Citrix User Group...AppSense support lifecycle changes...ThinApp...
Yesterday I was at the Citrix User Group in Newcastle, so a bit of a slight diversification today as I discuss some of the things highlighted there. One of the quandaries of running an AppSense-themed...
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Installing AppSense DesktopNow configurations onto a persistent disk in a...
I’ve been doing a bit of work recently around trying to get AppSense configurations installed onto a persistent disk in a Citrix Provisioning Services environment. It actually isn’t as intimidating a...
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AppSense DesktopNow Environment Manager Computer Startup Actions querying...
One of the things that I like to do in my AppSense configurations is use an "Enabler" node at the top of each trigger. For instance, in the Logon trigger, the very first node queries an Active...
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Reading AppSense DesktopNow Environment Manager debug logs using the EMDebug...
Recently I was in discussions with an AppSense TRM regarding a lot of niggly issues being seen in a particular client environment. One of the issues I had a bit of concern over was the amount of time...
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Folder Actions in AppSense DesktopNow Environment Manager - Copy, Mirror and...
Environment Manager can do all sorts of useful things. However if, like me, you've worked with the software for a long time, sometimes you tend to forget about useful new features that have been added...
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It's Christmas - some festive tips and tricks for AppSense administrators
Christmas is here again...it seems to come around much faster these days. Maybe it's because I'm getting older. It's not going to be too much longer now before I have to edit my bio page to stop...
View ArticleAppSense Performance Manager 8 FR 2 released
Happy New Year all!Just a quick one today. Over on the AppSense blog, the release of AppSense Performance Manager 8 FR 2 has been announced. Us Twitter-zens are informed by AppSense's marketing bod...
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AppSense DesktopNow Enterprise Auditing settings
I still look at lots of AppSense implementations and see the Enterprise Auditing for the Deployment Groups set to the defaults. The defaults are useful - if you'd like to know whether you're using an...
View ArticleTwo years of being an AppSense bigot
Wow....it's been two years now since I put my first post out. (I only remember because it's my dad's birthday on the same day, I don't sit around and wait for the anniversary!) Lots of things have...
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How to modify the location of the APPSENSEVIRTUAL folder
The AppSenseVirtual folder is used by Personalization Server to write file and Registry changes locally, before committing them to the Personalization Server database as required. The time of...
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Changing the Windows 8.x default logon screen image in AppSense Environment...
For today's instalment of AppSense-y goodness, I'm going to quickly run through how I used AppSense EM to change the Windows 8 startup screen image - not that you particularly need EM to do this, it...
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Identifying wired or wireless connection types using AppSense DesktopNow...
Recently I came across an Environment Manager configuration where different printers were required depending on whether a user was connected to the wired or wireless networks in an office. At first,...
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A handy hint for troubleshooting PowerShell Actions in AppSense DesktopNow...
Verifying that scripts have run successfully in any software is often tricky. AppSense EM is no different. As it has such a powerful integrated scripting capability, you often find yourself doing lots...
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Deploying per-user file type associations in a shared-session Windows...
Today's subject sits a tad off the AppSense track, but it's still very relevant to all of you out there with modern Windows-based computing environments. I get asked this question quite a lot when I'm...
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Getting to grips with Windows 8.1 #1 - Using AppSense DesktopNow to eliminate...
Wow! I've been so busy lately, I've been unable to complete some of the articles I've been drafting for ages. I've got some great stuff in the pipeline, but in between doing presentations, writing...
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Winds of change - AppSense DesktopNow EM 8 FR 5, AM 8 FR 8 and AMC 8 FR 6 are...
I've been pretty quiet recently because I've been very busy doing (amongst other things) beta testing on what will very likely turn out to be a very big release for AppSense DesktopNow, Environment...
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The DesktopNow APPSENSESPECIAL command switch
I still get a lot of emails and queries from people about how to manipulate Personalization Server data. So today, although to many of you this may be basic stuff, we will have a quick run-through of...
View ArticleAppSense EM 8 FR 5, AM 8 FR 8 and AMC 8 FR 6 are now available for download!
Just a quick spot of news today....the new versions of AppSense software we discussed in a previous post are now on GA and available on www.myappsense.com for download. There are over 250 new features...
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Customizing the visible Libraries in Windows 7 and up
This is a bit more of an EUC post rather than a specifically AppSense one. It deals with one of the most annoying bits of the user interface when upgrading users to Windows 7 or higher - that of the...
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Disabling the Internet Explorer "Automatically detect settings" checkbox...
I worked at a client recently where the presence of a check in the "Automatically detect settings" box in the Connections | LAN Settings part of Internet Explorer Options appeared to cause no end of...
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