ControlUp ALT: Applications Load without visible User Interface
Applications do not show a visible window (GUI), however, the process is loaded prematurely in the background and is visible in Task Manager I have been recently looking at an issue for my client where users would report that some applications are not loading in their Citrix Published Desktop (Windows 2016 Server based). The Environment…
Google Chrome 71 / 72 Trail Dragging Issue when Maximized on Windows 7 2008 R2
I have been working recently on an issue for one of my clients whereby after updating to Chrome 71.0.3578 (and also in 72.0.3626) a display issue started to occur when Chrome is maximized; Any foreground window over Chrome leaves “trails” of itself over Chrome Window. If Chrome gets the focus again, the trails disappear. The…
Get and Enumerate Certificate Chains Remotely Using PowerShell
In responding to the Certificate Trust Issue when using SSL relay with Citrix XML Service, I wrote a function that can get all the certificates in the certificate path (chain), and provide a better view of different attributes which makes reporting and comparing much easier. The Function would use Authority Key Identifier and the Subject Key…
Disable/Enable Scheduled tasks using Powershell and COMObject
While working on a project for a client where many of the Windows Systems are 2008R2 with PowerShell 3.0 or lower, there was a need to automate disabling scheduled tasks to ensure consistency across the XenApp/XenDesktop estate. This is something that can be done easily in PowerShell 4.0+ using Get-scheduledTask cmdlet. But in PowerShall 3.0…