I was recently involved in a project where one of the options is to use Citrix Machine Creation Services to create desktops. I have to admit I have never really used MCS in a production environment before so I thought I would document the steps to get this up and running. So let’s begin. Step …
Category: Windows 10
XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU3 and Windows 10 1809 Compatibility
Hey folks, just a quick post to describe an issue I came across this week. I am currently involved in a large XenDesktop LTSR deployment (can you guess from all the LTSR posts??!!). The main requirement from the project is to deliver Windows 10 capability. We are literally weeks away from having everything over to …
Windows 10 Store not launching
Very quick and dirty post today! I recently encountered an issue where I was unable to access the Windows 10 Store to find an application I wanted. When I opened the store I just got a blank page as per the screenshot below After a bit of searching I found this is quite a common …
Unable to access shared files on Synology after disabling the Admin account
I recently disabled the default admin account on my Synology NAS device as part of an exercise to make it a bit more secure. However, after doing so I found I was unable to access any of my shared folders. The message I was receiving was: “This user can’t sign in because this account is …
Could not enable the Unified Write Filter
Hey people I came across an issue today which is one of those “Microsoft, WTF and why have you done this?” On a current Windows 10 Deployment I am doing we are using the Unified Write Filter to ensure that the Operating System is secure as possible. We had tested all the features …
Account Lockout Policies in Windows 10
Whilst testing some Fine Grained Password Policies in Windows 10 today I came across the following message which I had not seen before: I did a bit of investigation and it turns out that there is a setting which will reboot the desktop and put it into BitLocker recovery mode if you enter your …
VMware OS Optimization Tool 2016
Hey all Very quick post today about a very very cool tool which VMware have released to optimise a desktop for VDI. This tool should be run on your master image whether you are using Citrix or VMware as it reduces the overall footprint that your OS will use which is critical in any …