Over the past 6 years, my AppV_Manage tool has become a standard part of App-V packaging at so many companies around the world, initially as a companion to aid in quickly testing, but then to aid in troubleshooting and diagnosis, and …
Author: Tim Mangan
Tim is a Microsoft MVP, and a Citrix CTP Fellow.
He is an expert in App-V and MSIX.
Is MSIX the future for App-V?
At the Windows Developer Conference this March, Microsoft announced MSIX as their latest idea of the future for application delivery. This followed with more details released at the Microsoft Build Conference in May. I applaud these efforts by Microsoft; they follow the call I made last year for the development of a new standard application format that meets both the …
Why we use Microsoft App-V
It seems strange that I’ve never written this article before. I haven’t needed to. But we need to be reminded now and then.
Those of us using App-V, which includes most of the largest, and best run, enterprises around the world, do so because it is the easiest way to customize, prepare, and deliver applications to internal users. That’s …
The case of the missing App-V files
File this one under “Things to consider when your app doesn’t work”.
What the customer wanted:
I was working with a large customer that is in the Health Care business. They had an application, well maybe we should call it an integrated suite of applications, that is used to tune hearing aids. One major app and a ton …
Shortcuts limit discovered in Windows 10
Call it the case of the missing shortcut. Although I discovered the issue because of App-V, the culprit really turns out to be the OS itself.
As some of you know I am busy working on a new App-V tool. As part of the testing, I built a number of test applications (or pulled out oldies-but-goodies that I already had) …
Say goodbye to CReg?
Two days ago about I wrote about CReg/Vreg because I anticipated the fix coming in March’s OS rollup. So surprise! The following day we get fixes a month early.
The totality of information coming from Microsoft about the changes are included in the KB article for the February rollup for Windows 10 1709: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4074588/windows-10-update-kb4074588. …
CReg/VReg and 1703/1709 App-V
If you are using App-V and moving to Windows 10 1703 or 1709 , you need to be aware of an issue, temporary workaround, and “permanent fix” that we are waiting for.
The short of it is that last summer Microsoft decided to change the implementation of the App-V virtual registry to use containers. We don’t know a lot about …
Announcing PassiveInstall
A PowerShell Automation Framework for Application Packaging with Passive/Silent Installations.
Today I am releasing another free tool for the community, called PassiveInstall, plus a free online training course for it (see bottom of this article for a link to the training). A PowerShell module intended for use by anyone wanting to create customized automated installations of vendor applications …