Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Default policy settings
The following tables list policy settings, their default, and the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) versions to which they apply.
ICA
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive transport | Off. Use when preferred | VDA 7.13–7.15; VDA 7.16 through current |
| Client clipboard redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client clipboard write allowed formats | No formats are specified | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Desktop launches | Prohibited | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| ICA listener port number | 1494 | All VDA version |
| Launching of non-published programs during client connection | Prohibited | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Limit clipboard client to session transfer size | Disabled | VDA 2009 |
| Limit clipboard session to client transfer size | Disabled | VDA 2009 |
| Loss tolerant mode | Allowed | VDA 2003. Note: Loss tolerance mode is not yet available. This version of the VDA will support it when it becomes available. |
| Loss tolerant thresholds | When loss tolerant mode is available: Packet loss: 5%, Latency: 300 ms (RTT) | VDA 2003 through current |
| Rendezvous protocol | Disabled | Applies only to HDX sessions established through Citrix Cloud. |
| Restrict client clipboard write | Prohibited | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Restrict session clipboard write | Prohibited | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Session clipboard write allowed formats | No formats are specified | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Tablet mode toggle | Enabled | VDA 7.16 through current; for VDA 7.14 and 7.15 LTSR, configure this setting using the registry. |
| Virtual channel allow list | Enabled | VDA 2109 |
ICA/Adobe Flash delivery/Flash redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Flash video fallback prevention | Not configured | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current |
| Flash video fallback prevention error *.swf | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current | |
ICA/Audio
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Plug N Play | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Audio quality | High - high definition audio | All VDA versions |
| Client audio redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client microphone redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
ICA/Auto client reconnect
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Audio over UDP real-time transport | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Auto client reconnect | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Auto client reconnect authentication | Do not require authentication | All VDA versions |
| Auto client reconnect logging | Do not log auto-reconnect events | All VDA versions |
| Auto client reconnect timeout | 120 seconds | VDA 7.13 through current |
| Reconnect UI transparency level | 80% | VDA 7.13 through current |
ICA/Bandwidth
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Audio redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| Audio redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions |
| Client USB device redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Client USB device redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Clipboard redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| Clipboard redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions |
| COM port redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| COM port redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| File redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| File redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions |
| HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 and VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current VDA for Multi-session OS and VDA for Single-session OS |
| HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration bandwidth limit percent | 0 | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| LPT port redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| LPT port redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| Overall session bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| Printer redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| Printer redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | All VDA versions |
| TWAIN device redirection bandwidth limit | 0 Kbps | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| TWAIN device redirection bandwidth limit percent | 0 | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Bidirectional content redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Allow bidirectional content redirection | Prohibited | VDA 7.13 through current |
| Allowed URLs to be redirected to client | empty | VDA 7.13 through current |
| Allowed URLs to be redirected to VDA | empty | VDA 7.13 through current |
| Client to host (VDA) and client to client bidirectional content redirection | Use the Citrix Workspace app Group Policy Object administrative template | |
ICA/Browser content redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Browser content redirection | Allowed | VDA 7.16 through current |
| Browser content redirection ACL configuration | https://www.youtube.com/* |
VDA 7.16 through current |
| Browser content redirection Integrated Windows Authentication support | Prohibited | VDA 2106 through current |
| Browser content redirection proxy configuration | empty | VDA 7.16 through current |
| Browser content redirection server fetch web proxy authentication | Prohibited | VDA 2012 through current |
ICA/Client sensors
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Allow applications to use the physical location of the client device | Prohibited | VDA 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Desktop UI
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop Composition Redirection | Disabled (7.6 FP3 through current); Enabled (5.6 through 7.6 FP2) | VDA 5.6, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through 7.15 |
| Desktop Composition Redirection graphics quality | Medium | VDA 5.6, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through 7.15 |
| Desktop wallpaper | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Menu animation | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| View window contents while dragging | Allowed | All VDA versions |
ICA/End user monitoring
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| ICA round trip calculation | Enabled | All VDA versions |
| ICA round trip calculation interval | 15 seconds | All VDA versions |
| ICA round trip calculations for idle connections | Disabled | All VDA versions |
ICA/Enhanced desktop experience
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Desktop Experience | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/File redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Auto connect client drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client drive redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client fixed drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client floppy drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client network drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client optical drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Client removable drives | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Host to client redirection | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Preserve client drive letters | Disabled | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Read-only client drive access | Disabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Special folder redirection | Allowed | Web Interface deployments only; VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Use asynchronous writes | Disabled | All VDA versions |
ICA/Graphics
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Allow visually lossless compression | Disabled | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Display memory limit | 65,536 Kb | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Display mode degrade preference | Degrade color depth first | All VDA versions |
| Dynamic windows preview | Enabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Image caching | Enabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Legacy graphics mode | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Maximum allowed color depth | 32 bits per pixel | All VDA versions |
| Notify user when display mode is degraded | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Optimize for 3D graphics workload | Disabled | VDA 7.17 through current |
| Queuing and tossing | Enabled | All VDA versions |
| Use video codec for compression | Use video codec when preferred | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current |
| Use hardware encoding for video codec | Enabled | VDA 7.11 through current |
ICA/Graphics/Caching
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Persistent cache threshold | 3,000,000 bps | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Graphics/Framehawk
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Framehawk display channel | Disabled | VDA 7.6 FP2 through current |
| Framehawk display channel port range | 3224,3324 | VDA 7.6 FP2 through current |
ICA/Keep alive
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| ICA keep alive timeout | 60 seconds | All VDA versions |
| ICA keep alives | Do not send ICA keep alive messages | All VDA versions |
ICA/Local App Access
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Allow Local App Access | Prohibited | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| URL redirection block list | No sites are specified | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| URL redirection allow list | No sites are specified | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Mobile experience
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic keyboard display | Prohibited | VDA 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Launch touch-optimized desktop | Allowed | VDA 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current. This setting is disabled and not available for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 machines. |
| Remote the combo box | Prohibited | VDA 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Multimedia
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| HTML5 video redirection | Prohibited | VDA 7.12 through current |
| Limit video quality | Not configured | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Microsoft Teams redirection | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 1906 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 1906 through current. |
| Multimedia conferencing | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Optimization for Windows Media multimedia redirection over WAN | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Use GPU for optimizing Windows Media multimedia redirection over WAN | Prohibited | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Windows Media fallback prevention | Not configured | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current |
| Windows Media client-side content fetching | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Windows Media redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Windows Media redirection buffer size | 5 seconds | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1 through current |
| Windows Media redirection buffer size use | Disabled | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1 through current |
ICA/Multi-Stream Connections
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Audio over UDP | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Audio UDP port range | 16500, 16509 | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Multi-Port policy | Primary port (2598) has High Priority | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Multi-Stream computer setting | Disabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Multi-Stream user setting | Disabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Multi-Stream virtual channel stream assignment setting | See Multi-Stream virtual channel assignment setting for default stream assignments | VDA 2003 |
ICA/Port Redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Auto connect client COM ports | Disabled | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| Auto connect client LPT ports | Disabled | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| Client COM port redirection | Prohibited | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
| Client LPT port redirection | Prohibited | All VDA versions; for VDA 7.0 through 7.8, configure this setting using the registry |
ICA/Printing
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Client printer redirection | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Default printer | Set default printer to the client’s main printer | All VDA versions |
| Printer assignments | User’s current printer is used as the default printer for the session | All VDA versions |
| Printer auto-creation event log preference | Log errors and warnings | All VDA versions |
| Session printers | No printers are specified | All VDA versions |
| Wait for printers to be created (desktop) | Disabled | All VDA versions |
ICA/Printing/Client Printers
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-create client printers | Auto-create all client printers | All VDA versions |
| Auto-create generic universal printer | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Client printer names | Standard printer names | VDA 5.6 |
| Direct connections to print servers | Enabled | All VDA versions |
| Printer driver mapping and compatibility | No rules are specified | All VDA versions |
| Printer properties retention | Held in profile only if not saved on client | All VDA versions |
| Retained and restored client printers | Allowed | VDA 5, 5,5, 5.6 FP1 |
ICA/Printing/Drivers
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers | Enabled | All VDA versions |
| Universal driver preference | EMF; XPS; PCL5c; PCL4; PS | All VDA versions |
| Universal print driver usage | Use universal printing only if requested driver is unavailable | All VDA versions |
ICA/Printing/Universal Print Server
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Print Server enable | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Universal Print Server print data stream (CGP) port | 7229 | All VDA version |
| Universal Print Server print stream input bandwidth limit (kbps) | 0 | All VDA versions |
| Universal Print Server web service (HTTP/SOAP) port | 8080 | All VDA versions |
| Universal Print Servers for load balancing | VDA versions 7.9 through current | |
| Universal Print Server out-of-service threshold | 180 (seconds) | VDA versions 7.9 through current |
ICA/Printing/Universal Printing
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Universal printing EMF processing mode | Spool directly to printer | All VDA versions |
| Universal printing image compression limit | Best quality (lossless compression) | All VDA versions |
| Universal printing optimization defaults | Image Compression: Desired image quality = Standard quality, Enable heavyweight compression = False; Image and Font Caching: Allow caching of embedded images = True; Allow non-administrators to modify these settings = False; | All VDA versions |
| Universal printing preview preference | Do not use print preview for auto-created or generic universal printers | All VDA versions |
| Universal printing print quality limit | No limit | All VDA versions |
ICA/Security
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| SecureICA minimum encryption level | Basic | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Server Limits
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Server idle timer interval | 0 milliseconds | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Session Limits
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Disconnected session timer | Disabled | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Remote PC Access disconnected session timer | Disabled | VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Disconnected session timer interval | 1,440 minutes | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Session connection timer | Disabled | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Session connection timer interval | 1,440 minutes | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Session idle timer | Enabled | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Session idle timer interval | 1,440 minutes | VDA 5, 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Session Reliability
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Session reliability connections | Allowed | All VDA versions |
| Session reliability port number | 2598 | All VDA versions |
| Session reliability timeout | 180 seconds | All VDA versions |
ICA/Time Zone Control
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Estimate local time for legacy clients | Enabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Restore Single-session OS time zone on session disconnect or logoff | Enabled | Current VDA version |
| Use local time of client | Use server time zone | All VDA versions |
ICA/TWAIN Devices
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Client TWAIN device redirection | Allowed | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| TWAIN compression level | Medium | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/USB Devices
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Client USB device optimization rules | Enabled (VDA 7.6 FP3 through current); Disabled (VDA 7.11 through current); By default, no rules are specified | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current |
| Client USB device redirection | Prohibited | All VDA versions |
| Client USB device redirection rules | No rules are specified | All VDA versions |
| Client USB Plug and Play device redirection | Allowed | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Visual Display
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred color depth for simple graphics | 24 bits per pixel | VDA 7.6 FP3 through current |
| Target frame rate | 30 fps | All VDA versions |
| Visual quality | Medium | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Visual Display/Moving Images
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum image quality | Normal | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Moving image compression | Enabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Progressive compression level | None | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Progressive compression threshold value | 2,147,483,647 Kbps | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Target minimum frame rate | 10 fps | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1, VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
ICA/Visual Display/Still Images
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Extra color compression | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Extra color compression threshold | 8,192 Kbps | All VDA versions |
| Heavyweight compression | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Lossy compression level | Medium | All VDA versions |
| Lossy compression threshold value | 2,147,483,647 Kbps | All VDA versions |
ICA/WebSockets
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| WebSockets connections | Prohibited | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| WebSockets port number | 8008 | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| WebSockets trusted origin server list | The wildcard, *, is used to trust all Receiver for Web URLs | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
Load Management
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Concurrent logon tolerance | 2 | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| CPU usage | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| CPU usage excluded process priority | Below Normal or Low | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Disk usage | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Maximum number of sessions | 250 | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Memory usage | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
| Memory usage base load | Zero load: 768 MB | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current |
Profile Management/Advanced settings
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Disable automatic configuration | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Log off user if a problem is encountered | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Number of retries when accessing locked files | 5 | All VDA versions |
| Process Internet cookie files on logoff | Disabled | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Basic settings
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Active write back | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Enable Profile Management | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Excluded groups | Disabled. Members of all user groups are processed. | All VDA versions |
| Offline profile support | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Path to user store | Windows | All VDA versions |
| Process logons of local administrators | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Processed groups | Disabled. Members of all user groups are processed. | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Cross-Platform Settings
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform settings user groups | Disabled. All user groups specified in Processed groups are processed | All VDA versions |
| Enable cross-platform settings | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Path to cross-platform definitions | Disabled. No path is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Path to cross-platform settings store | Disabled. Windows\PM_CM is used. | All VDA versions |
| Source for creating cross-platform settings | Disabled | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/File System/Exclusions
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion list - directories | Disabled. All folders in the user profile are synchronized. | All VDA versions |
| Exclusion list - files | Disabled. All files in the user profile are synchronized. | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/File System/Synchronization
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Directories to synchronize | Disabled. Only non-excluded folders are synchronized. | All VDA versions |
| Files to synchronize | Disabled. Only non-excluded files are synchronized. | All VDA versions |
| Folders to mirror | Disabled. No folders are mirrored. | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Grant administrator access | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Include domain name | Disabled | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/AppData(Roaming)
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| AppData(Roaming) path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for AppData(Roaming) | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the AppData(Roaming) path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Contacts
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Contacts | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Contacts path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Desktop
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Desktop | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Desktop path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Documents
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Documents path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Documents | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Documents path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Downloads
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Downloads | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Downloads path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Favorites
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Favorites path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Favorites | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Favorites path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Links
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Links path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Links | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Links path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Music
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Music path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Music | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Music path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Pictures
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Pictures path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Pictures | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Pictures path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Saved Games
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Saved Games path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Saved Games | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Saved Games path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Searches
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Searches path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Searches | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Searches path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Start Menu
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Start Menu path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Start Menu | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Start Menu path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Video
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Video path | Disabled. No location is specified. | All VDA versions |
| Redirection settings for Video | Contents are redirected to the UNC path specified in the Video path policy settings | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Log settings
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory actions | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Common information | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Common warnings | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Enable logging | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| File system actions | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| File system notifications | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Logoff | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Logon | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Maximum size of the log file | 1048576 | All VDA versions |
| Path to log file | Disabled. Log files are saved in the default location; %SystemRoot%\System32\Logfiles\UserProfileManager. | All VDA versions |
| Personalized user information | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Policy values at logon and logoff | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Registry actions | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Registry differences at logoff | Disabled | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Profile handling
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Delay before deleting cached profiles | 0 | All VDA versions |
| Delete locally cached profiles on logoff | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Local profile conflict handling | Use local profile | All VDA versions |
| Migration of existing profiles | Local and roaming | All VDA versions |
| Path to the template profile | Disabled. New user profiles are created from the default user profile on the device where a user first logs on. | All VDA versions |
| Template profile overrides local profile | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Template profile overrides roaming profile | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Template profile used as a Citrix mandatory profile for all logons | Disabled | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Registry
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion list | Disabled. All registry keys in the HKCU hive are processed when a user logs off. | All VDA versions |
| Inclusion list | Disabled. All registry keys in the HKCU hive are processed when a user logs off. | All VDA versions |
Profile Management/Streamed user profiles
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Always cache | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Always cache size | 0 Mb | All VDA versions |
| Profile streaming | Disabled | All VDA versions |
| Streamed user profile groups | Disabled. All user profiles within an OU are processed normally. | All VDA versions |
| Timeout for pending area lock files (days) | 1 day | All VDA versions |
Receiver
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| StoreFront accounts list | No stores are specified | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
User personalization layer
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| User Layer Repository Path | Disabled. No path specified. | VDA 19.12 and later versions |
| User Layer Size in GB | 10 GB. A user layer is a thin-provisioned disk that expands to the set size. User layers never decrease in size. | VDA 19.12 or later versions |
Virtual Delivery Agent
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Controller registration IPv6 netmask | No netmask is specified | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Controller registration port | 80 | All VDA versions |
| Controller SIDs | No SIDs are specified | All VDA versions |
| Controllers | No controllers are specified | All VDA versions |
| Enable auto update of controllers | Enabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Only use IPv6 controller registration | Disabled | VDA for Multi-session OS 7 through current, VDA for Single-session OS 7 through current |
| Site GUID | No GUID is specified | All VDA versions |
Virtual Delivery Agent/HDX 3D Pro
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Enable lossless | Enabled | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1 |
| HDX 3D Pro quality settings | VDA 5.5, 5.6 FP1 | |
Virtual Delivery Agent/Monitoring
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Enable process monitoring | Disabled | VDA 7.11 through current |
| Enable resource monitoring | Enabled | VDA 7.11 through current |
Virtual IP
| Name | Default setting | VDA |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual IP loopback support | Disabled | VDA 7.6 through current |
| Virtual IP virtual loopback programs list | None | VDA 7.6 through current |
Default policy settings
In this article
- ICA
- ICA/Adobe Flash delivery/Flash redirection
- ICA/Audio
- ICA/Auto client reconnect
- ICA/Bandwidth
- ICA/Bidirectional content redirection
- ICA/Browser content redirection
- ICA/Client sensors
- ICA/Desktop UI
- ICA/End user monitoring
- ICA/Enhanced desktop experience
- ICA/File redirection
- ICA/Graphics
- ICA/Graphics/Caching
- ICA/Graphics/Framehawk
- ICA/Keep alive
- ICA/Local App Access
- ICA/Mobile experience
- ICA/Multimedia
- ICA/Multi-Stream Connections
- ICA/Port Redirection
- ICA/Printing
- ICA/Printing/Client Printers
- ICA/Printing/Drivers
- ICA/Printing/Universal Print Server
- ICA/Printing/Universal Printing
- ICA/Security
- ICA/Server Limits
- ICA/Session Limits
- ICA/Session Reliability
- ICA/Time Zone Control
- ICA/TWAIN Devices
- ICA/USB Devices
- ICA/Visual Display
- ICA/Visual Display/Moving Images
- ICA/Visual Display/Still Images
- ICA/WebSockets
- Load Management
- Profile Management/Advanced settings
- Profile Management/Basic settings
- Profile Management/Cross-Platform Settings
- Profile Management/File System/Exclusions
- Profile Management/File System/Synchronization
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/AppData(Roaming)
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Contacts
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Desktop
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Documents
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Downloads
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Favorites
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Links
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Music
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Pictures
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Saved Games
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Searches
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Start Menu
- Profile Management/Folder Redirection/Video
- Profile Management/Log settings
- Profile Management/Profile handling
- Profile Management/Registry
- Profile Management/Streamed user profiles
- Receiver
- User personalization layer
- Virtual Delivery Agent
- Virtual Delivery Agent/HDX 3D Pro
- Virtual Delivery Agent/Monitoring
- Virtual IP
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