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August 23, 2023

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Citrix Workspace for Windows can create shortcuts on users’ Start menu or desktop for favorite and mandatory virtual apps and desktops. For stores where favorites are disabled, it creates shortcuts for all of the user’s virtual apps and desktops.

There are a number of ways to configure this. For more details see Citrix Workspace app for Windows documentation. One way you can configure shortcuts is through StoreFront configuration.

To modify these settings:

Open web.config file in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\Roaming
In the <Accounts> section, find the element <account ... name="Store" ... > for the store you wish to change.
Under the Account section, find the <annotatedServices>/<annotatedServiceRecord>/<metadata>/<properties> section:
After the <clear/> element, add the properties in the form <property name="[name]" value="[value]"/>:

You can set the following properties:

Property name	Description	Value	Default
`PutShortcutsOnDesktop`	Put shortcuts on the desktops.	`true` or `false`	`false`
`PutShortcutsInStartMenu`	Put shortcuts in the Start menu.	`true` or `false`	`true`
`UseCategoryAsStartMenuPath`	Use the category path in the Start menu. Note that the Start menu groups apps together under the top level folder and does not show sub-folders.	`true` or `false`	`true`
`StartMenuDir`	Sets a single directory for all shortcuts in the Start menu	String value, being the name of the folder into which shortcuts are written.
`AutoReinstallModifiedApps`	Reinstall modified apps.	`true` or `false`	`true`
`DesktopDir`	Show a single directory for all shortcuts on the desktop.	String value, being the name of the folder into which shortcuts are written
`DontCreateAddRemoveEntry`	Do not create an entry on the clients ‘add/remove programs’.	`true` or `false`	`false`
`SilentlyUninstallRemovedResources`	Remove shortcuts and Citrix Workspace icon for an application that was previously available from the Store but now is not available.	`true` or `false`	`false`

For example:

<properties>
    <clear/>
    <property name="PutShortcutsOnDesktop" value="true"/>
    <property name="DesktopDir" value="Citrix Applications"/>
</properties>
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Important

In multiple server deployments, use only one server at a time to change the configuration of the server group. Ensure that the Citrix StoreFront management console is not running on any of the other servers in the deployment. Once complete, propagate your configuration changes to the server group, so that the other servers in the deployment are updated.

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