Category: Windows Virtual Desktop
PowerShell – Enabling All Notifications (Azure and Desktops)
Notes gpupdate /force (user context) Settings > Notifications & actions > Get notifications from apps and other senders
Acrobat 2020 – App Attach Testing and Troubleshooting
Unregister Package (unload app) Remove-AppxPackage AdobeAcrobat2020_20.1.30002.0_x64__1nrb0vh0kd882 Register Package (load app) Add-AppxPackage -Path ‘C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AdobeAcrobat2020_20.1.30002.0_x64__1nrb0vh0kd882\AppxManifest.xml’ -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register Launch App start shell:AppsFolder\AdobeAcrobat2020_1nrb0vh0kd882!ACROBAT Create Desktop Shortcut explorer.exe shell:AppsFolder\AdobeAcrobat2020_1nrb0vh0kd882!ACROBAT Notes Element Not Found Check the Access Control Entry for each user; look for corrupted entries. Resets ACE (Remove Corrupted Entries) icacls “C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AdobeAcrobat2020_20.1.30002.0_x64__1nrb0vh0kd882” /c Read More …
WVD – FSLogix Hung File Handlers
With Microsoft cloud services dropping a lot lately, there is the possibility that user sessions can be terminated in an unclean manner, leaving a session file handler still active. In this scenario, the user cannot log back into the session, because of the hung file handler. Rebooting the VM will clear the hung handler, using Read More …
PowerShell – Sandbox Testing App Attach Apps – No WVD Required
Use these steps to test your MSIX VHD, without having to use Windows Virtual Desktop. It’s a great way to make sure your MSIX package and MSIX VHD are working properly, and simulate the installation of an app attach application. Microsoft Magic The magic behind app attach is a mounted VHD (Mount-Diskimage), a file Read More …
Windows Virtual Desktop – Sessions Showing UTC Time
This is how you change from UTC to Eastern Standard Time in WVD, using only the registry. Verify you have time servers Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers] “1”=”time.windows.com” “2”=”time.nist.gov” Disable virtual time provider Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\VMICTimeProvider] “Enabled”=dword:00000000 “InputProvider”=dword:00000000 Enable the NTPClient provider HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient “Enabled”=dword:00000001 “InputProvider”=dword:00000001 Apply Eastern Read More …