The following issues were fixed in Receiver for Windows 4.
Update to the Receiver for Windows 4.5 and let us know how it works for you.Current Product Version: Receiver for Windows 4. The plugins are very powerful, they can not only change forms appearance and behaviour, but also trigger actions like raising UI or accessing the network. The plugin extension mechanism allows customizing and extending the client-side behavior during the authentication forms conversation. This release also introduces the 3rd Party Auth Plugin SDK, which is a client counterpart to server-side Storefront Authentication Services SDK.
The KB article CTX135438 describes the accepted behavior for add account window.
Also giving an option to the user to suppress the add account window popup. In addition, the add account flow is redesigned to make it more user friendly.
Please refer the product documentation on how to configure smartcard authentication from Receiver for Windows 4.5 to the Web Interface. This is targeted for the environments where Web Interface is still used and smartcard authentication is required through the PNA protocol. This release enables the smartcard authentication for PNA protocol. Now you can also configure the NetScaler Gateway URL in ADMX and push as a group policy to the user device. Also, all the Receiver policies are now grouped under a single node in the group policy editor, as shown in the screenshot below. The new setting also allows users to enable or disable workspace control.Īll the settings from different ADMX files are merged in a single ADMX file, making it simple for admin to push the group policy settings to the user device. Now, users can control how they want to see the shortcuts in the start menu or desktop, to group in a folder or not. Settings dialog for shortcuts and workspace control If you still get into an issue in configuration, you can refer this video for troubleshooting the SSON configuration issues with Receiver diagnostic tool You can also refer the video on step-by-step SSON configuration. In addition, there is a detailed KB article CTX133982 that describes how to configure Single sign on, with step-by-step procedure. This tool also gives the suggestions to the admin on how to correct the configuration. Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.5 introduces the SSON configuration checker in advanced preferences, which enables the admin to identify if certain steps are missed in the configuration. SSON (pass-though authentication) configuration involves number of steps required for a secure single sign-on solution. Simplified configuration SSON Configuration check: USB audio devices that can be redirected can now be configured on a per user basis, so that the user can control how to use the devices.
Relative mouse support improves the user experience of simulator applications.In addition, there are optimizations in caching that result in further reduction in bandwidth requirement. Support for selective H.264 with the HDX Thinwire codec, that provides the benefit of lower bandwidth use for the video content combined with the sharpness of text in applications elsewhere on the screen.Receiver for Windows 4.5 supports the hardware-encoded graphics, which gives better scalability on the server with best possible quality.
Enabling the HDX enhancements from XenApp, XenDesktop 7.11 Receiver for Windows 4.5 is the current release, which includes new features in addition to the bug fixes and security fixes. The recently released Receiver for Windows is the cumulative update on top of the Receiver for Windows 4.4 LTSR release, which includes only bug fixes and security fixes. LTSR and CR modelĬitrix introduced two delivery options for Receiver for Windows – Long Term Service Release (LTSR) and current release.
This release supports the Windows 10 anniversary update and adds important HDX enhancements, and also simplifies the configuration for Receiver. Receiver for Windows 4.5 is available for download now.