAN 8.0. Learn more.
11 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Detect Orphaned Azure resources. Learn more.
11 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New image update status. Learn more.
10 Oct 2023 Updated topic - What’s new PowerShell commands to create Auto-tags (Preview). Learn more.
21 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new PowerShell commands to manage Local Host Cache (LHC). Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating empty machine catalogs. Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Removed the Leave user management to Citrix Cloud option. Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Data caching for the Home node. Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Search enhancements for applications. Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Enhanced scope management: showing objects in folder view. Learn more.
18 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Removed the Azure Germany option. Learn more.
14 Sep 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Proactive service alerts in Full Configuration. Learn more.
30 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration: Support for provisioning AWS and GCP VMs using machine profiles. Learn more.
24 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Introducing search functionality in Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups nodes. Learn more.
22 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new View endpoint device status in Session Launch Diagnostics using Device Posture. Learn more.
14 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New options in Full Configuration to route API requests to Azure and GCP through Citrix Cloud Connectors. Learn more.
14 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Search and filter enhancements. Learn more.
14 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new VDA upgrade support for Azure Quick Deploy-created machine catalogs. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to reset the OS disk of a persistent VM in an MCS created machine catalog in SCVMM. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Update properties of individual VMs. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Restrict upload and download of managed disks. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for assigning a specific drive letter to MCS I/O write-back cache disk. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for machine profile in Citrix Hypervisor. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating a catalog of VMs enabled with Amazon Elastic Graphics. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Retry creating catalog after failure. Learn more.
11 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Permission for managing configuration sets. Learn more.
10 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New option in Full Configuration to enable cleanup of stale Azure AD joined devices. Learn more.
10 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Monitor image update status for catalogs using Full Configuration. Learn more.
02 Aug 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Secure environment for GCP managed traffic. Learn more.
17 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating persistent multi-session machines using Full Configuration. Learn more.
21 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for getting a list of orphaned resources on Azure. Learn more.
17 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating persistent multi-session machines using Full Configuration. Learn more.
17 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New capability in Full Configuration to filter the AWS AMI inventory. Learn more.
12 Jul 2023 Updated topic - Deprecation Removed support for VMware vSphere 6.7. Learn more.
11 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for deleting Azure AD devices. Learn more.
11 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for machine profile in AWS environment. Learn more.
11 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Export limit on search results extended to 30,000 from 10,000. Learn more.
11 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Image refresh option. Learn more.
10 Jul 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Failed Machines alert. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for getting custom properties from the machine profile input in GCP. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Remove tags in AWS environments. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to get historical errors and warnings associated with an MCS machine catalog. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Increased capacity with improved performance for Citrix in Google Cloud. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to reset the OS disk of a persistent VM in an MCS created machine catalog in Google Cloud and AWS environment. Learn more.
29 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing disk related custom properties of an existing catalog and existing VMs in GCP. Learn more.
26 Jun 2023 Added a new section to the Upgrade VDAs article Upgrade VDAs using PowerShell. Learn more.
14 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Dynamic session timeout support extended to VDA version 2203 LTSR CU3 or later. Learn more.
14 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Improved host connection creation experience in Full Configuration. Learn more.
13 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Additional component selection in VDA upgrade. Learn more.
13 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Full Configuration now preconfigures certain settings for Azure machines based on machine profiles. Learn more.
13 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for AWS instance hibernation. Learn more.
13 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for optimizing AWS throttling. Learn more.
12 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Secure environment for Azure managed traffic. Learn more.
09 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for provisioning catalog VMs with Azure Monitor Agent. Learn more.
07 Jun 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Enable restart schedule for an MCS catalog. Learn more.
29 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Search enhancements. Learn more.
19 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new User exclusions policy for user personalization layer. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new User experience improvements for the Policies node. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new New option to turn off forced user logoff for Autoscale. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to restart Windows 365 Cloud PCs. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new More session details. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for renaming Azure AD security groups for VMs. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Default domain selection for machine accounts. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for updating hardware version of new VMs added in an MCS machine catalog. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for filtering AWS VM instances. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for converting a non-machine profile-based machine catalog to machine profile-based machine catalog in Azure environment. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for double encryption on managed disk in Azure environment. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for machine profile in VMware. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to reset the OS disk of a persistent VM in an MCS created machine catalog in Azure and Citrix Hypervisor. Learn more.
18 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Improved host connection creation experience. Learn more.
17 May 2023 Updated topic - Optimization for Microsoft Teams Updated the article to align with CVAD article. Learn more.
16 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to display the Azure AD assigned security groups for VMs to join. Learn more.
10 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing networks for connections. Learn more.
10 May 2023 Updated topic - VDA upgrade known issue Issue on upgrading LTSR VDAs to LTSR CU versions. Learn more.
04 May 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to remove tags in Azure environments. Learn more.
28 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Added details for cloud platforms when publishing with PVS in Image Portability Service. Learn more.
20 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for identifying why a machine is in maintenance mode. Learn more.
20 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Use variables to notify users of remaining time before they are logged off. Learn more.
18 Apr 2023 Updated platform versions to support new functions See Feature matrix and version support.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for customizing power on behavior at storage type change failure. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for MAK activation. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure disk encryption at host. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for GCP instance template as an input for machine profile. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for modifying Azure AD dynamic security group name. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Added permissions required in GCP. Learn more.
14 Apr 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Credential handling. Learn more.
31 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for more flexible pairing of roles and scopes for custom access administrators. Learn more.
23 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating dynamic security group under existing assigned security group. Learn more.
23 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure AD dynamic security group for Azure AD joined VM. Learn more.
20 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing the storage type of existing VMs to a lower tier on shutdown in Azure environments. Learn more.
20 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for allowing security identifiers while creating virtual machines. Learn more.
20 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to get warnings associated with MCS catalogs. Learn more.
13 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Shared tenants for connections. Learn more.
02 Mar 2023 Updated topic - System Requirements Removed support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2012 R2 on VDA 7.15. Learn more.
01 Mar 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Removed support for changing the OS type for Azure catalogs. Learn more.
27 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for sharing images across different Azure tenants. Learn more.
24 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Policy modeling improvements. Learn more.
24 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to turn preview features on or off. Learn more.
21 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Deploy secure web and SaaS apps with Secure Private Access. Learn more.
21 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Filter log content for a specific time duration. Learn more.
21 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Updates for Autoscale. Learn more.
09 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new App protection policies. Learn more.
08 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for scheduling configuration updates in Azure. Learn more.
08 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using Citrix ready images directly from Google Cloud Marketplace. Learn more.
08 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Limit host groups scope in SCVMM Host Connection. Learn more.
08 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Real-time GPU Utilization available for AMD GPUs. Learn more.
01 Feb 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for zone-redundant storage in Azure. Learn more.
20 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Option to downgrade storage disk to Standard HDD when VMs shut down. Learn more.
20 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for configuring session roaming in Full Configuration. Learn more.
20 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Renamed some actions to better align with their actual meanings. Learn more.
18 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Support for organizing application groups using folders. Learn more.
12 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Restriction enhancements for delivery groups. Learn more.
09 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Access Citrix Analytics for Performance - Session Details from Monitor. Learn more.
02 Jan 2023 Updated topic - What’s new Non-persistent VMs are deleted from hypervisors or cloud services when you delete them or their machine catalogs in Full Configuration. Learn more.
20 Dec 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating Azure AD joined, Hybrid Azure AD joined, and Microsoft Intune enabled catalogs with Azure AD joined master VMs. Learn more.
14 Dec 2022 Reorganized topics Reorganized topics under Plan and build a deployment section.
06 Dec 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support in MCS for deleting VM objects without accessing the hypervisor. Learn more.
05 Dec 2022 Updated topic - Migrate workloads to public cloud Added support for AWS. Learn more.
29 Nov 2022 Removed topic - What’s new Support for delivering MSIX and MSIX app attach apps. Learn more.
18 Nov 2022 Removed topic - What’s new Access Citrix Analytics for Performance - Session Details from Monitor.
16 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Prompt for unsupported VDA versions and functional levels. Learn more.
16 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to annotate master images extended to catalog creation. Learn more.
16 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for exporting desktop assignment data through Full Configuration. Learn more.
16 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new All Applications and Application Folders tabs consolidated into one. Learn more.
15 Nov 2022 Updated article Updated Autoscale articles to provide a get-started walkthrough. Learn more.
09 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing the storage type to a lower tier when a VM is shut down in Azure environments. Learn more.
07 Nov 2022 Updated topic - Migrate workloads to public cloud IPS 1.2.4 release - added support for newer PVS and VDA versions. Learn more.
02 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Access Citrix Analytics for Performance - Session Details from Monitor. Learn more.
02 Nov 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Updates in Filters View. Learn more.
19 Oct 2022 Updated topic - Scale and size considerations for Cloud Connectors Updated with new tested values and recommendations. Learn more.
13 Oct 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using machine profiles and host groups at the same time. Learn more.
11 Oct 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for organizing delivery groups using folders. Learn more.
08 Oct 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for scheduling a one-time restart for machines through Full Configuration. Learn more.
03 Oct 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Advanced Probe Scheduling. Learn more.
29 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Older versions of the Remote PowerShell SDK are now deprecated. Learn more.
29 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Machine catalogs with Trusted launch. Learn more.
29 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for identifying Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager resources created by MCS. Learn more.
29 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for identifying VMware resources created by MCS. Learn more.
29 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for optimizing AWS Workspace throttling. Learn more.
21 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to check machine details when viewing machine counts in Home. Learn more.
21 Sep 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for machine catalog creation using an image from a different subscription in the same Azure tenant. Learn more.
30 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for identifying Citrix hypervisor resources created by MCS. Learn more.
30 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using host groups and Azure availability zones at the same time. Learn more.
22 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for updating the folder ID of a machine catalog in VMware. Learn more.
19 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Time zone setup. Learn more.
17 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new AWS support for Image Portability Service. Learn more.
12 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Page file setting during image preparation in Azure environments. Learn more.
12 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for updating page file setting in Azure environments. Learn more.
08 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Updates to the Home page. Learn more.
05 Aug 2022 Updated topic - Feature Version Matrix Removed feature, Key RTOP Data Display due to EOL
04 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for enabling Azure VM extensions. Learn more.
04 Aug 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Trusted launch support for ephemeral OS disk. Learn more.
25 Jul 2022 Updated topic - Create machine catalogs Volume licensing activation. Learn more.
19 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Dynamic session timeouts for single-session OS machines. Learn more.
18 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Send logoff reminders without forcing user logoff in Autoscale. Learn more.
18 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to set the Linux OS license type when creating Linux VM catalogs in Azure. Learn more.
18 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Enhanced search experience in Full Configuration. Learn more.
15 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for VMware Storage Profiles. Learn more.
15 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for RestrictedKrbHost SPN registration. Learn more.
14 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new App Packages in Full Configuration for delivering Microsoft packaged applications. Learn more.
07 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using ARM template specs as machine profiles. Learn more.
07 Jul 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for validating ARM template spec. Learn more.
30 Jun 2022 Added a new section to the Manage machine catalogs article Use PowerShell to check VDA upgrade status and VDA version. Learn more.
24 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template specs when using machine profiles. Learn more.
17 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Restart schedule support for single-session OS machines. Learn more.
17 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Option to perform user name pre-checks. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for SCVMM 2022. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for configuring maximum concurrent provisioning operations parameter on AWS. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to change the network setting for an existing provisioning scheme. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Retrieve region name information for Azure VMs, managed disks, snapshots, Azure VHD, and ARM template. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - Deprecation Use of unmanaged disk to provision VM in Azure environments. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to use machine profile property values in Azure environment. Learn more.
16 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Extended support for VDA upgrade. Learn more.
15 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new, Application and Desktop Probing in Monitor Citrix Probe Agent now available in Citrix Cloud Japan and Citrix Cloud Government Control Planes. Learn more.
10 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Customize the port used for communication between VDAs and Cloud Connectors. Learn more.
09 Jun 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for organizing machine catalogs using folders. Learn more.
31 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Enhanced Session launch diagnostics. Learn more.
25 May 2022 Updated topic - Non-domain-joined Removed FAS limitation. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - Sign up for Citrix DaaS Ordering Citirx DaaS through Google Cloud Marketplace. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure Stack HCI provisioning through SCVMM. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for identifying all Azure resources created by MCS. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Set-ProvServiceConfigurationData in Remote PowerShell SDK. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to set the Linux license type when creating Linux machine catalogs using PoSH command. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for adding non-Active Directory users manually. Learn more.
17 May 2022 Added a new section to the Upgrade article Upgrade VDAs using the Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
02 May 2022 Name change Changed Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to Citrix DaaS to align with updates made to the product UI.
29 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Home page for the Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
28 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Show the progress of catalog creation and updates. Learn more.
27 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Display available hypervisors and cloud services based on the selected zone. Learn more.
27 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for non-on-premises-AD-joined users in Full Configuration. Learn more.
26 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to reject invalid custom properties in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure environments. Learn more.
25 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating Azure Active Directory joined machines (preview). Learn more.
25 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating hybrid Azure Active Directory joined machines. Learn more.
25 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Azure trusted launch support for snapshots. Learn more.
25 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Export machines. Learn more.
21 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Option to access Workspace Environment Management web console. Learn more.
19 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to manage ProvScheme parameters. Learn more.
13 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for restarting non-power managed machines after draining all sessions. Learn more.
07 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for upgrading VDA machines (preview). Learn more.
06 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Machines are not shut down during outages. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Option to access the Session Recording service. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Rebranded Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Tenant support in Full Configuration. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Updates for Autoscale. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new License validity checks. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Blade style applied to the Machine Catalogs and Policies nodes. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - AWS cloud environments About AWS permissions. Learn more.
01 Apr 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for updating MCS provisioned machines in Azure environments. Learn more.
11 Mar 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops for Google Cloud available on Google Cloud Marketplace. Learn more.
07 Mar 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Azure trusted launch support. Learn more.
03 Mar 2022 Updated topic - Migrate workloads to public cloud Image Portability Service released. Learn more.
03 Mar 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Azure permissions. Learn more.
28 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using VM’s temporary disk to host the write-back cache disk in Azure environments. Learn more.
25 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Updates to AWS host connection default settings. Learn more.
24 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Added support for different storage tiers in GCP environments. Learn more.
24 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for changing certain VM settings after creating Azure VM catalogs. Learn more.
23 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for storing Azure ephemeral OS disk either on the cache disk or temporary disk. Learn more.
17 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Nutanix clusters on AWS. Learn more.
16 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for VMware cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Learn more.
11 Feb 2022 Updated topic - AWS cloud environments In minimal IAM permissions policy, specific resource-level permissions can be added instead of full access. Learn more.
08 Feb 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for configuring write-back cache disk for machines running on GCP. Learn more.
31 Jan 2022 Updated topic - Identify resources created by MCS Ability to identify GCP resources created by MCS. Learn more.
31 Jan 2022 Removed topic Removed topic on Important consideration about setting custom properties because GCP does not display the error message in the mentioned format.
24 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Troubleshooting VDA registration and session launch issues using Full Configuration*. Learn more.
24 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to specify the Azure secret expiration date for existing connections. Learn more.
24 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new A button to add administrators. Learn more.
24 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new New look and feel of wizards in Full Configuration. Learn more.
17 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for retaining system disk when MCS I/O is enabled for machines running on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Learn more.
17 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Support for direct upload or download from EBS on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Learn more.
11 Jan 2022 Update to system requirements Clarified Visual C++ Runtime Redistributable versions.
06 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to configure access to Manage and Monitor. Learn more.
05 Jan 2022 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to identify Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources created by MCS. Learn more.
04 Jan 2022 Updated topic - Microsoft Azure Resource Manager cloud environments Restriction on enabling Azure ephemeral OS disk and MCS I/O at the same time. Learn more.
30 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Google Cloud VMware Engine. Learn more.
17 Dec 2021 Updated topic - Microsoft Azure Resource Manager cloud environments Added support for Azure ephemeral OS temp disk. Learn more.
15 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to specify what account names start with when specifying a naming scheme. Learn more.
15 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for creating Nutanix AHV XI and Nutanix AHV Prism Central (PC) connections. Learn more.
09 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for selecting the storage type for OS disks when provisioning VMs on GCP. Learn more.
07 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Option to use Azure ephemeral OS disk. Learn more.
03 Dec 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Option to protect accidental machine deletion. Learn more.
30 Nov 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Annotating an image when updating machines. Learn more.
17 Nov 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Multi-type licensing support. Learn more.
09 Nov 2021 Updated article Updated Limits value.
05 Nov 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for displaying Azure Marketplace purchase plan information. Learn more.
28 Oct 2021 Updated topic Added new information about managing catalogs created in Quick Deploy.
15 Oct 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Ability to update persistent MCS catalogs. Learn more.
15 Oct 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Option to provision VMs on an Azure dedicated host. Learn more.
14 Oct 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Preserving a provisioned virtual machine when power cycling. Learn more.
13 Oct 2021 PowerShell version support Added PowerShell version support information.
08 Oct 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Binding a machine catalog to a Workspace Environment Management configuration set. Learn more.
29 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Enhancement for adding informative descriptions about changes related to machine catalog image updates. Learn more.
29 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added support for Azure VMware Solution. Learn more.
29 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Use the same resource group for multiple catalogs. Learn more.
28 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Retrieve information for Azure VMs. Learn more.
28 Sep 2021 Updated topic Update for Automated Configuration. Learn more.
24 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new More scheduling options available with restart schedules. Learn more.
23 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support preserving custom columns that degrade performance. Learn more.
09 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added support for non-domain-joined catalogs. Learn more.
08 Sep 2021 Correction Noted Browser Content Redirection automatic installation for VDAWorkstationCoreSetup.exe installer (minimum VDA version 2003).
08 Sep 2021 Updated topic Added links to videos about Local Host Cache.
06 Sep 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
01 Sep 2021 Updated topic Added support for Windows Server 2022. Learn more.
30 Aug 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
26 Aug 2021 Updated article Add ICA security information.
23 Aug 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Additional storage types for virtual machines in Azure environments. Learn more.
23 Aug 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
13 Aug 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
11 Aug 2021 Updated article Added instructions for changing root password in image created from Ubuntu prepared image when using Quick Deploy.
30 Jul 2021 Updated article - What’s new Added a feature to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
28 Jul 2021 Updated article Updated Limits value.
21 Jul 2021 New articles Added task articles under Quick Deploy.
21 Jul 2021 New article Added Technical security overview for Citrix Managed Azure.
21 Jul 2021 Updated article Updated instructions on how to change URL types for Host to client redirection.
20 Jul 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature to the Manage > Full Configuration interface. Learn more.
20 Jul 2021 Updated topic Updated Limits value.
14 Jul 2021 Updated topic Updated Limits values.
13 Jul 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support Customer Managed Encryption Keys (CMEK) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Learn more.
08 Jul 2021 Updated topic Added information about application IDs and client secrets. See Authenticate to Azure to create a service principal.
07 Jul 2021 Correction Updated PowerShell option name for allowing session reconnection when disconnected in maintenance mode.
06 Jul 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Updates to the Manage tab. Learn more.
06 Jul 2021 Updated topic Announced deprecation of the legacy console. See Deprecation.
05 Jul 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for Web Studio. Learn more.
29 Jun 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Enhancement for adding Azure Shared Image Gallery image version as master image source. Learn more.
23 Jun 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support shielded virtual machines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Learn more.
22 Jun 2021 Updated topic Updates for 2106 VDA.
22 Jun 2021 Updated topic Use registry settings to enforce HTTPS or HTTP traffic.
16 Jun 2021 Name change Changed Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop.
10 Jun 2021 Article title change Changed Install and configure to Plan and build a deployment.
09 Jun 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added Azure standard SSD support for an identity disk to reduce cost. Learn more.
09 Jun 2021 Removed topic Removed Azure Quick Deploy topic.
07 Jun 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features for Web Studio. Learn more.
28 May 2021 Added a new section to the Optimization for Microsoft Teams article For details, see Proxy servers
27 May 2021 Updated topic Added link to service’s Lifecycle policy.
25 May 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added enhancement to session reconnection. Learn more.
18 May 2021 Correction When installing or upgrading a VDA, configure MCS IO on the Additional Components page (instead of Features). From the command line, use /includeadditional "Citrix MCS IODriver" or /exclude "Citrix MCS IODriver" (instead of /install_mcsio_driver).
18 May 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for Web Studio. Learn more.
17 May 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added support for Azure ephemeral disk. Learn more
17 May 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Updated Azure values for the maximum number of simultaneous actions. Learn more.
06 May 2021 Added topic FIDO2 redirection. Learn more.
30 Apr 2021 Updated topic Features unavailable during an outage updated.
28 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for retrieving dynamic instances using AWS API. Learn more.
28 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for Web Studio. Learn more.
27 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for MCS I/O support for Azure VMs without temporary storage. Learn more.
27 Apr 2021 Updated topics During VDA installation, specifying the Citrix WEM Agent uses the option “Citrix WEM Agent” (not “Workspace Environment Management”).
27 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added a feature for Web Studio. Learn more.
26 Apr 2021 Updated topic Update for Automated Configuration. Learn more.
22 Apr 2021 Updated topic Updated Limits values.
09 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added feature for preserving GCP instances across power cycles. Learn more.
09 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure Gen2 images. Learn more.
09 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added feature for disabling table storage accounts. Learn more.
09 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added feature for eliminating locks in storage accounts. Learn more.
08 Apr 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features for Web Studio. Learn more.
31 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure dedicated hosts Learn more values.
30 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Azure server side encryption. Learn more.
29 Mar 2021 Updated topic - Limits Increased VDAs per Google Cloud Platform project. See Machine Creation Services (MCS) limits
26 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Provision machines into specified availability zones on Azure. Learn more.
19 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features for Web Studio. Learn more.
04 Mar 2021 Updated topic Added information about Citrix Optimizer for Windows VDAs
03 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Azure Shared Image Gallery. Learn more.
03 Mar 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Storage buckets created in same Google Cloud Platform region. Learn more.
25 Feb 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Machine restart schedules. Learn more.
25 Feb 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features for Web Studio. Learn more.
24 Feb 2021 Updated topic New information about Citrix Managed Azure.
26 Jan 2021 Updated topic Updated Limits values.
21 Jan 2021 Updated topic A new PowerShell command option (-DefaultReuseMachinesWithoutShutdownInOutage) extends reuse of desktop VDAs in pooled delivery groups during an outage by default. See Application and desktop support.
21 Jan 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Google Cloud Platform on-demand provisioning. Learn more.
20 Jan 2021 Updated topic - What’s new Added features for Web Studio. Learn more.
17 Dec 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Web Studio available as a preview. Learn more.
17 Nov 2020 RDS license server information Added information about Microsoft RDS License Servers for Windows Server workloads.
30 Sep 2020 Updated topic Added concurrent Director session administrators limit.
22 Sep 2020 New article The new Quick Deploy feature replaces the earlier Azure Quick Deploy.
17 Sep 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Security key to authenticate StoreFront and Citrix Gateway and Session Administrator (built-in role). Learn more.
03 Sep 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Support for VMware vSphere 7.0 and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2019, use direct upload when creating managed disks in Azure, added support for NV4as_v4 machine types, updates to the narrow scoped service principal for Azure managed disks. Learn more.
31 Aug 2020 Updated topic Limited access to the Remote PowerShell SDK during an outage. See What is unavailable during an outage.
19 Aug 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Shared VPC support and zone selection support for Google Cloud Platform. Learn more.
14 Aug 2020 Added new article Added the Double hop in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops article. For more information, see Double hop in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
27 Jul 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Power-off delay support for assigned VDI machines (PowerShell only) and support for granular, role-based access to the Filters page. Learn more.
24 Jul 2020 Updated topic Removed unsupported /hdxflashv2only VDA install command option.
24 Jul 2020 Updated topics Add information about XML trust. Can now use Set-BrokerSite.
23 Jul 2020 Updated topic Updated Limits.
10 Jul 2020 Article added to TOC Retitled StoreFront article to User access and updated.
10 Jul 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Windows Client licenses. Learn more.
19 Jun 2020 Added topic Added User personalization layer topic.
28 May 2020 Updated topic Updated discovery module for App-V packages and servers.
21 May 2020 Updated topic Updated MCS limit for maximum VDAs per Azure subscription.
21 May 2020 Updated topic Can indicate whether a machine restart schedule affects machines in maintenance mode (PowerShell only).
07 May 2020 Updated Local Host Cache topic StoreFront feature for resource availability during outage. Learn more.
10 Apr 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Autoscale - Enhanced scheduling granularity for VDI Delivery Groups and EDT MTU Discovery. Learn more.
09 Apr 2020 Added several topics Added several topics that were just links. See HDX, Devices, Graphics, Multimedia, General content redirection and the subtopics. See Citrix ICA virtual channels, Virtual IP and virtual loopback, and [Sessions].
04 Apr 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Information about AWS instance property capturing and operational resource tagging Learn more.
26 Mar 2020 Add article about limits Add article about resource limits.
04 Mar 2020 New topic Added Licenses article, containing links to license usage information.
15 Jan 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Added warning about upgrading VDAs that have the Personal vDisk (PvD) component installed. Learn more.
10 Jan 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Language bar added to Citrix Studio. Learn more.
03 Jan 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Support for restart schedule maximum delay timer (PowerShell only). Learn more.
02 Jan 2020 Updated topic - What’s new Support for vertical load balancing (PowerShell only). Learn more.
19 Dec 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Support for Citrix Service Providers to onboard tenant customers and provide access to apps and desktops through shared or dedicated workspaces. Learn more.
06 Dec 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Support for determining why a machine is in maintenance mode (PowerShell only). Learn more.
02 Dec 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Autoscale - Dynamically provision machines with Autoscale. Learn more.
19 Nov 2019 Updated topic - What’s new GroomStartHour support. Learn more.
06 Nov 2019 Updated topic - What’s new OData Pagination support. Learn more.
23 Oct 2019 Updated topic - What’s new App-V functionality added to Citrix Cloud. Learn more.
14 Oct 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Support for using Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision machines on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Learn more.
30 Sep 2019 Updated topic - What’s new VDA support for Windows Virtual Desktop. Learn more.
18 Sep 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Tags on machine catalogs. Learn more.
16 Sep 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Session startup duration in Monitor displays. Learn more.
22 Aug 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Enhancements to Monitor session information displays. Learn more.
02 Jul 2019 Updated topic - What’s new Added the new feature - Operating System name changes. Learn more.
01 Jul 2019 Setup of Document History article Setup of the Document History article for the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service.
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