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Friday, October 14, 2011

Enabling Windows 7 Look and Feel on XenApp 6.5

To enable the Windows 7 look and feel on XenApp 6.5 go to this link and follow the directions.

  • You will first need to enable PowerShell execution policy on the server to be AllSigned.
    • Run PowerShell as an administrator.
    • Run this command to find the execution policy set on the server:
      • Get-ExecutionPolicy
    • If it is set to restricted run this command:
      • Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned
    • For more information about PowerShell execution policy check out this link:
    • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176949.asp
  • Run the script %Program Files (x86)%\Citrix\App Delivery Setup\CtxManagedDesktopGPO.ps1
    • This will create the GPO policies 
  • Assign the users/servers you want to each of the GPOs. The GPOs are below. The only policy I didn't use was the CtxRestrictedUser.
  • CtxStartMenuTaskbarUser enables the Windows 7 look and feel for published desktops. It also changes the pinned shortcuts on the Taskbar and configures the user's Start menu to match the Windows 7 environment. This GPO includes a script that executes when a user logs on to the server for the first time. To ensure the script executes correctly, the PowerShell execution policy on the server must be set to AllSigned.
  • CtxPersonalizableUser configures the user account that is accessing the XenApp server. It configures Windows policies to limit the available Control Panel applets and restricts users from installing programs, viewing properties, scheduling tasks, or shutting down the server.
  • CtxRestrictedUser includes most of the policies from the CtxPersonalizableUser GPO. Additionally, this GPO configures the Desktop wallpaper policy to prevent users from personalizing their desktops and prevents users from modifying settings for the Start menu and Taskbar. I didn't end up using this policy.
  • CtxRestrictedComputer configures certain restrictions on the XenApp servers allocated to the tenant. This GPO restricts users from accessing Windows Update or removable server drives. Assign this to your XenApp Servers.


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