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Configure MSIX app attach using scripted and external tasks

May 13, 2024

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With Workspace Environment Management (WEM), you can set up MSIX app attach for use in Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments and on physical workstations. To provide a seamless MSIX app attach based application experience for users, you can roam MSIX app attach data with Profile Management.

The setup process includes the following steps:

Create scripted tasks
Create external tasks
Configure Profile Management

Prerequisites

Before you start, you need to do the following:

Place an MSIX app attach container (VHDX file) in a file share that Citrix DaaS or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops can access. To prepare a VHDX file that contains MSIX applications, use the MSIX packaging tool and the MSIXMGR tool.
Prepare PowerShell scripts for MSIX app attach. The scripts cover the following four distinct phases to be performed on startup, shut down, sign in, and sign out for MSIX app attach: stage, destage, register, and deregister.

Create scripted tasks

Use scripted tasks to implement the functions, such as mounting, staging, destaging, and unmounting MSIX applications. You can also use the scripted task feature with startup and shutdown triggers during machine startup and shutdown to perform the same set of functions.

The following information is supplemental to the guidance in Configure startup and shutdown triggers for scripted tasks.

To create scripted tasks, follow the general guidance in that article, minding the details specific to MSIX app attach scenarios.

In Web Console > Scripted Tasks of the web console, add the following two tasks:

A task to mount the MSIX VHD file, stage MSIX app packages during Machine startup.

For more information, see Add scripted tasks.

Configure the triggers for this scripted task during Machine startup.

For more information, see Associate startup and shutdown triggers with scripted tasks.

A task to remove the MSIX VHD file, destage MSIX app packages during Machine shutdown.

For more information, see Add scripted tasks.

Configure the triggers for this scripted task during Machine shutdown.

For more information, see Associate startup and shutdown triggers with scripted tasks.

Create external tasks

Use external tasks to implement the functions, such as registering, and deregistering MSIX applications.

The following information is supplemental to the guidance in External Tasks.

To create external tasks, follow the general guidance in that article, minding the details specific to MSIX app attach scenarios.

In Actions > External Tasks of the legacy console, add the following two tasks:

A task to register MSIX applications with the desktop session when the end user logs on.
A task to deregister MSIX applications from the desktop session when the end user logs off.

After that, assign the two tasks to the target users you want to enable MSIX app attach for. For information about assigning external tasks, see Assignment. The WEM agent running on the desktop machine will then run the tasks, making the MSIX apps accessible in the desktop session.

Assign external tasks

Configure Profile Management

MSIX app data is saved to the user profile in the user session. To retain MSIX app data in non-persistent desktops or to roam the data across desktops, you can use Profile Management. For information about how to configure profile roaming using Profile Management, see Citrix Profile Management Settings.

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Configure MSIX app attach using scripted and external tasks

May 13, 2024

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Configure MSIX app attach using scripted and external tasks

Prerequisites

Create scripted tasks

Create external tasks

Configure Profile Management

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