Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Fixed issues

The following issues have been fixed since Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR CU2:

Citrix Director

  • After uninstalling a VDA, the namespaces for Citrix Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) might remain. [CVADHELP-14965]

  • Citrix Director might intermittently display the following alert on the Delivery Controller:

    The System.ServiceModel.ChannelFactory1 communication object _[<object name>_] cannot be changed while its state is Opening.

    [CVADHELP-15801]

  • On the Historic Machine Utilization page, data in the Top 10 Processes table might not be displayed. This message appears:

    Process data collection is disabled on this machine. Enable process monitoring policy to start collection.

    [CVADHELP-15893]

  • On the Director > Trends > Logon Performance > Export Report page, when you generate and export a report, incorrect brokering time values might appear in the report. The issue occurs with the German language report where . is replaced with ,. [CVADHELP-16097]

  • On the Director > Filters > All Machines page, if you select a machine and then perform maintenance operations, check marks might not be retained for the selected machines. [CVADHELP-16469]

  • When extracting process data from the Monitor API, invalid data might appear. The process creation time (ProcessCreationDate) appears after the process collection time (CollectionDate) instead of appearing before. [CVADHELP-17092]

Citrix Policy

  • When you upgrade the Citrix Group Policy Engine from Version 1.7 to Version 1912 LTSR, the Printer assignments policy under Citrix User Policies might not be displayed. [CVADHELP-15608]

Citrix Provisioning

Citrix Provisioning 1912 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Delivery Controller

  • Attempts to restart a Delivery Controller might cause all connected VDAs to unregister in multiple domains. [CVADHELP-12840]

  • This fix addresses performance issues you might experience with Delivery Controller (XML service) in slow active directory environments.

    To enable the fix, set the following registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Citrix\DesktopServer

    Or

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Citrix\DesktopServer

    Name: DisableGetPasswordExpiryInfo

    Type: DWORD

    Value: 1

    [CVADHELP-15536]

  • With this fix, the preparation machine does not use the default cache expiration time (five minutes). The fix provides the following:

    • Reduces the expiration time of a machine with an unknown power state (one minute).
    • Reduces the expiration time of a preparation machine that is transitioning power (five seconds)
    • Reduces the expiration time of a preparation machine that is not transitioning power (one minute).
    • Reduces the expiration time of a non-preparation machine that is transitioning power (30 seconds).

    [CVADHELP-15678]

  • When you use PowerShell to perform a power action, the action might be processed successfully, but the action is logged as failed in Citrix Studio > Logging. [CVADHELP-15807]

  • When you delete machines or catalogs associated with an AWS hosting connection, EBS root devices might not be automatically deleted. The issue occurs because the flag DeleteOnTermination on the base image changes from $true to $false on disks created for those catalogs during machine catalog creation. [CVADHELP-16096]

  • In a multi-zone environment with high latencies, attempts to upgrade XenApp and XenDesktop version 7.15 LTSR CU5 to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops version 1912 CU1 might fail with the following exception:

    NullReferenceException

    [CVADHELP-16236]

  • On a Delivery Controller, the following error message might appear frequently in Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application:

    Event ID 505: The Citrix Config Sync Service failed an import

    [CVADHELP-16322]

  • Signing in to an unbrokered RDP session with a UPN credential might result in an uncaught exception. In 1912 LTSR CU2, a name translation for usernames provided as UPN was introduced. The truncation of the username due to the limit imposed in RDS data structures produces an incorrect username, resulting in the uncaught exception. [CVADHELP-16510]

  • When you launch a VM hosted app and then attempt to launch a second VM hosted app from the same VDA, the launch might fail. The issue occurs when the machine catalog uses the static allocation. [CVADHELP-16829]

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 1912 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Metainstaller

  • When installing or upgrading a VDA, the SetDisplayRequiredMode value under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Graphics might be deleted. [CVADHELP-17031]

Profile Management

Profile Management 1912 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Session Recording

Session Recording 1912 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

StoreFront

StoreFront 1912 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

VDA for single-session OS

Keyboard

  • With the clipboard redirection policy enabled, attempts to use the Copy shortcut option from the right-click menu to copy and paste content between a published application and an endpoint might fail. The issue occurs with Internet Explorer. [CVADHELP-15647]

Printing

  • Attempting to print a PDF file from a session launched through Citrix Workspace app for Chrome might fail. [CVADHELP-15318]

  • When using a Remote PC Access VDA to print through Citrix Workspace app for Mac, the printer settings might be ignored. [CVADHELP-15320]

  • Changes made to the Local Settings under Printer Preferences might be lost when you do not save the changes within 54 seconds. [CVADHELP-15725]

  • When you attempt to print a file using Citrix Universal Printer Driver (UPD), incorrect images might appear in the printed file. The issue occurs when you upgrade a VDA from Version 7.15.5000 to Version 1912.1000 and enable heavyweight compression. [CVADHELP-15813]

  • Client printers might fail to redirect when connecting to a hosted HDX session. [[CVADHELP-16279]

  • When attempting to print a PDF file from a session launched through Citrix Workspace app for HTML5, the file might not print correctly. [CVADHELP-16809]

Session/Connection

  • After upgrading a VDA from Version 7.15.2000 to Version 1912.2000, the data values for EnableReadImageFileExecOptionsExclusionList might disappear from the registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\CtxHook\ and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\CtxHook. [CVADHELP-15090]

  • Even though the VDA time zone policy is configured to use the server-side time zone, the client-side time zone might still be used. [CVADHELP-15395]

  • Surface Pro built-in webcams might fail. [CVADHELP-15567]

  • The Citrix HDX HTML5 Video Redirection Agent Service (WebSocketAgent.exe) might stop intermittently. As a result, incoming calls are not displayed under Microsoft Teams. Also, the called party does not receive any notifications. [CVADHELP-15611]

  • After installing a VDA, when attempting to view the Private Key tab under Certificate Properties, this error message might appear:

    One or more of the objects properties are missing or invalid.

    [CVADHELP-15703]

  • When you connect a physical monitor to a RemotePC with NVIDIA Physical GPU through a DisplayPort, the monitor might display a blank screen. [CVADHELP-16022]

  • When connecting from a touch enabled endpoint to a VDA version 1912, the on-screen keyboard might not work. The issue occurs for non-administrative users with the UAC enabled on a VDA. [CVADHELP-16045]

  • VDAs might deregister when the console session reconnects immediately after the user session disconnects. [CVADHELP-16152]

  • Attempts to launch a VDA session on a laptop that uses an Intel UHD Graphics card might result in a gray screen. [CVADHELP-16519]

  • On Server VDI VDAs, the power button on the Start menu might not offer the Disconnect option. [CVADHELP-16595]

  • When using Generic IME for Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 with KB4586853 update, the application might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-16664]

  • When attempting to take a screenshot using the snipping tool or perform complex calculations such as a pivot table, you might experience performance issues. The issue occurs when you set the value of CursorShapeChangeMinInterval to 50 under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Graphics. [CVADHELP-16718]

  • With this fix, you can now set different input methods for each application window available under advanced keyboard settings. [CVADHELP-16731]

  • When using the Remote PC Access on Windows 10 with NVIDIA graphics card adapter in a headless configuration, reconnect issues might occur. [CVADHELP-16848]

  • When a non-English VDA goes idle, a timeout message might display with meaningless code. [CVADHELP-16880]

  • This fix is an enhancement to HdxWebProxy. A BCR component, to the extent that HTTP traffic originating at the overlay, can be routed through web proxies that are configured to authorize the HTTP traffic. [CVADHELP-17044]

System Exceptions

  • When you attempt to view embedded Windows Media files from a web application, Internet Explorer might exit unexpectedly. The issue occurs because of the faulting module, HostMMTransport.dll. [CVADHELP-15598]

  • VDAs might experience a fatal exception on wdica.sys and display a blue screen. [CVADHELP-16055]

  • If Terminal Services exits unexpectedly, VDAs might unregister. The issue occurs because of the faulting module, RPM.dll. [CVADHELP-16110]

  • VDAs might experience a fatal exception, displaying a blue screen, during remote access. The issue occurs when you install a VDA on a new machine and attempt to restart it. [CVADHELP-16284]

  • VDAs might experience a fatal exception and display a blue screen with the bug check code 0x0000010D (WDF_VIOLATION). [CVADHELP-16773]

VDA for multi-session OS

Keyboard

  • Japanese keyboard mapping might not work when connected to a non-Windows endpoint. [CVADHELP-15273]

  • With the clipboard redirection policy enabled, attempts to use the Copy shortcut option from the right-click menu to copy and paste content between a published application and an endpoint might fail. The issue occurs with Internet Explorer. [CVADHELP-15647]

Printing

  • Attempting to print a PDF file from a session launched through Citrix Workspace app for Chrome might fail. [CVADHELP-15318]

  • When using a Remote PC Access VDA to print through Citrix Workspace app for Mac, the printer settings might be ignored. [CVADHELP-15320]

  • Changes made to the Local Settings under Printer Preferences might be lost when you do not save the changes within 54 seconds. [CVADHELP-15725]

  • When you attempt to print a file using Citrix Universal Printer Driver (UPD), incorrect images might appear in the printed file. The issue occurs when you upgrade a VDA from Version 7.15.5000 to Version 1912.1000 and enable heavyweight compression. [CVADHELP-15813]

  • When you attempt to print a large Microsoft Excel file using Citrix Universal Printer Driver (UPD), the print might fail during the Spooling – Printing process. [CVADHELP-16153]

  • When attempting to print a PDF file from a session launched through Citrix Workspace app for HTML5, the file might not print correctly. [CVADHELP-16809]

Session/Connection

  • In certain scenarios, Citrix product license usage shown in Citrix Studio does not match license usage shown in the Citrix License Manager. [CVADHELP-14950]

  • After upgrading a VDA from Version 7.15.2000 to Version 1912.2000, the data values for EnableReadImageFileExecOptionsExclusionList might disappear from the registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\CtxHook\ and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\CtxHook. [CVADHELP-15090]

  • Even though the VDA time zone policy is configured to use the server-side time zone, the client-side time zone might still be used. [CVADHELP-15395]

  • After installing a VDA, when attempting to view the Private Key tab under Certificate Properties, this error message might appear:

    One or more of the objects properties are missing or invalid.

    [CVADHELP-15703]

  • When reconnecting to a session, the Citrix Audio Redirection Service (CtxAudioSvc) might fail. The issue occurs when running a VDA for a multi-session OS on Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 and later. [CVADHELP-15804]

  • When connecting from a touch enabled endpoint to a VDA version 1912, the on-screen keyboard might not work. The issue occurs for non-administrative users with the UAC enabled on a VDA. [CVADHELP-16045]

  • An invalid XenApp session on a VDA for Server OS might start when disconnecting and reconnecting a remote desktop session. The invalid session remains until you restart the VDA. [CVADHELP-16453]

  • Watermark policy changes such as Include VDA Host name and Include VDA IP address, might not be in effect during the next session.

    To enable the fix, set this registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Graphics\Watermark

    Name: PolicyInterval

    Type: DWORD

    Value: Desired value in seconds (for example, 2 seconds)

    [CVADHELP-16485]

  • When applying Fix CVADHELP-12886 and then using a snipping tool, the memory consumption might increase to 4 GB, causing sessions to eventually become unresponsive. [CVADHELP-16542]

  • When attempting to take a screenshot using the snipping tool or perform some complex calculations such as a pivot table, you might experience performance issues. The issue occurs when you set the value of CursorShapeChangeMinInterval to 50 under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Graphics. [CVADHELP-16718]

  • With this fix, you can now set different input methods for each application window available under advanced keyboard settings. [CVADHELP-16731]

  • When you disconnect the initial session launched from a Desktop Viewer on a device, the fast reconnect feature might be bypassed, slowing the session. [CVADHELP-16953]

System Exceptions

  • With the HDX Adaptive Transport policy enabled, the Terminal service might not end when terminating the service manually. [CVADHELP-15524]

  • When you attempt to view embedded Windows Media files from a web application, Internet Explorer might exit unexpectedly. The issue occurs because of the faulting module, HostMMTransport.dll. [CVADHELP-15598]

  • VDAs might experience a fatal exception on wdica.sys and display a blue screen. [CVADHELP-16055]

  • If Terminal Services exits unexpectedly, VDAs might unregister. The issue occurs because of the faulting module, RPM.dll. [CVADHELP-16110]

Virtual Desktop Components – Other

  • Attempting to launch an executable with a single quote in the file name, might fail. [CVADHELP-16104]
Fixed issues