What’s new
What’s new in 2311
Tip:
You can download the latest Workspace Environment Management installer from the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops downloads page https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-virtual-apps-and-desktops/. On that page, access the installer under Components of the latest version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
This release includes the following new features and addresses issues to improve the user experience:
Automatic agent upgrade (Preview)
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You can select the desired agent package from the centralized SMB share package storage location, and schedule automatic upgrades for all agent machines in a configuration set.
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You can now specify the time and schedule the day(s) of the week on which you want WEM to automatically roll out the upgrade to all agent machines in a configuration set.
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You can now specify the device name and IP of agent machines in a configuration set for which you want WEM to automatically roll out the upgrades. For more details, see App Package Delivery.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1
Support for the Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 in Citrix Optimizer
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We added support for the Windows 11 version 21H2 (build 2009) and Windows Server 2022 21H2 (build 2009) in Citrix Optimizer. You can now use the WEM service to perform template-based system optimizations for Windows 11 2009 and Windows Server 2022 2009 machines. In addition, we have updated all existing templates to reflect changes introduced in the latest standalone Citrix optimizer. For information about using Citrix Optimizer, see Citrix Optimizer.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1
Registry Entries in web console (Preview)
Using the web console, you can now add registry entries as assignable actions, which let you create, set, or delete registry values in the user environment. The feature has been enhanced to provide a better user experience. Additionally, you are now able to add tags to registry entries and assign multiple registry entries at the same time. For more information, see Registry Entries.
File System Operations in web console (Preview)
Administrators can create and manage file system operations and assign them to the users now using the web console. For more information, see File System Operations.
Support for File Type Association (FTA) settings in web console (Preview)
This feature lets the administrators create, manage FTAs, and assign them to the users. Administrators can also use the File Type Association Assistant tool in the WEM Tool Hub to easily get the information they need for configuring FTAs in the web console. For more information, see File Type Associations.
Enhancements to extended data in reports (Preview)
Two new export options are introduced for agent reports, CSV (formatted) and JSON (formatted). These options enhance the readability of extended data within the reports. For more information, see Export reports.
Categorize Profile Management settings in the web console (Preview)
This feature lets you reorganize your view of Profile Management settings. The three built-in tags, File-based, Container-based, and App access control act like filters, helping you concentrate on the settings available to the selected tag. The latest selected tags are retained as your administrator preference. For more information, see Profile Management Settings.
Enhanced Agent Settings (Preview)
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A new setting Enable agent to use cached domain search results is added to the agent settings. When enabled, the agent uses the cache for domain query results to improve performance and resiliency. You can also update WEM group policies when the agent cannot contact the domain. For more details, see Agent Settings.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1
Enhancements to the manual backup limit (Preview)
We have now enhanced the maximum manual export limit from 10 to 25 per account. For more information, see Back up a configuration set.
Windows Logon analysis
This tool collects the logon duration data and generates reports about the recent logon duration data. Each logon report is categorized further allowing you to identify potential issues and bottlenecks. For more details, see Windows Logon analysis.
Enhancements to the health check report functionality in web console (Preview)
This feature improves the user experience of configuring Profile Management through WEM. When you follow the link on the Agent health check result page to Profile Management settings, you can see the errors/warnings in the results with their corresponding setting highlighted in the Profile Management configuration page on the web console. You can then modify the settings according to the results displayed in the footer. For more information, see Reports.
Application security log reports (Preview)
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Administrators can now review the Application security logs in the web console by enabling application security log collection per configuration set and get the corresponding reports. The administrator can view the logs by subtype within the details of each report. For more details, see Application Security logs under Reports and the description for Security logs in Monitoring preferences.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1
Enhancements to optimization and usage insights (Preview)
This feature lets you configure the list of excluded applications by providing the application names. You can add, edit, and delete the excluded applications using the settings under Preferences. For more information, see Excluded applications.
Privilege Elevation and Process Hierarchy Control log reports (Preview)
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Administrators can now review the privilege elevation logs in the web console by enabling security log collection per configuration set and get the corresponding reports. The administrator can view the logs by subtype within the details of each report. For more information, see the description of Security logs in Monitoring preferences.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1
Profile Management in web console (Preview)
Workspace Environment Management now supports all supported versions of Profile Management through 2311. The following features are now available in the web console.
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User store selection method. Specifies the user store selection method when multiple user stores are available. Options include:
- Configuration order. Profile Management selects the earliest configured store.
- Access performance. Profile Management selects the store with the best access performance.
The feature is available under each configuration set in Profiles > Profile Management Settings > Advanced settings > Replicate user stores. For more information, see Citrix Profile Management Settings.
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Deduplicate files this size or larger (MB). Specifies the minimum size of files to deduplicate from profile containers. The default size is 256 MB.
The feature is available under each configuration set in Profiles > Profile Management Settings > File deduplication > Enable file deduplication. For more information, see Citrix Profile Management Settings.
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Log off users when profile container is not available during logon. Specifies whether to force log-off users when the profile container is unavailable during user logon.
The feature is available under each configuration set in Profiles > Profile Management Settings > Profile container > Enable profile container. For more information, see Citrix Profile Management Settings.
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Set users and groups to access profile container. Specifies which AD domain users and groups have
Read & Executepermission on profile containers. By default, a profile container is accessible only to its owner.The feature is available under each configuration set in Profiles > Profile Management Settings > Profile container. For more information, see Citrix Profile Management Settings.
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Minimum agent version required: 2311.1.0.1