Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Fixed issues

The following issues have been fixed since Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2203 LTSR CU2:

Citrix Director

  • Once a session is established, the display name of the machine in the Machine Details page on Citrix Director reverts to the Delivery Group name. [CVADHELP-18746]

Citrix Policy

  • With this fix, multiple memory issues have been fixed. [ CVADHELP-19916, CVADHELP-20908, CVADHELP-20909]

  • The policy setting value might appear as Kpbs instead of Kbps. [CVADHELP-21527]

Citrix Provisioning

Citrix Provisioning 2203 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Delivery Controller

  • If Site aggregation or delivery groups with specific broker policies are enabled, starting an application or a desktop creates a new session instead of reconnecting to an existing one. [CVADHELP-19879]

  • Attempts to create an MCS machine catalog might fail when HTTPS port 443 is in use. [CVADHELP-20921]

  • When the reserved memory is lesser than the configured memory, attempts to power on a virtual machine might fail with this error message:

    Invalid memory setting: Memory reservation (sched.mem.min) should be equal to memsize (94208). The virtual machine failed to start. Failed to turn on the MemSched module. Error parsing scheduler-specific configuration parameters.

    [CVADHELP-21052]

  • Citrix Broker Service (Brokerservice.exe) might exit unexpectedly after disconnecting from the License Server. [CVADHELP-21615]

  • This fix improves the overall performance of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203 LTSR. [CVADHELP-21637]

  • With this fix, NT5DS is the default time synchronization protocol in scenarios where:

    1. The master image is non-domain-joined (NDJ) and
    2. During MCS provisioning, you select the VM to be Active Directory (AD) or Hybrid Azure Active Directory (HAAD)

    [CVADHELP-22195]

  • With this fix, you can change the network setting for an existing provisioning scheme so that the new VMs are created on the new subnetwork. Use the parameter -NetworkMapping in the Set-ProvScheme command to change the network setting. For more information, see Change the network setting for an existing provisioning scheme. [CVADHELP-22197]

Federated Authentication Service

  • You’re unable to install the VDA on a Windows 11 desktop. You get the following error:

    Installation of the Citrix Authentication Identity Assertion VDA Plug-in failed with error code 1603.

    [CVADHELP-22755]

Linux VDA

Linux VDA 2203 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Microsoft Teams Optimization

  • The HTML5 Video Redirection Service (CtxHdxWebSocketService) might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-21074]

Metainstaller

  • The Delivery Controller installer is missing the command line option /No_Pending_Reboot_Check in the 2203 LTSR version, which was available in the 1912 versions. [CVADHELP-21668]

  • When you upgrade a VDA, the registry key setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Graphics\SetDisplayRequiredMode might be deleted. [CVADHELP-22071]

  • Attempts to upgrade a VDA to version 2203 LTSR CU2 might fail. [CVADHELP-22394]

Profile Management

Profile Management 2203 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Session Recording

Session Recording 2203 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Security Issues

  • This fix addresses a security issue. For more information, see Knowledge Center article CTX559370.

StoreFront

StoreFront 2203 CU3 documentation provides specific information about the updates in this release.

Universal Print Server

Server

  • Citrix XTE Service might exit unexpectedly on the Universal Print Server causing the print jobs to remain stuck in the queue. [CVADHELP-21104]

  • The EMFPrint.exe process might exit unexpectedly on Citrix Universal Print Server 2203. [CVADHELP-21350]

VDA for single-session OS

Installing, Uninstalling, Upgrading

  • Attempts to upgrade a VDA from version 1912 LTSR CU3 to version 2203 LTSR CU2 might fail. [CVADHELP-21425]

  • This fix introduces a command-line option /no_pending_reboot_check that prevents checking for a pending restart from a previous Windows installation on the machine when installing or upgrading core components. [CVADHELP-21686]

  • With this fix, the VUA tool compares the version major while performing upgrades enabling CU release upgrades. You can now perform LTSR upgrades like 2203.0.0.x to 2203.0.1000.x (CU1). [CVADHELP-22122]

  • With the Enable restore on failure feature enabled, the restore points might not be created during the upgrade or installation of the VDAs. [CVADHELP-22416]

Keyboard

  • The virtual keyboard might not appear automatically in a published application when you place the cursor in an editable field. [CVADHELP-21419]

Session/Connection

  • Attempts to print a document from Citrix Universal Print Server on the shared session printers might fail. The issue occurs after upgrading to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR CU4. [CVADHELP-19431]

  • The Microsoft Teams redirection key MSTeamsRedirSupport under the registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream might be missing when you reconnect to a user device through a user session. The issue occurs when an RDP session is still existing. [CVADHELP-19993]

  • Attempts to reconnect to a session might fail. [CVADHELP-20439]

  • When you take over your currently connected user session from a local console of a physical VDA, all or some displays that are attached to the physical VDA might remain in power saving mode. [CVADHELP-20619]

  • Attempts to install a VDA version 2203 might fail when the Windows system doesn’t have a C drive. [CVADHELP-20962]

  • After you upgrade a VDA to version 2203, the Skype for Business app might become unresponsive at the splash screen. [CVADHELP-21021]

  • When you plug in a monitor, the seamless window might disappear. [CVADHELP-21084]

  • In a double-hop scenario, you might see two extra unused webcams during the first hop. [CVADHELP-21393]

  • On VDA version 2203 running on Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H2, the Windows Start menu might display an empty box instead of the Power > Disconnect option. [CVADHELP-21490]

  • The ICA service might not open on non-domain-joined and non-English Windows 10 H2 VDAs. [CVADHELP-21549]

  • With this fix, the bidirectional content redirection supports the use of wildcards when defining the URLs to be redirected. For more information, see Wildcard redirection from Citrix VDA to client. [CVADHELP-21702]

  • Attempts to share certain custom applications using optimized Microsoft Teams might fail. [CVADHELP-21869]

  • With shellbridge enabled, all the startup programs are launched in an HDX published application session. Signing out of an application might prevent a graceful logoff. If the issue persists, set the value as 0 in the following registry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Citrix Virtual Desktop Agent

    Name: Shellbridge

    Type: REG_DWORD

    Value: 0

    [CVADHELP-22199]

  • The pooled machines that are ON might be powered off automatically and become unregistered. [[CVADHELP-22374]

  • When audio devices are added to a user session, you cannot hear sounds from any of the devices except the sounds of Skype for Business. This error message appears:

    Error - no more device slots available - failed to add the device.

    The issue occurs when more than eight playback or record devices are attached to an endpoint.

    [CVADHELP-22628]

System Exceptions

  • The CseEngine.exe service might consume higher memory than expected on the VDAs. [CVADHELP-19226]

  • Citrix HDX RAVE Service (CtxSvcHost.exe) might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-20887]

  • When you start a published desktop, open File Explorer and click the redirected local C drive under Network > \Client, the File Explorer might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-21089]

  • Attempts to reconnect to a VDA session might fail intermittently after upgrading to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops version 2203 LTSR or 2203 LTSR CU1. [CVADHELP-21144]

  • VDAs might experience a fatal exception on tdica.sys and display a blue screen. The issue occurs when you are attempting to reconnect to a session. [CVADHELP-21318]

  • VDAs might encounter a bug check code, 000000CA if a USB device is inserted and removed quickly. [CVADHELP-21459]

  • Attempts to enable SSL on VDAs might fail when the certificate template is created with Key Storage Provider as the Cryptography provider. [CVADHELP-21485]

  • The DllHost.exe process might exit unexpectedly with this error message:

    COM Surrogate is not working anymore

    [CVADHELP-21646]

  • During session launch, VDAs might experience a fatal exception on ControlUP Custom Virtual Channel Initialization and display a blue screen. [CVADHELP-21885]

  • The HTML5 Video Redirection Service (CtxHdxWebSocketService) might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-22012]

  • The Citrix software graphics process (Ctxgfx.exe) might consume excessive non-paged memory on the VDAs causing the virtual machines to become unresponsive. [CVADHELP-22247]

  • When you open a published application in minimized or full-screen mode, a black screen might appear. The issue occurs when you upgrade a VDA from 1912 LTSR to 2203 LTSR versions CU1 or CU2. [CVADHELP-22556]

User Experience

  • Multiple attempts to copy content from the Microsoft Access application might fail as the paste button in the application gets disabled. [CVADHELP-21609]

  • When you sign in from Citrix Gateway and LDAP SSO Name Attribute is set to UserPrincipalName, the Citrix watermark might display the sign-in name incorrectly. [CVADHELP-21815]

VDA for multi-session OS

Installing, Uninstalling, Upgrading

  • With this fix, the VUA tool compares the version major while performing upgrades enabling CU release upgrades. You can now perform LTSR upgrades like 2203.0.0.x to 2203.0.1000.x (CU1). [CVADHELP-22122]

Keyboard

  • The virtual keyboard might not appear automatically in a published application when you place the cursor in an editable field. [CVADHELP-21419]

  • When you open 2 instances of an application and set the DisableToggler setting to five seconds, you might have to wait for about 30 seconds before typing in the second application. [CVADHELP-22491]

Printing

  • On Mac clients, the printer’s default paper size might not be retained after you log off and log back in. [CVADHELP-21161]

Session/Connection

  • The CseEngine.exe service might consume higher memory than expected on the VDAs. [CVADHELP-19226]

  • Attempts to print a document from Citrix Universal Print Server on the shared session printers might fail. The issue occurs after upgrading to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912 LTSR CU4. [CVADHELP-19431]

  • When you start an application from a VDA as an anonymous user, this error message might appear:

    Incorrect username and password.

    [CVADHELP-19802]

  • Attempts to install a VDA version 2203 might fail when the Windows system doesn’t have a C drive. [CVADHELP-20962]

  • When you start a published desktop, open File Explorer and click the redirected local C drive under Network > \Client, the File Explorer might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-21089]

  • Attempts to enable SSL on VDAs might fail when the certificate template is created with Key Storage Provider as the Cryptography provider. [CVADHELP-21485]

  • Citrix Director version 2203 might display Interactive Session details of the published app launch, such as Userinit and Shell, on a single line instead of separate lines. [CVADHELP-21806]

  • The drag-and-drop operation might fail when you hover from one seamless window to another. [CVADHELP-21862]

  • Attempts to share certain custom applications using optimized Microsoft Teams might fail. [CVADHELP-21869]

  • The CtxRaveSvc.exe service might become unresponsive and not receive session change notifications from Remote Desktop Services. [CVADHELP-21912]

  • The WebSocketService.exe process might consume higher memory than expected on the VDAs. [CVADHELP-22036]

  • When you open a published application in minimized or full-screen mode, a black screen might appear. The issue occurs when you upgrade a VDA from 1912 LTSR to 2203 LTSR versions CU1 or CU2. [CVADHELP-22556]

  • The pooled machines that are ON might be powered off automatically and become unregistered. [[CVADHELP-22374]

System Exceptions

  • The session reliability feature causes reconnects during which the VDA might experience fatal exceptions and display a blue screen. [CVADHELP-20207]

  • Citrix HDX RAVE Service (CtxSvcHost.exe) might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-20887]

  • The Microsoft Windows winlogon.exe process might exit unexpectedly causing sessions to close. The issue occurs because of the faulting icagfxstack.dll module when you upgrade a VDA from version 1912 LTSR CU4 to 2203 LTSR. [CVADHELP-20933]

  • The Terminal Services process might exit unexpectedly because of the faulting module, RPM.dll. [CVADHELP-21108]

  • VDAs might encounter a bug check code, 000000CA if a USB device is inserted and removed quickly. [CVADHELP-21459]

  • The DllHost.exe process might exit unexpectedly with this error message:

    COM Surrogate is not working anymore

    [CVADHELP-21646]

  • The Service Host (svchost.exe) process might consume higher memory than expected on a VDA for multi-session OS when the UiPath Remote Runtime component is installed. [CVADHELP-21678]

  • During session launch, VDAs might experience a fatal exception on ControlUP Custom Virtual Channel Initialization and display a blue screen. [CVADHELP-21885]

  • The WebSocketAgent.exe service might exit unexpectedly when you attempt to play a YouTube video with browser content redirection enabled. [CVADHELP-21998]

  • The HTML5 Video Redirection Service (CtxHdxWebSocketService) might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-22012]

  • The Citrix software graphics process (Ctxgfx.exe) might consume excessive non-paged memory on the VDAs causing the virtual machines to become unresponsive. [CVADHELP-22247]

User Experience

  • Multiple attempts to copy content from the Microsoft Access application might fail as the paste button in the application gets disabled. [CVADHELP-21609]

  • When you sign in from Citrix Gateway and LDAP SSO Name Attribute is set to UserPrincipalName, the Citrix watermark might display the sign-in name incorrectly. [CVADHELP-21815]

Virtual Desktop Components – Other

  • Attempts to launch a published App-V application might fail while using the dual-admin mode. [CVADHELP-21880]

  • Attempts to launch App-V applications might fail on non-persistent machines if the App-V cache is redirected to the persistent drive. [CVADHELP-22093]