Published app shotcuts on start menu configuration
Article ID: CTX215624
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Description
To disable Citrix applications showing up in the start menu. For some users this leads to confusion on which applications are virtual and which are native installed apps
Environment
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Resolution
The published icons from the start menu can be disabled by following either of the below steps:
1. From Group Policy:
- After importing the ADM template, browse to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Citrix Components\Citrix Receiver\SelfService. Here you will find a policy called "Manage App shortcut". You will have to enable this policy and select "Disable Startmenu Shortcut" option.
2. From registry editor on the client machine:
- On the client machine, that has receiver installed, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle. Then edit the registry string PutShortcutsInStartMenu and set it to false.
1. From Group Policy:
- After importing the ADM template, browse to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Citrix Components\Citrix Receiver\SelfService. Here you will find a policy called "Manage App shortcut". You will have to enable this policy and select "Disable Startmenu Shortcut" option.
2. From registry editor on the client machine:
- On the client machine, that has receiver installed, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Dazzle. Then edit the registry string PutShortcutsInStartMenu and set it to false.
Problem Cause
The enumeration of published app shortcuts are enabled by default.
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