About this release

Note:

Starting with Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2302, the new version is released first to the customers who are subscribed to automatic updates. The general availability of the app will be announced soon. The currently available versions are the following:

• Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2303 - Available only to the customers who are subscribed to automatic updates.
• Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2302 - Generally available to all customers.

What’s new in 2303

Quick launch of disconnected desktops

Starting with this release, the quick launch of disconnected desktops feature is enabled by default. You can launch your previously disconnected desktops instantly. When Citrix Workspace app starts up, it launches the disconnected sessions in hidden mode. The session is instantly presented when you launch the desktop.

Note:

This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

For more information, see Quick launch of disconnected desktops.

Client App Management for WebEx plug‑in [Technical Preview]

Download, install, and auto‑update of the WebEx plug‑in is supported and handled the same way as Zoom plug‑ins.

For more information on how to enable this feature, see Client App Management for WebEx plug‑in.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Configure path for Browser Content Redirection overlay Browser temp data storage

Starting with Citrix Workspace app 2303 version, you are requested to configure temp data storage path for Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) based browser.

For more information, see Configure path for Browser Content Redirection overlay Browser temp data storage.

Support for modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores

Citrix Workspace app 2303 for Windows support modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores. You can authenticate to Citrix StoreFront stores using any of the following ways:

• Using Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys. For more information, see Other ways to authenticate.
• Single sign-on to Citrix StoreFront stores from Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined machines with AAD as the identity provider. For more information, see Other ways to authenticate.
• Workspace administrators can configure and enforce Azure Active Directory conditional access policies for users authenticating to Citrix StoreFront stores. For more information, see Support for Conditional access with Azure AD.

To enable this feature, you must use Microsoft Edge WebView2 as the underlying browser for direct StoreFront and gateway authentication.

Note:

Ensure that the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version is 102 or later.

You can enable modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores using the GPO template. For more information, see Support for modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores section.

Improved experience for optimized Microsoft Teams video conference calls

Starting with this release, by default simulcast support is enabled for optimized Microsoft Teams video conference calls. With this support, the quality and experience of video conference calls across different endpoints are improved by adapting to the proper resolution for the best call experience for all callers.

With this improved experience, each user might deliver multiple video streams in different resolutions (for example, 720p, 360p, and so on) depending on several factors including endpoint capability, network conditions, and so on The receiving endpoint then requests the maximum quality resolution that it can handle thereby giving all users the optimum video experience.

Enhancement to App Protection: Anti-DLL Injection

As part of App Protection, we now have a security enhancement that helps to protect the Citrix Workspace app from certain unauthorized dynamic-link libraries (DLL) or untrusted modules. If such untrusted modules are injected, the Citrix Workspace app detects these interventions and stops the modules from loading.

The anti-DLL injection can be enabled for the following components:

• Citrix Auth Manager
• Citrix Workspace app UI
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

For more information, see the App Protection documentation.

Disclaimer:

This capability works by filtering access to required functions of the underlying operating system (specific API calls required to load DLLs). Doing so means that it can provide protection even against certain custom and purpose-built hacker tools. However, as operating systems evolve, new ways of loading DLLs can emerge. While we continue to identify and address them, we cannot guarantee full protection in specific configurations and deployments.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 109.1.1.29, based on Chromium version 109. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Fixed issues in 2303

• The published URLs open through the Citrix Enterprise Browser instead of the device’s default browser. [CTXBR-4718]
• You might experience delay in enumerating apps and starting apps or desktops when using SSON in an environment that has no active access to external sites. This issue occurs from the Citrix Workspace app version 2210.5 onwards and from the Citrix Workspace app version 2203 CU2 onwards. [CVADHELP-21786]
• The wfica32.exe process might stop unexpectedly and get an error when you open an app from the Citrix Workspace. This issue occurs only when you have the adaptive audio feature enabled. [CVADHELP-20999]
• When you install Citrix Workspace app 2212 on remote machines using a PowerShell script, the Citrix Workspace app installer might stop. This issue occurs before the installation begins on the remote machine. [CVADHELP-22278]
• When you attempt to configure multiple stores through a Group Policy Object (GPO) or command line, one of the stores might not be fully configured. [CVADHELP-22034]
• The screen might display the authentication pop-up window on the upper left corner instead of displaying on the center. [CVADHELP-21835]
• After a store is added with the store authentication token set to true, Citrix Workspace might become unresponsive at the white screen and the store authentication token is set to false. [ CVADHELP-21582]
• Attempts to access Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail when the VPN disconnects or reconnects. [CVADHELP-21662]
• When you share a screen using Microsoft Teams from the HP EliteBook G6 endpoints, you might see a red window instead of a red border. [CVADHELP-20763]
• You might not be able to use the Bloomberg Terminal application with the Bloomberg Keyboard 5 or Bloomberg Keyboard 2013. This issue occurs when Citrix Workspace app version 2302 is installed on your system with the App Protection feature enabled. [CVADHELP-22221]
• The position of the window and size might not be persistent when you reconnect the desktop. This issue occurs when the desktop is in a window mode and using a non-primary monitor. [HDX-44997]
• Desktop Viewer toolbar might cover the screen when the desktop is in normal resolution and DPI. [HDX-45206]

Known issues in 2303

• The Citrix Workspace app might stop responding if you have any mouse interaction (mouse action or movements) on the Restore session dialog box. This issue occurs when you start a session after upgrading from the Citrix Workspace app version 2302 to 2303 and if there are disconnected sessions previously. [RFWIN-29663]
• In a multi-session scenario, when you open a second session, the session might be hidden behind the first session. Also, the Citrix Workspace app icon for the second session might not be present on the taskbar. [RFWIN-29773]

Note:

For a complete list of issues in the earlier releases, see Known issues.

Earlier releases

This section provides information about the new features and fixed issues in the previous releases that we support as per the Lifecycle Milestones for Citrix Workspace app.

2302

What’s new

Improved virtual apps and desktops launch experience

Previously, the launch progress dialog box was not intuitive to the users. It made the users assume that the launch process is not responding and they closed the dialog box, as the notification messages were static.

The improved app and desktop launch experience is more informative, modern, and provides a user-friendly experience on Citrix Workspace app for Windows. This feature helps to keep the users engaged with timely and relevant information about the launch status. The notification appears in the lower-right corner of your screen.

This feature is also supported on Workspace for Web. Users can view meaningful notifications about the launch progress, instead of just a spinner. If a launch is in progress and the user attempts to close the browser, a warning message is shown.

Note:

• This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.
• This feature is not supported for browser-based launch.

Improved virtual apps and desktops reconnection experience

This release provides an enhanced user experience while reconnecting to virtual apps and desktops from which you got disconnected.

When Citrix Workspace app attempts to refresh the disconnected Citrix Workspace app or start new virtual apps or desktops as a part of the Workspace Control feature, the following prompt appears:

This prompt appears only when the show reconnection prompt to reconnect sessions is set to true in the Global App Configuration service.

Click Restore to reconnect to open new and disconnected virtual apps and desktops. If you want to start only newly selected apps and desktops, click Cancel.

You can also select Remember my preference to apply the selected preference for the next login.

The preceding new Restore session? prompt appears only if:

• the user tries to start an app belonging to a workspace store,
• admin policies or app config settings are not configured for the Workspace Control feature,
• Workspace Control Reconnect options are set to default on the client.

Note:

Reconnect settings in the Reconnect Options takes precedence over the preferences set in the dialog box. For more information, see Configure reconnect options using Advanced Preferences dialog.

Client App Management for Zoom plug-in

You can now manage the Zoom plug-in using Client App Management capability.

Note:

This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

For more information, see Client App Management.

Support for modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores [Technical Preview]

Starting with this release, Citrix Workspace app for Windows support modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores. You can authenticate to Citrix StoreFront stores using any of the following ways:

• Using Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys. For more information, see Other ways to authenticate.
• Single sign-on to Citrix StoreFront stores from Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined machines with AAD as the identity provider. For more information, see Other ways to authenticate.
• Workspace administrators can configure and enforce Azure Active Directory conditional access policies for users authenticating to Citrix StoreFront stores. For more information, see Support for Conditional access with Azure AD.

To enable this feature, you must use Microsoft Edge WebView2 as the underlying browser for direct StoreFront and gateway authentication.

Note:

Ensure that the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version is 102 or later.

You can enable modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores using the GPO template. For more information, see Support for modern authentication methods for StoreFront stores section.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Updated audio device selection behavior for optimized Microsoft Teams

Starting with this release, when you change the default audio devices in the sound settings on the endpoint, the optimized Microsoft Teams in the Citrix VDI changes the current audio devices selection to match the endpoint defaults.

However, if you make an explicit device selection in Microsoft Teams, your selection takes precedence and does not follow the endpoint defaults. Your selection is persistent until you clear the Microsoft Teams cache.

App Protection enhancement

Starting with this release, Citrix Workspace app for Windows allows you to configure App Protection for Authentication and Self-Service plug-in using Global App Configuration. Previously, you were able to configure these components only using the Group Policy Object.

If you enable the anti-keylogging and the anti-screen capturing functionality using Global App Configuration service, they are applicable to both Authentication and Self-Service plug-in.

Note:

The Global App Configuration service configurations don’t apply for virtual apps, virtual desktops, web apps, and SaaS apps. These resources continue to be controlled using the Delivery Controller and Citrix Secure Private Access. For more information see, the configure section of App Protection in the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops documentation.

For more information, see App Protection enhancement section.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 108.1.1.97, based on Chromium version 108. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser

In this release of the Enterprise Browser (in Citrix Workspace app for Windows), all internal web apps and external SaaS apps available in the Citrix Workspace app open in Citrix Enterprise Browser.

Option to start Citrix Enterprise Browser from within Citrix Workspace app

Previously, you can open the Citrix Enterprise Browser from the Citrix Workspace app after opening a web or SaaS app.

Starting with this release, you can open the Citrix Enterprise Browser directly from the Citrix Workspace app without requiring you to open a web or SaaS app. This feature provides easy access to the Citrix Enterprise Browser and doesn’t require any configurations from administrators. This feature is available by default.

Note:

The end user must have entitlements to at least one web or SaaS app through Secure Private Access.

Fixed issues

• Some SaaS apps which have enhanced security set to OFF fail to open in Citrix Enterprise Browser if Citrix Enterprise Browser is the default browser. [CTXBR-4106] [CTXBR-4405]
• Attempts to start apps or desktops from custom web stores might fail when using Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version 109 and later. [RFWIN-29200].
• You might fail to add a hidden store to the Citrix Workspace app. This issue occurs when you try to add Citrix Gateway FQDN that requires smartcard authentication or when the StoreFront store name has spaces, for example, https://servername.company.com?Store Service. [CVADHELP-21516]
• The inactivity timeout value might not expire if you exit from the Citrix Workspace app before reaching the set time out value. As a result, you might later be able to start Citrix Workspace app without entering any credentials. [CVADHELP-20912]
• You might fail to see the authentication pop-up page automatically after installing the Citrix Workspace app. [CVADHELP-20593]
• On a multi-monitor setup, the application windows move to a different monitor whenever the user disconnects and reconnects to the session. [HDX-45043]
• With certain older AMD GPU series, purple video content or flashing screens might be seen with Citrix Workspace app 2206 or newer. [HDX‑46264]

• Unable to repair BCRClient.msi and the following error appears during the Citrix Workspace app installation:

  

  [HDX-46964]

2212

What’s new

Note:

From this release onward, ensure that Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version is 102 or later. For more information, see System requirements and compatibility.

Client App Management

Citrix Workspace app 2212 for Windows now offers Client App Management capability that makes the Citrix Workspace app a single client app required on the end point to install and manage agents such as Secure Access Agent and End Point Analysis (EPA) plug-in.

With this capability, administrators can easily deploy and manage required agents from a single management console.

Note:

This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

For more information, see Client App Management.

Client App Management for Zoom plug-in [Technical Preview]

Starting from Citrix Workspace app 2212 for Windows, you can now manage Zoom plug-in using Client App Management capability.

Note:

This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

For more information, see Client App Management.

You can record your feedback for this technical preview by using this Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Auto-update version control

Administrators can now manage the auto-update version for the devices in the organization.

Administrators can control the version by setting the version in the maximumAllowedVersion property in the Global App Config Service.

Example JSON file in Global App Config Service:

"AutoUpdate": {

"userOverride": false,

"AutoUpdatePluginsSettings": [

    {

    "pluginSettings":

{       "upgradeToLatest": false,
        "maximumAllowedVersion": "22.9.0.3934",                }

,

    "pluginName": "WorkspaceApp",

    "pluginId": "1CDF566D-B2C7-47F-6283C862E1D6"

  }

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When the version is set, Citrix Workspace app on the user’s device is automatically updated to the version specified in the maximumAllowedVersion property.

Notes:

• To achieve auto-update version control, upgradeToLatest setting in the Global App Config Service must be set to false. If this setting is true, maximumAllowedVersion is ignored.
• Do not modify the pluginId as this ID is mapped to Citrix Workspace app.
• If the administrator hasn’t configured the version in the Global App Config Service, Citrix Workspace app is updated to the latest available version by default.

Force login prompt for Federated identity provider

Citrix Workspace app now honors Federated Identity Provider Sessions setting. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX253779.

You no longer need to use the Store authentication tokens policy to force the login prompt.

Improved reconnect experience after connection lease file expiry

Previously, there was no notification to the end user when the connection lease file and authentication token expired.

Starting from this release, you are prompted with an error message and a consent dialog box. The consent dialog box appears only when you have resources running in the session. If there are no resources running, only error dialog box appears. You are signed out without being prompted with the consent dialog box.

You can click Sign Out to sign out from the current Citrix Workspace app session or click Cancel to continue with the session.

Note:

Save your data before clicking Sign Out.

Enhancement to App Protection: Anti-DLL Injection [Technical Preview]

As part of App Protection, we now have a security enhancement that helps protect the Citrix Workspace app from certain unauthorized dynamic-link libraries (DLL) or untrusted modules. If such untrusted modules are injected, the Citrix Workspace app detects these interventions and stops the modules from loading.

Previously, this technical preview feature was applicable only for protected virtual apps and desktops. With this release, we have enhanced its scope to now include:

• all virtual apps and desktop sessions
• the Citrix Workspace app authentication window (on-premises deployment/StoreFront)

Additionally, this enhancement now:

• exits the session immediately when certain untrusted or malicious DLLs exist on the protected component

  

• displays a notification when an untrusted or malicious DLL is blocked.

  

Disclaimer:

This capability works by filtering access to required functions of the underlying operating system (specific API calls required to load DLLs). Doing so means that it can provide protection even against certain custom and purpose-built hacker tools. However, as operating systems evolve, new ways of loading DLLs can emerge. While we continue to identify and address them, we cannot guarantee full protection in specific configurations and deployments.

You can register for this technical preview by using this Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Support for default installation of App Protection

App Protection component is now installed by default during the Citrix Workspace app installation.

The Enable app protection check box that appears during the installation is replaced with Start App Protection after installation.

When you select this check box, App Protection starts immediately after the installation.

Note:

If you do not enable this check box, App Protection automatically starts upon the first start of a protected resource or component for customers who have entitled to App Protection.

You can also start the App Protection component using the /startappprotection command line parameter. However, the previous /includeappprotection switch is deprecated.

Note:

Previously, anti-screen capture and anti-keylogging capabilities were enforced by default for Citrix authentication and Citrix Workspace app screens. However, starting from 2212, these capabilities are disabled by default and need to be configured using the Group Policy Object. For information on the GPO configuration, see Enhancement to App Protection configuration.

App Protection enhancement: Screen capture detection and notification

Starting from this release, you can view a notification when a possible attempt of screen capture is made on any protected resources. For information on the resources protected by App Protection, see What does App Protection protect?.

The notification appears when there is an:

• attempt to take a screenshot or record video through a screen-capturing tool.
• attempt to take a screenshot through the Print Screen key.

Note:

The notification appears only once per running instance of the screen capture tool. The notification appears again if you relaunch the tool and attempt screen capture.

Desktop Viewer optimization

This release optimizes the Desktop Viewer experience by reducing the launch time by 5 seconds. The Desktop Viewer toolbar opens quickly and might display the default Windows session sign-in screen. Administrators can hide this experience by configuring the following registry to introduce some delay in milliseconds:

• Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\XenDesktop\DesktopViewer
• Name: ExtendConnectScreenMS
• Type: DWORD
• Value: 00000000 (Delay in Milliseconds)

Note:

The registry configuration is optional.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

Note:

From Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2210, Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser feature is disabled.

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 107.1.1.13, based on Chromium version 107. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

• Set Citrix Enterprise Browser as the work browser

  You can now configure Citrix Enterprise Browser as a work browser to open all work links. You can select an alternate browser to open non-work links.

  A work link is a link that is associated with the web or SaaS apps that are configured by the administrator for the end user. When a user clicks any link within a native application, if it’s a work link, it’s opened through the Enterprise Browser. If not, it’s opened through the alternate browser that the end-user selects.

  For more information, see Set Citrix Enterprise Browser as the work browser.

Fixed issues in 2212

• Citrix Workspace app prompts you to select a certificate even when only one certificate exists. This issue occurs while authenticating to the Workspace (cloud) store. You can suppress this certificate prompt by adding the following registry:

  On 32-bit systems:

  • Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Citrix\Dazzle or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Citrix\Dazzle
  • Name: SuppressCertSelectionPrompt
  • Type: String
  • Value: True

  On 64-bit systems

  • Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Citrix\Dazzle
  • Name: SuppressCertSelectionPrompt
  • Type: String
  • Value: True

  [CVADHELP-20844]

• Attempts to access Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail when the VPN disconnects or reconnects [CVADHELP-20376]
• Unable to detect End Point Analysis (EPA) while authenticating to the store configured with EPA. This issue occurs when you update Citrix Workspace app from the previous version to 2210 or later. [CVADHELP-21387]
• During an optimized Microsoft Teams calls, the endpoint might go into Sleep state. [HDX-44438]
• Citrix Analytics is unable to receive network related metrics from end users. This issue occurs even when these prerequisites are met:
  • App or desktop sessions are in running state for more than 15 minutes using Citrix Workspace app.
  • Store or account used is CAS enabled.

  Note:

  Network related CAS events are not sent for browser-based launch of apps or desktops. It is sent only when you open app or desktop via web and from the same store that is added via native Citrix Workspace app.

  [CVADHELP-21448]

• When you open a published app in seamless mode, other local or seamless apps might appear in the foreground and cover the published app. [CVADHELP-20742]

2210.5

What’s new

This release addresses issues that help to improve overall performance, security, and stability.

Client App Management [Technical Preview]

Citrix Workspace app 2210.5 for Windows now offers Client App Management capability that makes the Citrix Workspace app a single client app required on the end point to install and manage agents such as Secure Access Agent and End Point Analysis (EPA) plug-in.

With this capability, administrators can easily deploy and manage required agents from a single management console.

Note: This feature is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

Client App Management includes the following steps:

• Administrators must specify the agents required on end users’ devices in the Global App Configuration Service. With this technical preview, administrators can specify Secure Access Agent and Endpoint Analysis (EPA) agent.
• Citrix Workspace app fetches the list of agents from Global App Configuration Service.
• Based on the list fetched from Global App Configuration service, Citrix Workspace app downloads the agent packages through the auto-update service. If the agent is not previously installed on the end point, Citrix Workspace app triggers the installation of the agent. If the agent is already installed, Citrix Workspace app triggers an update to the agent (if the version of the downloaded agent is higher than the installed version.)

Citrix Workspace app ensures to automatically update the agents whenever an update is available in the future.

Citrix Workspace app automatically signs in to the agents with the Citrix Workspace credentials.

The following diagram illustrates the workflow:

You can register for this technical preview by using the Podio form. Submit a request and we reach out to you with more details.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Enhancement to auto-update

Citrix Workspace app now supports auto-update when Proxy auto-configuration (PAC) and Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) detection is enabled.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 105.2.1.40, based on Chromium version 105. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Fixed issues

This release addresses issues that help to improve overall performance, security, and stability.

2210

What’s new

Background blurring for webcam redirection

Citrix Workspace app for Windows now supports background blurring for webcam redirection. You can enable this feature by selecting Preferences > Connections > Enable background blur check box.

App Protection enhancements for web and SaaS apps on Windows 11

This App Protection enhancement optimizes the experience and security capabilities for web and SaaS app users on Windows 11. This enhancement is available via the Citrix Enterprise Browser for Secure Private Access customers.

Local App Protection [Technical Preview]

App Protection offers enhanced security to defend our customers against Keyloggers, accidental and malicious screen capture at endpoints. Currently, App Protection capabilities are only offered for Workspace resources. With Local App Protection, App Protection capabilities are extended to local apps on endpoints. Starting with Citrix Workspace app 2210 for Windows, App Protection can be applied to local apps on Windows devices.

You can register for this technical preview by using this Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Limiting video resolutions

Administrators who have users on lower-performance client endpoints can choose to limit incoming or outgoing video resolutions to decrease the impacts of encoding and decoding video on those endpoints. Starting from Citrix Workspace app 2010 for Windows, you can limit these resolutions using client configuration options.

Note:

Users running with restricted resolutions impact the overall video quality of the conference because the Microsoft Teams server will be forced to use the lowest-common-denominator resolution for all conference participants.

Call constraints are disabled by default on the client with Citrix Workspace app 2210. To enable, administrators must set the following client-side configurations in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream:

All keys are DWORDs.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 105.1.1.27, based on Chromium version 105. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Rebranding Citrix Workspace Browser

Citrix Workspace Browser is now Citrix Enterprise Browser. The custom scheme is now changed from citrixworkspace:// to citrixbrowser://.

Implementing this transition in our products and their documentation is an ongoing process. Your patience during this transition is appreciated.

• The product UI, in-product content, and the images and instructions in the product documentation will be updated in the coming weeks.
• It is possible that some items (such as commands and MSIs) might continue to retain their former names to prevent breaking existing customer scripts.
• Related product documentation and other resources (such as videos and blog posts) that are linked from this product documentation might still contain former names.

Make Citrix Enterprise Browser the work browser [Technical Preview]

You can now configure Citrix Enterprise Browser to open all work or enterprise links and apps configured by your administrator in the Citrix Workspace app. This feature provides a way for you to open only work links or web and SaaS apps in the Citrix Enterprise Browser. You can select an alternate browser to open any other non-work links or apps.

Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser

From this release, all internal web apps and external SaaS apps available in the Citrix Workspace app open in Citrix Enterprise Browser.

Note:

From Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2210, Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser feature is disabled.

Support for browser extensions [Technical Preview]

You can add extensions that are provided by your administrator to the Citrix Enterprise Browser in a secure way. An administrator can deploy, manage, and control the extensions. End users can view and use the extension under citrixbrowser://extensions as required. For more settings, see Global App Configuration Service.

Note:

This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.

For information on how to configure, see Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Use Global App Config service to manage Citrix Enterprise Browser [Technical Preview]

The administrator can use the Global App Configuration service for Citrix Workspace to deliver Citrix Enterprise Browser settings through a centrally managed service.

The Global App Configuration service is designed for administrators to easily configure Citrix Workspace and manage the Citrix Workspace app settings. This feature allows admins to use the Global App Configuration Service to apply various settings or system policies to the Citrix Enterprise Browser on a particular store. The administrator can now configure and manage the following Citrix Enterprise Browser settings using the Global App Configuration service:

• “Enable CWB for all apps” - Makes the Citrix Enterprise Browser the default browser for opening web and SaaS apps from the Citrix Workspace app.
• “Enable save passwords” - Allow or deny end users the ability to save passwords.
• “Enable incognito mode” - Enable or disable incognito mode.
• “Managed Bookmarks” - Allow administrator to push bookmarks to the Citrix Enterprise Browser.
• “Enable developer tools” - Enable or disable developer tools within the Enterprise Browser.
• “Delete browsing data on exit” - Allow the administrator to configure what data the Citrix Enterprise Browser deletes on exit.
• “Extension Install Force list” - Allow the administrator to install extensions in the Citrix Enterprise Browser.
• “Extension Install Allow list” - Allow the administrator to configure an allowed list of extensions that users can add to the Citrix Enterprise Browser. This list leverages the Chrome Web Store.

Notes:

• This feature is a request-only preview. To get it enabled in your environment, fill out the Podio form.
• Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It’s advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.
• The name and value pair are case-sensitive.
• All the browser settings in Global App Configuration Service are under the following category:

{
    "category": "browser",
    "userOverride": false,
    "assignedTo": [
    "AllUsersNoAuthentication"
    ]
}

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• The administrator can apply the settings to unmanaged devices as well. For more information, see the Global App Configuration Service documentation.

Fixed issues

• The High DPI menu under Advanced Preferences is reintroduced.

  • The default new value is No, use the native resolution, also known as DPI matching.

    When you select this option, Citrix Workspace app attempts to match display resolution and DPI scale settings of the local Windows client to the HDX session automatically. DPI matching is recommended in all cases, especially when high-resolution monitors (above 1920x1080) are in use.

  • The Yes option, also known as Client-side scaling or compatibility mode is only recommended for legacy applications that are not DPI-aware and should only be used in special circumstances. This option might introduce some side effects while displaying the legacy apps, like blurry text because of the upscaling or stretching of the HDX session.

    It is also a viable option when two monitors with different DPI settings (or mixed DPI) are connected to the local Windows client.

    Note:

    This option is not compatible with HDX optimization for Microsoft Teams.

  • With the third option Let the operating system scale the resolution also known as DPI unaware, Citrix Workspace app for Windows ignores the DPI scale settings on the local Windows client. In this mode, Windows OS need to manage scaling of Workspace app and the HDX session, same as for any other application that is not DPI-aware. This mode is not recommended for use with DPI scales over 100%.

  [HDX-43720]

• When you add a disabled store via GPO and a different store from the same StoreFront server via GUI, a loading screen might appear and adding an account might fail. [CVADHELP-20776]
• When you add two stores from the same StoreFront server via GPO, configuring the second store might fail intermittently. [CVADHELP-20655]
• Citrix Workspace app tries to connect to Global App Config server even when the Global App Config Service policy is disabled via GPO. [CVADHELP-20775]
• When using Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2106 or later, Outbound ICA Proxy feature might not work. [CVADHELP-20824]
• For domain users, receiver.exe process might fail unexpectedly. You might see this issue on the Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2206 or later. [CVADHELP-20986]
• In the optimized Microsoft Teams video meeting, call joined with video ON, you might observe a call drop. This issue occurs sporadically and when the HdxRtcEngine.exe process fails on the client side. [CVADHELP-21095]

2209

What’s new

Quick Launch of Disconnected Desktops [Technical Preview]

By enabling this feature, you can open your previously disconnected desktops instantly. Once this feature is enabled, Citrix Workspace app launches the disconnected sessions in hidden mode. The session is instantly presented as soon as you launch the desktop.

Note:

This is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

You can register for this technical preview by using the Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It’s advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Auto-update version control [Technical Preview]

Administrators can now manage the auto-update version for the devices in the organization.

Administrators can control the version by setting the range in the maximumAllowedVersion and minimumAllowedVersion properties in the Global App Config Service.

Example JSON file in Global App Config Service:

"AutoUpdate": {
"userOverride": false,
"AutoUpdatePluginsSettings": [
    {
    "pluginSettings": {
      "upgradeToLatest": false,
      "maximumAllowedVersion": "22.9.0.3934",
      "minimumAllowedVersion": "22.9.0.3934",
         },
    "pluginName": "WorkspaceApp",
    "pluginId": "1CDF566D-B2C7-47CA-802F-6283C862E1D6"
  }

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When the range is set, Citrix Workspace app on the user’s device is automatically updated to the highest available version that falls between the mentioned range.

If you want to auto-update Citrix Workspace app to a specific version, enter the same version in the maximumAllowedVersion and minimumAllowedVersion properties in the Global App Config Service.

Note:

• To achieve auto-update version control, upgradeToLatest setting in the Global App Config Service must be set to false. If this is true, maximumAllowedVersion and minimumAllowedVersion will be ignored.
• Do not modify the pluginId as this is mapped to Citrix Workspace app.
• If the administrator hasn’t configured the version in the Global App Config Service, Citrix Workspace app is updated to the latest available version by default.

To enable this feature:

1. Launch the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle registry path.

3. Create a registry value with the following attributes:

   • Registry key name: Test-EnableAUVersionControl
   • Type: DWORD
   • Value: 0 is disabled and greater than 0 is enabled
4. Restart the Citrix Workspace app for the changes to take effect.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Upgraded version of WebRTC for the optimized Microsoft Teams

The version of WebRTC that is used for the optimized Microsoft Teams is upgraded to version M98.

Supporting auto-update of Citrix Workspace app on VDA

You can now enable auto-update feature on VDA by creating the following registry value:

On 32-bit machine:

• Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICA Client\AutoUpdate
• Registry Value: AllowAutoUpdateOnVDA
• Registry Type: REG_SZ
• Registry Data: True

On 64-bit machine:

• Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA Client\AutoUpdate
• Registry Value: AllowAutoUpdateOnVDA
• Registry Type: REG_SZ
• Registry Data: True

Improved virtual apps and desktops launch experience [Technical Preview]

Previously, the launch progress dialog box wasn’t intuitive to the users. It made the users assume that the launch is stuck and close the dialog, as the notification messages were static.

The improved app and desktop launch experience is more informative, modern, and provides a user-friendly experience on Citrix Workspace app for Windows. This helps to keep the users engaged with timely and relevant information about the launch status. The notification appears in the bottom-right corner of your screen.

This feature is also supported on Workspace for Web. Users can view meaningful notifications about the launch progress, instead of just a spinner. If a launch is in progress and the user attempts to close the browser, a warning message is shown.

You can enable this feature using the registry.

1. Open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle.
3. Create and add a registry string with the name as NewLaunchExpSupport and set its value as True.
4. Restart Citrix Workspace app for the changes to take effect.

Note:

This is applicable to Workspace (cloud) sessions only.

Known issues:

• On a multi-monitor setup, the application windows in a desktop session of the Citrix Workspace app move to a different monitor. This issue occurs when you disconnect and reconnect a session.
• This feature is not supported for browser-based launch.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Citrix Enterprise Browser (formerly Citrix Workspace Browser)

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 103.2.1.10, based on Chromium version 103. For more information about the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

• Citrix Enterprise Browser Profiles

  Profiles help you keep personal information such as history, bookmarks, passwords, and other settings separate for each of your Citrix Workspace accounts. Based on your Workspace store, a profile is created, allowing you to have a unique and personalized browsing experience.

  Note:

  After you upgrade to version 103.2.1.10 and sign in to the device for the first time, only your previously saved passwords are removed. When you sign in to the device using a different store for the first time, all your previously saved data is lost.

Fixed issues

• With this fix, a sign-in page appears when you sign out from Citrix Workspace app for Windows, specific to on-premises stores.

  To enable the fix, set the following registry values:

  On 32-bit systems:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Citrix/Dazzle
  • Name: ShowSignInPageOnLogOff
  • Type: REG_SZ
  • Value: True

  On 64-bit systems:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Wow6432Node/Citrix/Dazzle
  • Name: ShowSignInPageOnLogOff
  • Type: REG_SZ
  • Value: True

  [CVADHELP-19967]

• The Applocker rule in Group Policy Object blocks the integration of the Citrix Gateway plug-in with Citrix Workspace. As a result, several temporary files of the format VPNXXXX.tmp are created in the temp folder. The files are created even when the registry key, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Secure Access Client has DisableIconHide value. [CVADHELP-19709]

• When you start a published app through a PNAgent site, Citrix Workspace app for Windows displays the following message:

  A fatal error occurred.

  [RFWIN-28208]

• Citrix Workspace app might not be responsive after the launch. {CVADHELP-20317]

2207

What’s new

Background blurring and effects for Microsoft Teams optimization with HDX

Citrix Workspace app for Windows now supports background blurring and effects in Microsoft Teams optimization with HDX.

You can either blur or replace the background with a custom image and avoid unexpected distractions by helping the conversation stay focused on the silhouette (body and face). The feature can be used with either P2P or conference calls.

Note:

This feature is now integrated with the Microsoft Teams UI/buttons. MultiWindow support is a prerequisite that requires a VDA update to 2112 or higher. For more information, see Multi-window meetings and chat.

Limitations:

• Admin and user-defined background replacement isn’t supported.
• The background effect doesn’t persist between sessions. When you close and relaunch Microsoft Teams or VDA is reconnected, the background effect is reset to off.
• After the ICA session is reconnected, the effect is off. However, the Microsoft Teams UI shows that the previous effect is still On by a tick mark. Citrix and Microsoft are working together to resolve this issue.
• The device must be connected to the internet while replacing the background image.

Note:

This feature is available only after the future update roll-out from Microsoft Teams. When the update is rolled-out by Microsoft, you can check CTX253754 and the Microsoft 365 Public roadmap for the documentation update and the announcement.

Background blurring for webcam redirection [Technical Preview]

Citrix Workspace app for Windows now supports background blurring for webcam redirection. You can enable this feature using the registry:

• Location HKCU\Software\Citrix\HdxRealTime.
• Name: EnableBackgroundEffectFilter.
• Type: DWORD.
• Value: 0 is disabled. Any other value is enabled. If the value doesn’t exist or is 0, all background blur settings are ignored, and the Preferences > Connections > Enable background blur check box that handles the blur effect is disabled.

Recommendation:

Close the webcam application on VDA before closing the ICA session.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Improved auto-update experience

The auto-update feature automatically updates the Citrix Workspace app to the latest version without the need for any user intervention.

Citrix Workspace app periodically checks and downloads the latest available version of the app. Citrix Workspace app determines the best time to install based on user activity not to cause any disruptions.

When the installation is complete, the following notification appears:

If the Citrix Workspace app can’t find the right time to install the updates in the background, a notification prompt appears.

Enhancement to auto-update [Technical Preview]

Citrix Workspace app now supports auto-update when Proxy auto-configuration (PAC) and Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) detection is enabled.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It’s advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

You can provide feedback on this feature via the Podio form.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 102.1.1.14, based on Chromium version 102.

• Open all web and SaaS apps through the Citrix Enterprise Browser [Technical Preview]

  From this release, all internal web apps and external SaaS apps available in the Citrix Workspace app, open in the Citrix Enterprise Browser. You can register for this technical preview by using the Podio form.

  Note:

  Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It’s advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Note on Citrix Workspace app update

While updating Citrix Workspace app for Windows from the previous version to 2207, user is prompted to sign in. The sign-in is prompted only for the workspace store.

Fixed issues

Session/Connection

• Optimized Microsoft Teams might not select a new default audio device connected to the endpoint. [CVADHELP-20528]

  Note:

  This fix is available only after the future update roll-out from Microsoft Teams.

• Configuring stores with geo DNS URL via Group Policy Object or command line might fail if you have set AllowAddStore=N during the Citrix Workspace app installation. [CVADPHELP-19853]
• Citrix Authentication Manager (AuthManSvr.exe) might exit unexpectedly during logon. [CVADHELP-18901]

User Interface

• When you’re using custom web stores, links in the Citrix Workspace app opens in the system browser. [RFWIN-27855]

2206

What’s new

Background blurring and effects for Microsoft Teams optimization with HDX [Technical Preview]

In Citrix Workspace app 2206 for Windows, Citrix is introducing a technical preview for background blurring and effects in Microsoft Teams optimization with HDX.

Now, you can either blur or replace the background with a custom image and avoid unexpected distractions by helping the conversation stay focused on the silhouette (body and face). The feature can be used with either P2P or conference calls.

Note:

• In this technical preview, the feature can only be controlled via the registry keys and it isn’t integrated with the Microsoft Teams UI/buttons.
• The new background persists in all Microsoft Teams meetings and calls until you change it again via a registry key. For the change to take effect, you only must restart Microsoft Teams. This limitation is removed once the feature is GA, and for that it requires Multi-window support (VDA 2112 or higher). To activate or deactivate background blurring and effects, administrators or users must configure the following registry key on the client/endpoint:

Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream

• Name: VideoBackgroundEffect
• Type: DWORD
• Value: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled), 2 (background image replacement, which requires the VideoBackgroundImage key to be present as well)

The following key is required only if you want to replace the background image and not for blurring:

• Name: VideoBackgroundImage
• Type: REG_SZ
• Value: my_image_name.jpeg

Note:

The file name, for example, my_image_name.jpg (or name you provide for the file) must be placed in the user’s device, Citrix Workspace app install directory, C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\ICA Client.

Improved graphics performance

Citrix Workspace app 2206 introduces significant performance improvements for Intel integrated GPUs:

• Graphics GPU consumption has been reduced, improving overall performance.

The following issues are fixed:

• Low frames per second after playing a video on the Intel 10th Generation GPU or higher.
• Brightness difference in Build-To-Lossless or for Actively Changing Regions on Intel and AMD GPUs.

Enhancement to App Protection: Anti-code Injection [Technical Preview]

Citrix Workspace app now ensures that no unauthorized dynamic-link libraries (DLL) or untrusted modules get access to the session.

If any untrusted module gets injected during a session, the Citrix Workspace app detects such intervention and stops the module from loading.

Also, if any untrusted or malicious DLL is detected before the session launch, App Protection blocks the session launch and displays an error message. Closing the error message exits the virtual app and desktop session.

You can register for this technical preview by using this Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

App Protection enhancements for web and SaaS apps on Windows 11 [Technical Preview]

This App Protection enhancement optimizes the experience and security capabilities for web and SaaS app users on Windows 11. This enhancement is available via the Citrix Enterprise Browser for Secure Private Access customers. You can register for the Technical Preview via the Podio form. For more information, see App Protection.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Improved auto-update experience [Technical Preview]

The auto-update feature automatically updates the Citrix Workspace app to the latest version without the need for any user intervention.

Citrix Workspace app periodically checks and downloads the latest available version of the app. Citrix Workspace app determines the best time to install based on user activity to not cause any disruptions.

When the installation is complete, the following notification appears:

If the Citrix Workspace app can’t find the right time to install the updates in the background, a notification prompt appears.

You can register for the Technical Preview via the Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Enabling DPI matching

Starting with Citrix Workspace app 2206 for Windows, DPI matching is enabled by default. This means Citrix Workspace app attempts to match display resolution and DPI scale settings of the local Windows client to the Citrix session automatically. As part of this change, the High DPI option available under Advance Preferences in Citrix Workspace app is no longer available. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX460068.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 101.1.1.12, based on Chromium version 101. For features or bugs fixes in the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see What’s new in the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

Fixed issues

Install, Uninstall, Upgrade

• Citrix Workspace Updater service might fail to start resulting in installation failure. This issue occurs when the client is not connected to the internet. [CVADHELP-19613]

Session/Connection

• When using Citrix Workspace app 2204.1 or later, the session might disconnect. This issue occurs if there’s a restriction to run unsigned binaries, for example, wfica.ocx. [CVADHELP-20053]

• When you start Citrix Workspace app for the first time after adding the store URL, the following error message appears:

  “Your Citrix Workspace app encountered an error while initializing Microsoft Edge WebView2. Restart your app.”

  This issue occurs when you add the store URL through the GPO or command line and includes ‘/’ after discovery, for example, https://sales.example.com/Citrix/Store/discovery/;On;Store.

  [CVADHELP-20214]

• On Citrix Workspace app for Windows, when you add store URLs using Group Policy Object, the following error message might appear: “Cannot connect to server.”

  This issue occurs if one of the stores is disabled and isn’t reachable. [CVADHELP-19751]

• When you update the Citrix Workspace app from version 2006 or earlier, the gateway and beacon configurations of the existing stores might get deleted and the same configurations are added again even when the store configurations aren’t changed in the Group Policy Object. [CVADHELP-19839]

• Attempts to launch applications or desktops from a tablet using Citrix Workspace app might fail. The issue occurs when the client IP address can’t be retrieved. [CVADHELP-19703]
• While sharing the screen or app during the Microsoft Teams call, your peer might see visual artifacts. This issue occurs because of unstable frame rates, such as incorrect video playback (frozen or transient black frames). This release includes improved frame rates or sampling rates that help to reduce visual artifacts. [HDX-38032]

User Interface

• The Desktop Viewer toolbar might not be visible when you open the virtual desktop from custom portal stores. [CVADHELP-20253]
• When using Citrix Workspace app for Windows with Browser Content Redirection, resizing the browser window continues even when you release the mouse button. [HDX-38024]
• Battery status notification and automatic keyboard pop-up dialog might not appear during the session when the Automatic keyboard display policy is enabled on the DDC. [HDX-39558]
• When you plug-in aa USB device or access files, Citrix Workspace app might show legacy Citrix Workspace - Security Warning dialog. [LCM-10369]

Service Continuity

• Citrix Workspace app launch might fail due to missing lease files resulting in 3002 error. This release includes the improvement where lease sync completes only when the client syncs all the lease files present on the server. [RFWIN-26540]

2205

What’s new

Note:

From this release onward, ensure that the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version is 99 or later. For more information, see System requirements and compatibility.

Change to Citrix Casting

Previously, Citrix Casting was enabled by default during the Citrix Workspace app installation. Starting from this release, Citrix Casting is enabled only if you run Citrix Workspace app installer with the /IncludeCitrixCasting command during installation. When you update Citrix Workspace app, the Citrix Casting gets updated automatically. For more information on Citrix Casting, see Citrix Casting.

Quick access to resources

Starting from this release, you can get quick access to your recently used apps, desktops, and files. Right-click on the Citrix Workspace app icon in the taskbar to view and open the recently used resources from the pop-up menu.

Sign out custom web store upon Citrix Workspace app exit

When the signoutCustomWebstoreOnExit attribute is set to True, closing the Citrix Workspace app signs you out of custom webstores. You can configure the signoutCustomWebstoreOnExit attribute in Global App Configuration Service.

For more information, see Global App Configuration Service documentation.

Support to open Workspace app in maximized mode

Starting from this release, you can choose to open the Citrix Workspace app in maximized mode. Instead of maximizing the Citrix Workspace app manually every time, you can set the maximise workspace window property in the Global App Configuration Service to enable the Workspace app to open in the maximized mode by default.

For more information about the Global App Configuration Service, see Getting Started.

Storebrowse support for Workspace

Citrix Workspace app for Windows now provides Storebrowse support to self-service that enables Storebrowse users to access Cloud and Workspace features.

Note:

• This feature provides Storebrowse support with Single sign-on only.
• The prerequisites mentioned in System requirements and compatibility must be available to use this feature.

For more information, see Storebrowse for Workspace.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

• This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 99.1.1.8, based on Chromium version 99. For features or bugs fixes in the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see What’s new in the Citrix Enterprise Browser documentation.

• Citrix Workspace app now alerts you about closing active browser windows, when you do any of the following in the Citrix Workspace app:

  • Sign out from a store
  • Switch to a different store
  • Add a new store
  • Delete the current store

Fixed issues

User interface

• In Citrix Workspace app for Windows, non-admin users might not be able to disable the Data Collection setting through the Advanced Preferences dialog. [RFWIN-26795]

Session/Connection

• When you restart Microsoft Teams, the existing HdxRtcEngine.exe process might not close and might start a new process. [HDX-40006]

• During a peer-to-peer call with Microsoft Teams HDX optimization, app window sharing might fail to stop after a high number of start/stop sharing repetitions, and you might not be able to share desktop screen or app window, call, or receive an incoming call until you restart Citrix Workspace app. [HDX-39549]

• During Give Control session with Microsoft Teams HDX optimization, the remote cursor is drawn slightly offset from its actual position. [HDX-36376]

• When you access a VDA for the first-time using Citrix Workspace app for Windows version 2112 or later, the following security message might appear:

  An Online Application is attempting to access information on a device attached to your computer HDX File Access.

  In previous versions, this message was present only during the first access to each published resource in a Delivery Group and not every VDA.

  [CVADHELP-19636]

Install, Uninstall, Upgrade

• When you upgrade Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the following extra registry key might be created:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\WOW6432Node\Citrix

  The issue occurs when the auto-update command-line policy is configured.

  The TransparentKeyPassthrough registry value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard isn’t preserved on a 32-bit machine.

  [CVADHELP-19625]

2204.1

What’s new

Audio redirection enhancement

Improved audio echo cancellation support for all audio codecs including Adaptive audio and all legacy audio codecs.

Support for an enhanced Single sign-on (SSO) experience for web and SaaS apps [Technical Preview]

This feature simplifies the configuration of SSO for internal web apps and SaaS apps while using third-party identity providers (IdPs). The enhanced SSO experience reduces the entire process to a few commands. It eliminates the mandatory prerequisite to configure Citrix Secure Private Access in the IdP chain to set up SSO. It also improves the user experience, provided the same IdP is used for authentication to both the Workspace app and the particular web or SaaS app being launched.

You can register for this technical preview by using this Podio form.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and to give customers an opportunity to share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised that Beta builds aren’t deployed in production environments.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release includes Citrix Enterprise Browser version 98.1.2.20, based on Chromium version 98. For features or bugs fixes in the Citrix Enterprise Browser, see What’s new in the Citrix Enterprise browser documentation.

Microsoft Teams optimization

• Support for secondary ringer: You can use the Secondary ringer feature to select a secondary device on which you want to get the incoming call notification when Microsoft Teams is optimized (Citrix HDX optimized in About/Version). For example, if you have set a speaker as the Secondary ringer and your endpoint is connected to headphones, Microsoft Teams sends the incoming call signal to the speaker even though your headphones are the primary peripheral for the audio call itself. If you aren’t connected to more than one audio device, or if the peripheral is not available (for example, Bluetooth headset), you can’t set a secondary ringer.

  Note:

  This feature is available only after the roll-out of a future update from Microsoft Teams. To know when the update is rolled-out by Microsoft, see the Microsoft 365 roadmap. You can also refer to CTX253754 for the documentation update and the announcement.

• App Protection and Microsoft Teams enhancement: Microsoft Teams supports incoming video and screen sharing when Citrix Workspace app for Windows with App Protection enabled is on Desktop Viewer mode only. Published apps in seamless mode don’t render incoming video and screen sharing.

Fixed issues

Session/Connection

• Citrix ADC appliance might crash when certain conditions are triggered from Citrix Workspace app for Windows. [HDX-39683]

• In Citrix Workspace app, you might experience intermittent failures when answering or making a Microsoft Teams call. The following error message appears:

Call could not be established.

[HDX-38819]

• When you try to redirect to the preferred webcam as set in the Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the setting might not be executed as configured.

  With this fix, the preferred webcam will be the only available webcam in the user session. This provides better control when multiple webcams are available in the user session.

  [HDX-38214]

• If Citrix Workspace app is configured to show apps in Desktop and Start menu shortcut folder, then launching apps and desktop session from the Desktop or Start menu post Citrix Workspace app exit might result in failure. [RFWIN-26508]

• Attempts to add the Citrix Gateway URL might fail intermittently with the following error message:

  Authentication Service cannot be contacted.

  [CVADHELP-19415]

• With this fix, you can set TWITaskbarGroupingMode to GroupNone either in HKEY_CURRENT_USER or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. The TWITaskbarGroupingMode key is available under, for example, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Seamless Windows. [CVADHELP-19106]

Install, Uninstall, Upgrade

• When customers use the app personalization service, the Workspace installer might hang while validating the certificate. [RFWIN-21122]

2202

What’s new

Storebrowse support for Workspace [Technical Preview]

Starting from this release, Citrix Workspace app for Windows provides Storebrowse support to Self-Service. This enables Storebrowse users to access Cloud and Workspace features.

Note:

• This feature provides Storebrowse support with Single sign-on only.
• The prerequisites mentioned in System requirements and compatibility must be available to use this feature.

For more information, see Storebrowse for Workspace.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised not to deploy Beta builds in production environments.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

For features or bugs fixes in the Citrix Enterprise browser, see What’s new in the Citrix Enterprise browser documentation.

Note:

The system requirements for Citrix Workspace 2202 for Windows have changed as follows:

• Minimum .NET version required is 4.8.
• Minimum VCRedist version required is 14.30.30704.0.

Fixed issues

Install, Uninstall, Upgrade

• When you upgrade Citrix Workspace app for Windows from Version CU4 to CU5 without installing self-service, the following prompt might appear:

  Upgrading from Unsupported Version

  Citrix Workspace will automatically uninstall your old version and delete all your settings, which you can restore later. Otherwise you will have to delete everything manually. Click OK to continue.

[CVADHELP-18790]

• Attempt to refresh or launch an app results in the cannot contact store error message. This issue happens when the retrieval of shortcut description for specific subscribed apps fails.

Your apps are not available at this time. Please try again in a few minutes or contact your help desk with this information: cannot contact store.

[CVADHELP-18736]

Session/Connection

• The Print Screen key might not capture screenshots when Citrix Workspace app for Windows with App Protection enabled starts in the background. [RFWIN-25835]

• Starting a published application through a PNAgent site on StoreFront using Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail with the following error message:

  Cannot start app. Please contact your help desk.

[CVADHELP-19209]

• Launching sessions from Delivery Groups with an access policy rule specifying the client IP address might fail if the client has multiple NICs.

  Rule: Set-BrokerAccessPolicyRule -Name <rulename> -includedClientIPs <Client ip address>

[CVADHELP-18783]

• Shortcuts for published applications through Citrix Workspace app cannot be created without appropriate permissions. As a result, the icons might be downloaded in the user profile at every refresh, increasing the cache size on the endpoints and the CPU consumption in the StoreFront side. [CVADHELP-18609]
• After you configure a store through Group Policy Object or the command, refreshing the self-service UI opened from the notification area or the Start menu might fail. A Cannot contact server message appears. [CVADHELP-19242]
• Virtual Desktop prompts you to enter credentials although domain pass-through is configured. This issue occurs when you launch a virtual desktop from the Citrix Workspace app. [RFWIN-26111]
• In Citrix Workspace app 2112.1, you might experience high CPU utilization on endpoint when webcam is turned on in an optimized Microsoft Teams video call. [HDX-37168]

2112.1

What’s new

Support for local app discovery within the Citrix Workspace app

Starting with this release, admins can configure the discovery and enumeration of locally installed applications within the Citrix Workspace app. You can configure this feature by using the Global App Configuration Service. For more information about configuring this feature, see Global App Configuration Service. This feature is ideal for devices that runs in the kiosk mode and for those applications that can’t be virtualized within the Citrix Workspace.

Service continuity

During an outage in the identity provider for workspace authentication, users might be unable to sign into Citrix Workspace through the Workspace app sign-in screen. The message Having trouble signing in? Use Workspace offline appears at the top of the Citrix Workspace app sign-in screen.

Click Use Workspace offline to enumerate all the apps and desktops that have valid Connection Leases stored on the client device.

From this release, the message appears after 40-seconds time out. For more information, see Service continuity section in the Citrix Workspace documentation.

Improved virtual desktop experience

This release improves the experience when resizing virtual desktops.

Improved ICA file security

In earlier releases, the ICA file downloads to the local disk when you launch a virtual apps and desktops session.

With this release, we provide enhanced security in the way Citrix Workspace app handles ICA files during a virtual apps and desktops session launch.

Citrix Workspace app now lets you store the ICA file in the system memory instead of the local disk. This feature aims to eliminate surface attacks and any malware that might misuse the ICA file when stored locally. This feature is also applicable on virtual apps and desktops sessions that are launched on workspace for web. For more information, see Improved ICA file security section.

Adaptive audio update

Adaptive audio now works when using UDP audio delivery. For more information, see Adaptive audio.

Microsoft Teams optimization

Note:

The following features are available only after the roll-out of a future update from Microsoft Teams. When the update is rolled-out by Microsoft, see Microsoft 365 roadmap, you can also check CTX253754 for the documentation update and the announcement.

• Multi-window chat and meetings for Microsoft Teams

  You can use multiple windows for chat and meetings in Microsoft Teams, when optimized by HDX in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2112 or higher. You can pop out the conversations or meetings in various ways. For details about the pop-out window feature, see Teams Pop-Out Windows for Chats and Meetings on the Microsoft Office 365 site.

  If you’re running an older version of Citrix Workspace app or Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA), remember that Microsoft will deprecate the single-window code in the future. However, you’ll have a minimum of nine months after this feature is GA to upgrade to a version of the VDA or Citrix Workspace app that supports multiple windows (2112 or higher).

• App sharing

  Previously, you were not able to share an app using the Screen sharing feature in Microsoft Teams when you enable the HDX 3D Pro policy in Citrix Studio.

  Starting with Citrix Workspace app 2112.1 for Windows and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2112, you can share an app using the Screen sharing feature in Microsoft Teams, when this policy is enabled.

• Give control

  You can use the Give control button to give control access of your shared screen to other users participating in the meeting. The other participant can make selections and modify the shared screen through keyboard, mouse, and clipboard input. You both now have control of the shared screen and you can take back the control anytime.

• Take control

  During screen sharing sessions, any participants can request control access through the Request control button. The person sharing the screen can then approve or deny the request. When you have the control, you can control the keyboard and mouse input on the screen shared and release control to stop sharing control.

  Limitation:

  The Request Control option is not available during the peer-to-peer call between an optimized user and a user on the native Microsoft Teams desktop client that is running on the endpoint. As a workaround, users can join a meeting to get the Request Control option.

• Dynamic e911

  With this release, Citrix Workspace app supports dynamic emergency calling. When used in Microsoft Calling Plans, Operator Connect, and Direct Routing, it provides the capability to:

  • configure and route emergency calls
  • notify security personnel

  The notification is provided based on the current location of the Citrix Workspace app that runs on the endpoint, instead of the Microsoft Teams client that runs on the VDA. Ray Baum’s law requires the 911 caller’s dispatchable location to be transmitted to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). Starting from Citrix Workspace app 2112.1 for Windows, Microsoft Teams Optimization with HDX is compliant with Ray Baum’s law.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

This release of the Enterprise Browser is based on Chromium version 95.

Fixed issues

Install, Uninstall, Upgrade

If you’ve installed the Workspace app with a version earlier than 2109 as a user and the admin installs version 2109, an Entry point not found error message appears if you sign in to the device again as a user. When you click OK, the message disappears, and the Workspace app is updated to version 21.0.9. [RFWIN-25008]

Sign in/Authentication

• Citrix Workspace app authentication might fail after initialization when attempted using a smart card through Citrix Gateway. If you refresh the authentication process after 15 minutes, a 404-error message might appear in an embedded browser within Citrix Workspace. This results in the app being stuck in an authentication loop until you close and reopen the app. [RFWIN-25006]
• Adding a store with smartcard authentication might fail with this error message: This store doesn’t exist. Please retry or contact support. [CVADHELP-18647]
• Performing enumeration of the application through Storebrowse adds null character between each character in the enumeration file. [CVADHELP-18773]

Session/Connection

• Using the Storebrowse utility to enumerate resources for the Citrix Gateway URL might fail when at least one of the configured Delivery Controllers is not reachable. [CVADHELP-15416]
• When attempting to open an application if the vPrefer option is enabled and one instance per user app limit is configured, a connection failure error might appear on the Citrix Director. [CVADHELP-17372]
• Citrix Workspace app might poll external beacons for internal only stores. With this fix, external beacons are not polled for internal only stores or stores which do not have gateway associated with it. [CVADHELP-18275]
• On Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2109 and higher, desktop session might disconnect when legacy graphics mode is enabled. [CVADHELP-18718]
• When using App Protection with Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2109 or higher, performance of the graphics card might be poor. [CVADHELP-18831]
• After Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime auto-upgrade, Citrix Workspace app for Windows shows a blank screen. [RFWIN-25295]
• Citrix Workspace app stops working. [RFWIN-25301]
• Handle leaks in App Protection components causes few processes to fail. [RFWIN-25358]
• Citrix Workspace app Desktop Lock might fail when the GPO stores for the Desktop Lock setup are not configured. [RFWIN-25392]
• In Microsoft Teams, screen sharing stops when you resize the session. [HDX-31858]
• In multi-monitor mode, a blank screen appears when you disconnect the display while sharing the screen in Microsoft Teams. [HDX-34733]
• During the screen sharing session, the red border indicating the shared screen spans across the screens, when Microsoft Teams is running in the seamless mode and multi-monitor setup. [HDX-34978]
• You might experience call failures during a P2P call between Citrix Workspace app for Mac 2109 and Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2109. [HDX-35223]
• During the Microsoft Teams video call, the camera might flash. [HDX-36345]
• Attempts to launch a session might fail when you customize the StoreFront by setting the field value to ClientName in the default.ica file. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX335725. [CVADHELP-19033]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2109.1

What’s new

Support for Windows 11

Citrix Workspace app for Windows is now supported on the Windows 11 operating system.

Fixed issues

If your admin has installed external extensions in Google Chrome, the Citrix Enterprise Browser crashes when you open it. [CTXBR-2135]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2109

What’s new

Adaptive audio

With Adaptive audio, you don’t need to configure the audio quality policies on the VDA. Adaptive audio optimizes settings for your environment and replaces deprecated audio compression formats to provide an excellent user experience.

Note:

If UDP audio delivery is required for the real-time audio application, Adaptive audio must be disabled on the VDA to allow fallback to UDP audio delivery.

For more information, see Adaptive audio.

Citrix Enterprise Browser

The Citrix Enterprise Browser is a native browser running on the client machine. It lets users open web and SaaS applications from within the Citrix Workspace app in a secure manner.

With a continued focus on enriching the user-experience, the new browser brings you an enhanced and a more native browser-like user experience, complete with the following features:

• VPN-less access to internal webpages
• Microphone and webcam support
• Tabbed browsing experience
• Multi-window views
• Editable omnibox
• Bookmarks
• Shortcuts on the new tab page
• Customizable settings
• Proxy authentication support
• Analytics

Admins can enable Secure Private Access (formerly Secure Workspace Access) or App Protection policies in varying combinations on a per-URL basis. The functionalities include such as, anti-keylogging, anti-screen capture, download, printing, clipboard restrictions, and watermarking.

For more information, see Citrix Enterprise Browser.

StoreFront to Workspace URL migration

As your organization move from on-prem StoreFront to Workspace, end users must manually add the new Workspace URL to the Workspace app on their end points. This feature enables the administrators to seamlessly migrate users from a StoreFront store to a Workspace store with minimal user interaction.

For more information about this feature, see StoreFront to Workspace URL Migration.

Support for custom web stores

With this release, you can access your organization’s custom web store from the Citrix Workspace app for Windows.

To use this feature, the administrator must add the domain or the custom web store to the allowed URLs list in the Global App Configuration Service. When you add, you can provide the custom web store URL in the Add Account screen in the Citrix Workspace app. The custom web store opens in the native Workspace app window.

For more information about configuring custom web store, see Custom web store.

Support for Windows Hello and FIDO2 Security Keys based authentication

With this release, you can authenticate to Citrix Workspace using Windows Hello and FIDO2 security keys.

For more information, see Other Ways to authenticate to Citrix Workspace.

Single Sign-On (SSO) to Citrix Workspace app from Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined machines with AAD as identity provider

With this release, you can single sign-on to Citrix Workspace app from Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined machines with AAD as the identity provider.

For more information, see Other Ways to authenticate to Citrix Workspace.

Support for Conditional Access with Azure Active Directory

With this release, Workspace administrators can configure and enforce Azure Active Directory conditional access policies for users authenticating to Citrix Workspace app.

For more information, see Support for Conditional access with Azure AD.

Support for Service continuity

This release supports service continuity with Citrix Workspace Web Extensions. You can use Workspace Web Extensions for Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge with Workspace app for Windows 2109. These extensions are available at Google Chrome web store and the Microsoft Edge Add-on website. The Workspace app communicates with the Citrix Workspace Web extension using the native messaging host protocol for browser extensions. Together, the Workspace app and the Workspace Web extension use Workspace connection leases to give browser users access to their apps and desktops during outages. See Service continuity for more information.

Microsoft Teams enhancements

The following features are available only after the roll-out of a future update from Microsoft Teams.

When the update is rolled-out by Microsoft, you can check CTX253754 for the documentation update and the announcement.

• Support for WebRTC: This release supports WebRTC 1.0 for a better video conferencing experience along with Gallery View.

• Screen sharing enhancement: You can share individual applications, windows, or full screen using the screen sharing feature in Microsoft Teams. Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent 2109 is a prerequisite for this feature.

• App Protection compatibility: When App Protection is enabled, you can now share content through Microsoft Teams with HDX optimization. With this feature, you can share an application window running in the virtual desktop. Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent 2109 is a prerequisite for this feature.

  Note:

  Full monitor or desktop sharing is disabled when App Protection is enabled for the delivery group.

• Live captions: This release supports real-time transcription of what the speaker is saying when Live Captions is enabled in Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams optimization

Citrix Workspace 2109 for Windows release supports peer-to-peer audio and video call, conference call, and screen sharing in optimized Microsoft Teams on VM hosted apps.

Support for Bloomberg keyboard 5

This release includes support for Bloomberg keyboard 5. To use Bloomberg keyboard 5, you must configure Registry editor. For more information about configuring the keyboard, see Configure Bloomberg keyboard 5 section in Bloomberg keyboards.

Fixed issues

Seamless Windows

Some third-party applications might remain in the foreground, keeping other launched applications in the background. [CVADHELP-16897]

User Interface

When using Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the Start menu shortcuts might not refresh automatically. The issue occurs when a new application is added, or a change is made on the back end. [CVADHELP-17122]

Client Device Issues

When using Citrix Workspace app, the devices connected with COM ports greater than 9 might fail to map within the session. [CVADHELP-17734]

Session/Connection

• When you upgrade Citrix Workspace app for Windows to version 2106, application or desktop launch using a proxy server might fail with this error message:

  Unable to connect to the server. Contact your system administrator with the following error: There is no Citrix XenApp server configured on the specified address. (Socket Error 10060) [CVADHELP-18137]

• When you try to redirect a webcam using Citrix Workspace app for Windows that is installed on a VDA, the webcam might fail. [HDX-28691]

• If you’re sharing your screen in Microsoft Teams with HDX optimization on a multi-monitor setup, the screen sharing picker fails to capture individual monitors. This issue occurs when the virtual desktop isn’t using the Desktop Viewer toolbar or it is using Desktop Lock. Instead of individual monitor, all the monitors are condensed into a single composite image. You might see this issue on the Citrix Workspace app for Windows 2106 or later. With this release, multi-monitor screen sharing functionality is disabled:

• if the Desktop Viewer is disabled in StoreFront or in the ICA file, or
• if the Desktop Lock is in use. Only the primary monitor can be shared. [HDX-34200]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2108

What’s new

Revamped Add Account Screen

This release introduces a revamped Add Account screen.

Inactivity Timeout for Citrix Workspace sessions

Admins can configure the inactivity timeout value. The inactivity timeout value specifies the amount of idle time that is allowed before the user automatically signs out of the Citrix Workspace session. If there is no activity from the mouse, keyboard, or touch for the specified interval of time, Citrix Workspace app automatically sign-out. The inactivity timeout does not affect the already running virtual apps and desktops sessions or the Citrix StoreFront stores.

For more information see Inactivity Timeout for Workspace Sessions

Note:

Admins can configure the inactivity timeout only for Workspace (cloud) sessions.

Support for custom web stores [Technical Preview]

With this release, you can access your organization’s custom web store from the Citrix Workspace app for Windows. To use this feature, the admin must add the domain or the custom web store to the allowed URLs list in the Global App Configuration Service. When you add, you can provide the custom web store URL in the Add Account screen in Citrix Workspace app. The custom web store opens in the native Workspace app window.

For information about configuring custom web stores, see Custom web stores

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised not to deploy Beta builds in production environments.

StoreFront to Workspace URL Migration [Technical Preview]

When your organization move from an on-premises StoreFront to Workspace, end users must manually add the new Workspace URL to the Workspace app on their end points. This feature enables administrators to seamlessly migrate users from a StoreFront store to a Workspace store with minimal user interaction.

For more information about this feature, see StoreFront to Workspace URL Migration [Technical preview]

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised not to deploy Beta builds in production environments.

Fixed issues

Logon/Authentication

If a Citrix Gateway session times out, Citrix Workspace might not prompt for authentication when launching an application. [RFWIN-23829]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2107

What’s new

EPA enhancement

Starting with this release, Citrix Workspace app can download and install the EPA plug-in in Workspace deployments. After the installation completes, the Advanced Endpoint Analysis (EPA) scans the device for endpoint security requirements configured on the Citrix Gateway. When the scan completes, the Citrix Workspace app login window appears.

Note:

This feature works only if you have configured nFactor authentication in your environment.

For more information on the EPA scan, see Advanced Endpoint Analysis scans.

Citrix Workspace app Beta program

Starting with this release, you can automatically update existing installations of Citrix Workspace app to the most recent beta builds and test them. Beta builds are early access versions released before the general availability of a fully supported stable release update. You receive an update notification when the Citrix Workspace app is configured for automatic updates.

To update to beta builds select the Beta channel from the drop-down menu in the Update Settings window:

• Release - Fully supported stable release update
• Beta - Early access release to easily test and report issues before general availability

Note:

Beta builds are available for customers to test in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for beta builds but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance. It is advised not to deploy Beta builds in production environments.

For more information about installing auto-update channels, see Installing Citrix Workspace app Beta program.

Support for the following authentication mechanisms [Technical Preview]

Starting with this release, you can authenticate to the Citrix Workspace app using the following mechanisms:

• Windows Hello and FIDO2 Security Keys based authentication
• Single Sign-On (SSO) to Citrix Workspace app from Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) joined machines with AAD as identity provider

System requirements

Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version 92 or later.

Note:

Starting with Version 2107, Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime installer is packaged with the Citrix Workspace app installer. During Workspace app installation, the installer checks whether the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime is present on the system and installs it if not found.

If you are trying to install Citrix Workspace app as a non-administrator and Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime isn’t present, the installation stops with the following message:

You must be logged on as an administrator to install the following prerequisite package(s):

Edge Webview2 Runtime

This feature is supported only on Workspace (Cloud) deployments.

Enabling the authentication mechanisms

To enable the authentication mechanisms, admins must perform the following steps:

1. Launch the registry editor.

2. Navigate to the following registry path:

   • As an administrator:

     • For 64-bit operating systems: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle

     • For 32-bit operating systems: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Dazzle

   • As a non-administrator:

     • For 64-bit or 32-bit operating systems: \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Dazzle

3. Create a registry value with the following attributes:

   Registry key name: EdgeChromiumEnabled

   Type: String Value

   Value: True

4. Restart the Citrix Workspace app for the changes to take effect.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to use in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance.

Support for Conditional access with Azure AD [Technical Preview]

With this release, you can authenticate using conditional access if your admin configures the policies.

System requirements

Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime version 92 or later.

Note:

Starting with Version 2107, Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime installer is packaged with the Citrix Workspace app installer. During Workspace app installation, the installer checks whether the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime is present on the system and installs it if not found.

Enabling authentication using conditional access

To enable authentication using conditional access with Azure AD, admins must perform the following steps:

1. Launch the registry editor.

2. Navigate to the following registry path:

   • For 64-bit operating systems: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle

   • For 32-bit operating systems: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\Dazzle

3. Create a registry value with the following attributes:

   Registry key name: EdgeChromiumEnabled

   Type: String Value

   Value: True

4. Restart the Citrix Workspace app for the changes to take effect.

Support for Local App Discovery within the Workspace App [Technical Preview]

Starting with Version 2107, admins can configure the discovery and enumeration of locally installed applications within the Citrix Workspace app. You can configure this feature by using the Global App Configuration Service. For more information about configuring this feature, see Global App Configuration Service.

This feature is ideal for devices that runs in the kiosk mode and for the applications that can’t be virtualized within the Citrix Workspace.

Note:

Technical previews are available for customers to use in their non-production or limited production environments, and share feedback. Citrix does not accept support cases for feature previews but welcomes feedback for improving them. Citrix might or might not act on feedback based on its severity, criticality, and importance.

Fixed issues

Keyboard

With App Protection installed, keyboard inputs might not be compatible with some HP G5 series laptops. [RFWIN-24103]

Session/Connection

• With the drag and drop featured enabled, attempts to resize a published application might fail. [CVADHELP-17089]

• When configuring the client and VDA with network proxy settings, the browser content redirection might fail on the Chrome browser. [CVADHELP-17430]

• With single sign-on, when you sign in with a UPN credential and then change the password on the endpoint, the following error message might appear after you attempt to launch a session:

  The user name or password is incorrect. Try again. [CVADHELP-17620]

• When you initiate a video call during a Microsoft Teams meeting, the Desktop Viewer might become unresponsive. [HDX-32435]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2106

What’s new

Global App Config Service

The new Global App Configuration Service for Citrix Workspace allows a Citrix administrator to deliver Workspace service URLs and Workspace App settings through a centrally managed service.

For more information, see Global App Configuration Service documentation.

Option to disable storing of authentication tokens through Global App Config Service

Citrix Workspace app now provides an extra option to disable the storing of authentication tokens on the local disk. Along with the existing Group Policy Object (GPO) configuration, you can also disable the storing of authentication tokens on the local disk using the Global App Configuration Service.

In the Global App Configuration Service, set the Store Authentication Tokens attribute to False.

For more information, see the Global App Configuration Service documentation.

Service continuity

Service continuity removes or minimizes the dependency on the availability of components that are involved in the connection process. Users can launch their virtual apps and desktops regardless of the health status of the cloud services.

For more information, see Service continuity section in the Citrix Workspace documentation.

Microsoft Teams enhancements

When Desktop Viewer is in full screen mode, the user can select one from all screens covered by the Desktop Viewer to share. In window mode, the user can share the Desktop Viewer window. In seamless mode, the user can select one from all screens to share. When the Desktop Viewer changes the window mode (maximized, restore, or minimize), the screen share stops.

Bi-directional URL support with Chromium-based browsers

Bidirectional content redirection allows you to configure URLs to redirect from client to server and from server to client. You can configure this using policies on the server and the client.

Using the Group Policy Object (GPO) administrative template, you can set server policies on the Delivery Controller and client policies on Citrix Workspace app.

With this release, bidirectional URL redirection support has been added for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Prerequisites:

• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Version 2106 or later.
• Browser redirection extension version 5.0.

To register Google Chrome browser to bidirectional URL redirection, run the following command from the Citrix Workspace app installation folder:

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Citrix\ICA Client\redirector.exe /regChrome /verbose

To unregister Google Chrome browser from bidirectional URL redirection, run the following command from the Citrix Workspace app installation folder:

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Citrix\ICA Client\redirector.exe  /unregChrome /verbose

For information on configuring URL redirection on Citrix Workspace app, see Bidirectional content redirection.

For more information about browser content redirection, see Browser content redirection in the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops documentation.

Improved ICA file security [Technical Preview]

In earlier releases, the ICA file downloads to the local disk when you launch a virtual apps and desktops session.

With this release, we provide enhanced security in the way Citrix Workspace app handles ICA files during a virtual apps and desktops session launch.

Citrix Workspace app now lets you store the ICA file in the system memory instead of the local disk. This feature aims to eliminate surface attacks and any malware that might misuse the ICA file when stored locally. This feature is also applicable on virtual apps and desktops sessions that are launched on workspace for Web.

For more information, see Improved ICA file security section.

To provide feedback on this feature, use the Podio form.

Fixed issues

Session/Connection

• Attempting to print a file using the Citrix PDF printer might fail when using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Internet Explorer as the default PDF viewer. [CVADHELP-16662]
• After upgrading Citrix Workspace app for Windows to version 1912 LTSR CU1 or CU2, session reliability might fail. The issue occurs when the Enlightened Data Transport (EDT) protocol is set, and the connection is through Citrix Gateway. [CVADHELP-16694]
• Attempts to launch applications using Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail when the VPN is connected or disconnected. [CVADHELP-16714]
• In double-hop scenarios, endpoint client names might not pass through to the Delivery Controller or Director. The issue occurs with VDA Version 2003 and later. [CVADHELP-16783]
• Setting the CurrentAccount value to AllAccount under the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Citrix\Dazzle might not take effect. The issue occurs when one or more store accounts are present. [CVADHELP-17229]
• Attempts to log on to Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail when the user name contains umlaut characters. [CVADHELP-17267]
• Attempts to download a file hosted on an on-premises network, might fail. [CVADHELP-17337]
• During a conference call, when using Microsoft Teams in HDX optimized mode, the video portion of incoming calls might flicker. [CVADHELP-17398]
• Attempting to download a file using the Microapps might fail. [CVADHELP-17438]

User Interface

• When you use the Chinese or Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) to input text in a text box, the text might appear outside of the text box in the top-left corner of the screen. [CVADHELP-15614]
• When you try to launch an application from a shortcut, the shortcut icon might flash on some desktops. This issue occurs after you upgrade Citrix Receiver version 4.9.6 for Windows to Citrix Workspace app. [CVADHELP-16967]

• Attempts to run the Beacon Checker test on ping.citrix.com might fail. [RFWIN-22672]

• Service continuity might not support all users who have Unicode user names on their Windows devices but ASCII user names for their Citrix Workspace account. If the Unicode user name contains Cyrillic or eastern Asian characters, Workspace connection leases fail to launch for these users. [RFWIN-23040, RFWIN-23046]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2105

What’s new

Support for customized URLs through 301 redirects

Citrix Workspace app now allows you to add URLs that redirect to Citrix Workspace from StoreFront or Citrix Gateway through HTTP 301 redirects.

If you’re migrating from StoreFront to Citrix Workspace, you can redirect the StoreFront URL to a Citrix Workspace URL through an HTTP 301 redirect. As a result, when adding an old StoreFront URL, you’re automatically redirected to Citrix Workspace.

Example of a redirect:

The StoreFront URL https://< Citrix Storefront url>/Citrix/Roaming/Accounts can be redirected to a Citrix Workspace URL: https://<Citrix Workspace url>/Citrix/Roaming/Accounts.

Microsoft Teams enhancement

• You can now configure a preferred network interface for media traffic.

  Navigate to \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream and create a key called NetworkPreference(REG_DWORD).

  Select one of the following values as required:

  • 1: Ethernet
  • 2: Wi-Fi
  • 3: Cellular
  • 5: Loopback
  • 6: Any

  By default and if no value is set, the WebRTC media engine chooses the best available route.

• You can now disable the audio device module 2 (ADM2) so that the legacy audio device module (ADM) is used for quad-channel microphones. Disabling the ADM2 helps to resolve issues related to microphones in a call.

  To disable ADM2, navigate to \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream and create a key named DisableADM2 (REG_DWORD) and set the value to 1.

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

Fixed issues

Session/Connection

• When using Citrix Workspace app for Windows, app protected resources might fail to launch and remain stuck on the connecting screen. The issue occurs with Citrix Workspace app installed on server operating systems, such as Windows Server 2019. [RFWIN-22120]
• Attempts to run commands on Git bash might fail. The issue occurs with Citrix Workspace app that has the App Protection feature enabled. [RFWIN-22187]
• After installing the latest version of Citrix Workspace app, you might get a prompt to upgrade when you log on StoreFront. [RFWIN-22419]
• Attempts to exit Citrix Workspace app might fail. The issue occurs when the user credentials prompt appears repeatedly. [RFWIN-22491]
• After creating a desktop shortcut for an app and restarting the client device, the first attempt to launch the app from the shortcut might fail. The issue occurs when you do not specify the storedescription when installing Citrix Workspace app using the command-line interface. [RFWIN-22510]
• When you download a file from Citrix Files, some non-English file names might appear garbled. [RFWIN-22516]
• With hardware-enforced stack protection enabled and the HSP or CET features supported, applications might exit unexpectedly on 11 Generation Intel Core processors and AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors. [RFWIN-22592]
• If the HDX Adaptive Transport policy is set to Preferred and EDT MTU Discovery is enabled, when you try to launch applications or desktops, a gray or a black screen might appear with a warning message. [RFWIN-22697]
• Citrix Workspace app for Windows might fail to enumerate applications and remain stuck on a gray screen. The issue is specific to the Intel Iris Xe Graphics card. [RFWIN-22952]
• During Microsoft Teams peer-to-peer video calls, the HdxRtcEngine.exe process might become unresponsive. The issue occurs in multi-monitor setups with different screen resolutions. [HDX-28616]
• When you join a Microsoft Teams meeting from Outlook, the incoming video might not work. The issue occurs when you join the meeting without launching Microsoft Teams. [HDX-29558]
• During Microsoft Teams meetings, when you hover the mouse pointer over the video, the video might flicker. [HDX-29668]

System Exceptions

• The Wfica32.exe process might exit unexpectedly because of the faulting module, gfxrender.dll. [RFWIN-22446]

Security issues

• On an admin-installed instance of Citrix Workspace app, users with non-admin privileges might be able to escalate privileges level. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX307794.

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2103.1

What’s new

Enhancement to keyboard layout configuration

The keyboard layout configuration now includes a Don’t sync option. The option is available for both the Group Policy Object (GPO) policy and the GUI configurations.

When you select the Don’t sync option, the server keyboard layout is used in the session and the client keyboard layout is not synced to the server keyboard layout.

For more information, see Keyboard layout and language bar.

Option to disable storing of authentication tokens

Authentication tokens are encrypted and stored on the local disk so that you don’t need to reenter your credentials when your system or session restarts.

Citrix Workspace app introduces an option to disable the storing of authentication tokens on the local disk. For enhanced security, we now provide a Group Policy Object (GPO) policy to configure the authentication token storage.

Note:

This configuration is applicable only in cloud deployments.

For more information, see Authentication tokens.

Microsoft Teams enhancements

• The VP9 video codec is now disabled by default.
• Enhancement to echo cancellation, auto gain control, noise suppression configurations: If Microsoft Teams configures these options, Citrix-redirected Microsoft Teams honors the values as configured. Otherwise, these options are set to True by default.

• DirectWShow is now the default renderer.

  To change the default renderer, do the following:

  • Launch the Registry editor.
  • Navigate to the following key location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream.

  • Update the following value: "UseDirectShowRendererAsPrimary"=dword:00000000

    Other possible values:

    • 0: Media Foundation
    • 1: DirectShow (Default)
  • Relaunch the Citrix Workspace app.

Fixed issues

Logon/Authentication

• Even after you enable the keep me signed in and don’t ask again for 60 days policies, Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication might still prompt for authentication.

  Note:

  We recommend that users exit their stores rather than log off from their stores. If users log off from stores using webview authentication, they might be prompted for authentication again because Internet Explorer cookies are cleared in such scenarios. By default, the fix is enabled (cookies are stored). You can disable the fix by using the GPO option. If you disable the fix, the cookies are not stored and are cleared during logoff.

  [CVADHELP-14814]

• On Azure Active Directory (AD) joined devices, when Citrix Workspace app attempts to access a store and then passes through endpoint login credentials, you might not be able to authorize to log in. Also, there is no option to log on with a different user account. [CVADHELP-14844]

Security issues

• This fix improves security in an underlying component. [RFWIN-20912]

Session/Connection

• When you launch a published desktop through a native Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the native Citrix Workspace app automatically runs in the foreground within the desktop. The issue occurs when the Local App Access feature enabled. [CVADHELP-15654]
• In scenarios where proxy servers do not use port 8080, Citrix Workspace app might fail to connect to published applications and desktops. The issue occurs when Citrix Workspace app for Windows fails to use the proxy port and use the default port 8080 instead. [CVADHELP-15977]
• Citrix Workspace app for Windows might ignore proxy type settings. The issue occurs with non-English versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. [CVADHELP-16017]
• When you press ALT + Tab key in a user session, a new, blank window of Citrix Workspace app for Windows might open. [CVADHELP-16379]
• The Print Screen key might not capture screenshots even if/when the protected windows are minimized. [RFWIN-16777]
• If you are using a webcam or a video in a Microsoft Teams call, the HDXrtcengine.exe might turn unresponsive. For a workaround, see Knowledge Center article CTX296639. [HDX-29122]
• When you attempt to compose DBCS text using IME, underlines might be missing. The issue occurs with Windows 10 2004 operating systems. [RFWIN-20006]
• Incorrectly set permissions on the C:\ProgramData\Citrix folder might cause Citrix Workspace app to exit unexpectedly. [RFWIN-22753]
• During a Microsoft Teams video call, the LED on camera might flash and the preview video might stop. [CVADHELP-16383]

User Interface

• Citrix Workspace app for Windows might not close when you click the Exit option once. As a workaround, select the Exit option twice for the Workspace app to close. [RFWIN-21518]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2102

What’s new

Proxy authentication support

Previously, on client machines configured with proxy authentication, if the proxy credentials don’t exist in the Windows Credential Manager, you aren’t allowed to authenticate to Citrix Workspace app.

Now, on client machines configured for proxy authentication, if the proxy credentials aren’t stored in the Windows Credential Manager, an authentication prompt appears, asking you to enter the proxy credentials. Citrix Workspace app then saves the proxy server credentials in Windows Credential Manager. This results in a seamless login experience because you don’t need to manually save your credentials in Windows Credential Manager before accessing Citrix Workspace app.

Microsoft Teams enhancements

• Improved video rendering.
• Performance and reliability improvements.

Fixed issues

Session/Connection

• When you attempt to open an application from Favorites on a published desktop using Citrix Workspace app with the vPrefer option enabled, the application might open with a spinning circle. If the spinning circle remains, you cannot open the application again. [CVADHELP-13237]
• With the vPrefer option enabled, App-V applications might start on a remote server rather than on a local server. [CVADHELP-15356]
• The StoreBrowse.exe command might fail to display the complete list of published applications when the application names are provided in the Chinese traditional or Japanese languages. [CVADHELP-15952]

• When the EnableFactoryReset registry setting is set to False, attempts to uninstall Citrix Workspace app might fail with this error message:

  This feature has been disabled.

  [CVADHELP-16114]

• The log collection feature might fail to collect the CDF trace. [CVADHELP-16587]

System Exceptions

• The Receiver.exe process might exit unexpectedly. [CVADHELP-15669]

User Interface

• When you use the Chinese or Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) to input text in a text box, the text might appear outside of the text box in the top-left corner of the screen. [CVADHELP-15614]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2012.1

What’s new

This release addresses issues that help to improve overall performance and stability.

Fixed issues

• Automatic update of Citrix Workspace app from Version 2012 to a later version fails with the following error message:

  “Could not load file or assemble Newtonsoft.Json”

  The issue occurs only when automatic update is enabled on an admin-installed instance of the Citrix Workspace app.

  As a workaround, download Citrix Workspace app Version 2012.1 or later from the Citrix Downloads page and install it manually.

  [RFWIN-21715]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

2012

What’s new

Support for Italian language

Citrix Workspace app for Windows is now available in the Italian language.

Log collection

Log collection simplifies the process of collecting logs for Citrix Workspace app. The logs help Citrix to troubleshoot, and, in cases of complicated issues, facilitate support.

You can now collect logs using the GUI.

For more information, see Log collection.

Support for the domain pass-through authentication on Citrix Workspace

This release introduces support for the domain pass-through authentication on Citrix Workspace, along with the existing support for StoreFront.

Silent authentication for Citrix Workspace

Citrix Workspace app introduces a Group Policy Object (GPO) policy to enable silent authentication for Citrix Workspace. This policy enables Citrix Workspace app to log in to Citrix Workspace automatically at system startup. Use this policy only when domain pass-through (single sign-on) is configured for Citrix Workspace on domain-joined devices.

For more information, see Silent Authentication.

Enhancement to App Protection configuration

Previously, the authentication manager and the Self-Service plug-in dialogs were protected by default.

This release introduces a Group Policy Object (GPO) policy that lets you configure the anti-keylogging and anti-screen-capturing functionalities separately for both the authentication manager and Self-Service plug-in interfaces.

Note:

This GPO policy is not applicable for ICA and SaaS sessions. ICA and SaaS sessions continue to be controlled using the Delivery Controller and Citrix Secure Private Access.

For more information, see Enhancement to App Protection configuration.

Microsoft Teams enhancements

• Peers can now see the presenter’s mouse pointer in a screen sharing session.
• The WebRTC media engine now honors the proxy server configured on the client device.

Fixed issues

Installing, Uninstalling, Upgrading

• When you attempt to refresh Citrix Workspace app by using its shortcut that is created manually, the shortcut might get deleted and then recreated. [CVADHELP-15397]

Session/Connection

• In a multi-monitor environment, attempts to maximize a user session might fail. The issue occurs when you redock your laptop. [CVADHELP-13614]
• A security warning dialog might appear when you do one of the following:
  • Retrieve an ICA file from StoreFront by using the Storebrowse command.
  • Launch an application by using an ICA file rather than from a browser.

  [CVADHELP-15221]

• In a double-hop scenario, attempts to launch an application using the shortcut in the Start menu might fail. The issue occurs if you enable the one-instance-per-user application limit. [CVADHELP-15576]
• You configure Citrix Workspace app for Windows to connect to all store accounts when establishing a session. If you log off from Citrix Workspace app and log back on, the store account setting changes to one store account rather than defaulting to all accounts. [CVADHELP-15728]
• Attempts to share your screen in a Microsoft Teams call might result in a black screen. [HDX-27041]
• In Microsoft Teams calls, the audio might be choppy. The issue occurs when the UDP traffic port is disabled. [HDX-27914]

User Experience

• Attempts to launch a session might fail after you do a fresh installation of Citrix Workspace app for Windows or upgrade an existing installation to the latest. The session launch is stuck on the Preparing your desktop screen. The issue occurs when you configure Desktop Lock by using a Citrix Gateway URL.

  Note:

  A black screen appears for some time before Desktop Lock appears the first time you configure Citrix Workspace app for Windows by using a Citrix Gateway URL and Desktop Lock. If the black screen remains for a long time, sign out by using Ctrl+Alt+Delete for physical machines and Ctrl+Alt+End for virtual machines.

  [CVADHELP-15334]

• With High DPI set to Yes or No, when you launch a desktop session, some elements in the CD Viewer toolbar might not scale up to match the current DPI setting of the device. The issue occurs when the DPI setting of the user device is greater than 100%. [CVADHELP-15418]
• After you upgrade Citrix Workspace app to Version 1912 CU1 from Version 1912, application enumeration might be slow, taking about 10 minutes to complete. [CVADHELP-15766]

To know the existing issues within the product, see Known issues.

Known issues

Known issues in 2302

• You might not be able to use the Bloomberg Terminal application with the Bloomberg Keyboard 5 or Bloomberg Keyboard 2013. This issue occurs when Citrix Workspace app version 2302 is installed on your system with the App Protection feature enabled. As a workaround, upgrade to Citrix Workspace app version 2303 or create the following registry key and reboot the machine:

  • Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\epusbfilter
  • Value: [DWORD]
  • DisableUSBFiltering= 1

  [CVADHELP-22221]

Known issues in 2212

• When the BCRClient.msi cannot be repaired, the following error appears during the Citrix Workspace app installation:

  

  [HDX-46964]

• Some SaaS apps which have enhanced security OFF fail to open in Citrix Enterprise Browser if Citrix Enterprise Browser is the default browser. [CTXBR-4106]

Known issues in 2210.5

• When you open a published app in seamless mode, other local or seamless apps might appear in the foreground and cover the published app. [CVADHELP-20742]

• With certain older AMD GPU series, purple video content or flashing screens might be seen with Citrix Workspace app 2206 or newer. As a workaround, modify the following registry:

  • Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Configuration\Advanced\Modules\GfxRender
  • Value: [DWORD]
  • ForceVP= 1

  [HDX-46264]

Known issues in 2210

• Desktop Viewer toolbar might cover the screen when the desktop is in normal resolution and DPI. [HDX-45206]
• Desktop Viewer toolbar might not appear correctly in the full screen mode and displays the options in an incorrect order. [HDX-45189]
• The position of the window and size might not be persistent when you reconnect the desktop. [HDX-44997]

Known issues in 2209

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2207

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2206

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2205

• In Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) supports only a maximum of 6 channels. [CTXBR-2941]

• When you plug-in an USB device or access files, Citrix Workspace app might show legacy Citrix Workspace - Security Warning dialog. [LCM-10369]

• Battery status notification and automatic keyboard pop-up dialog might not appear during the session when Automatic keyboard display policy is enabled on the DDC. [HDX-39558]

Known issues in 2204.1

• Citrix Workspace app for Windows installation in offline mode might fail when installer can’t find Microsoft Edge WebView2 on your system.

  As a workaround, install MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX86.exe as an administrator and then try to install Citrix Workspace app for Windows.

  [RFWIN-26329]

Known issues in 2202

• Fresh install or update operation of Citrix Workspace app might result in delay for about 10–30 mins. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX335639. [RFWIN-25752]

Known issues in 2112.1

• The Print Screen key might not capture screenshots when Citrix Workspace app for Windows with App Protection enabled starts in the background. [RFWIN-25835]
• Fresh install or update operation of Citrix Workspace app might result in delay for about 10–30 mins. For more information, see Citrix Knowledge Center article CTX335639. [RFWIN-25752]
• Sign out from Citrix Workspace app for Windows might not succeed when proxy authentication is enabled. [RFWIN-24813]
• If you are using Citrix Workspace app on Microsoft Windows 11 machines, Activity Feed and Actions tabs might be missing. [WSP-13311]
• While using the Citrix Enterprise Browser, you can’t take screenshots of unprotected URL windows even when protected windows are minimized. [CTXBR-1925]
• If you have enabled Browser Content Redirection, you cannot sign into Google Meet. [HDX-34649] As a workaround:
  1. Ensure that https://www.youtube.com/* is available in the Access Control List.
  2. Ensure that https://accounts.google.com/* is in the authentication sites list.
  3. Sign in to your Google account on any intermediary Google site, for example, YouTube.
  4. From the same instance of Google Chrome, launch Google Meet.

• In Citrix Workspace app 2112.1, you might experience high CPU utilization on endpoint when webcam is turned on in an optimized Microsoft Teams video call. As a workaround, create the following registry value on your endpoint:

  Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HDXMediaStream Name: UseDefaultCameraConfig Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

  [HDX-37168]

• In Citrix Workspace app, you might experience intermittent failures when answering or making a Microsoft Teams call. The following error message appears:

  Call could not be established.

  As a workaround, try to re-establish the Microsoft Teams call.

  [HDX-38819]

Known issues in 2109.1

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2109

If you’ve installed the Workspace app with a version earlier than 2109 as a user and the admin installs version 21.0.9, the Entry point not found error message appears if you log back into the device as a user. When you click OK, the message disappears and the Workspace app is updated to version 21.0.9. [RFWIN-25008]

If your admin has installed external extensions in Google Chrome, the Citrix Enterprise Browser crashes when you open it. [CTXBR-2135]

Known issues in 2108

Sessions fail to launch in the offline mode (Service continuity) on client machines, when the user name has Cyrillic or in east Asian characters. [RFWIN-23906]

Known issues in 2107

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2106

• On stores where the Service Continuity feature is enabled, you might not be able to launch resources. The issue occurs with Unicode users. [RFWIN-23439]
• Attempt to redirect a webcam using Citrix Workspace app for Windows that is installed on a VDA, the webcam might fail. [HDX-28691]

Known issues in 2105

• During a session, when you click Check for Updates and updates are downloaded successfully, current sessions are not listed in the Download successful dialog. [RFWIN-23152]

Known issues in 2103.1

• The Self-Service plug-in window is blank and no apps are displayed at session launch. The issue occurs when using the Intel Xe Graphics card and due to limitation from the third-party. [CVADHELP-17005]
• Attempts to compose characters in Japanese, Chinese, or Korean IME might not work properly. The composition window appears misplaced and is not seamless. This issue doesn’t occur when using virtual apps and desktops sessions and SaaS apps. [RFWIN-21158]
• Attempts to exit Citrix Workspace app might fail. The issue occurs when the user credentials prompt appears repeatedly. [RFWIN-22491]
• After creating a desktop shortcut for an app and restarting the client device, the first attempt to launch the app from the shortcut might fail. The issue occurs when you do not specify the storedescription when installing Citrix Workspace app using the command-line interface. [RFWIN-22510]
• When you download a .txt file from Citrix Files, the Japanese file name can appear garbled. [RFWIN-22516]
• When you try a peer-to-peer call with Microsoft Teams HDX optimization, calls might fail. This issue occurs if the VDA version is 2103 or lower and the Workspace app for Windows is 2103 or higher. This issue is fixed in Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) 2106.

Known issues in 2102

• Attempts to launch an ICA session might fail. The issue occurs when the proxy server uses port 8080 instead of a custom port. [CVADHELP-15977]
• In an application session, when you open an image to scan in Microsoft Paint, both the Microsoft Paint application and the scanning process might become unresponsive. The issue occurs when you launch the session in windowed mode. [RFWIN-21413]
• On machines configured for Azure Active Directory Multifactor Authentication (MFA), the login prompt appears even when the Keep me signed in and Don’t ask again for 60 days options are selected. [RFWIN-21623]
• Attempts to log in to Citrix Workspace app on Azure Active Directory-joined machines might fail. The issue occurs when the authentication prompt doesn’t appear. [RFWIN-21624]
• When you launch a published desktop session, the Self-Service plug-in dialog appears in the foreground. The issue occurs when the Local App Access policy is enabled on the Delivery Controller. [RFWIN-21629]
• Attempts to switch windows using the ALT + Tab keys might result in a blank Citrix Workspace app screen. The issue occurs when you launch the session in windowed mode. [RFWIN-21828]
• If you’re using a webcam or a video in a Microsoft Teams call, the HDXrtcengine.exe might turn unresponsive. For a workaround, see Knowledge Center article CTX296639. [HDX-29122]

Known issues in 2012.1

No new issues have been observed in this release.

Known issues in 2012

• If you try to add a protected app to your Favorites, this message might appear, “Your apps aren’t available at this time” When you then click OK, this message appears, “Cannot add app.” After you switch to the Favorites screen, the protected app is listed there, but you can’t remove it from Favorites. [WSP-5497]
• In the Chrome browser with browser content redirection, when you click a link that opens a new tab, the tab might not open. As a workaround, select Always allow pop-ups and redirects in the Pop-ups blocked message. [HDX-23950]

• Automatic update of Citrix Workspace app from version 2012 to a later version fails with the following error message:

  Could not load file or assemble Newtonsoft.Json

  The issue occurs only when automatic update is enabled on an admin-installed instance of the Citrix Workspace app.

  As a workaround, download Citrix Workspace app Version 2012.1 or later from the Citrix Downloads page and install it manually.

  [RFWIN-21715]

• If you launch the app bar and then open the Connection Center menu in Citrix Workspace app for Windows, the app bar doesn’t appear under the server that hosts it. [HDX-27504]
• If you use Citrix Workspace app for Windows and launch the app bar in a vertical position, the bar covers the Start menu or the system tray clock. [HDX-27505]

Legacy documentation

For product releases that have reached End of Life (EOL), see Legacy documentation.

Third-party notices

Citrix Workspace app for Windows might include third-party software licensed under the terms defined in the following document:

Citrix Workspace app for Windows Third-Party Notices (PDF download)