Articles In Infrastructure

By Ed Bratter, Posted in Infrastructure

One benefit to Microsoft 365 is the ability to share data and collaborate with partners, customers, vendors and users who are external to your tenant. This benefit, however, can be a scary endeavor as information can be inadvertently exposed to outside entities. Couple this with the fact that tenants by default allow users to share data with outside individuals. Equally concerning is that configuring external collaboration can be complicated because there are multiple options available and there are many ad... read more.

• March 27, 2025

By Josue Molina, Posted in Infrastructure, Virtualization

MSIX is a Windows app package format that was released in 2018 to simplify app deployment and management. Although not widely used at first, MSIX has gained traction in recent years. For example, the Microsoft Teams VDI installation now uses MSIX for deployment, and there are several defined customer journeys. With that in mind, I thought it would be good to share what's contained within an MSIX package. Inside the MSIX package you’ll find the following folders and files: AppxMetadata: This... read more.

• February 19, 2025

By Josue Molina, Posted in Infrastructure, Virtualization

With Windows 10 reaching end of life in October, new opportunities emerge, such as trying MSIX app attach for application delivery. MSIX app attach is a Microsoft packaging technology used to deliver apps to virtual desktops and sessions without requiring installation. The app simply runs in a container. There are four unique phases that must be executed to attach and detach MSIX apps: Stage: This phase prepares the machine to receive and mount the MSIX app disk image Register: This phase registers the... read more.

• February 18, 2025

By Timothy Karl, Posted in Infrastructure, Virtualization

Citrix Cloud DaaS has introduced significant upgrades to its backup and restore capabilities, ensuring that businesses can maintain continuity and resilience effortlessly. Here’s a look at what’s new and how these features can benefit your organization. Scheduled and On-Demand Backups: The updated backup feature allows administrators to schedule backups according to their specific needs. This can be set up to occur at regular intervals, ensuring that all critical data is securely backed up wi... read more.

• January 22, 2025

By Kamran Ahmad, Posted in Infrastructure, Support, Virtualization

Recently, I was upgrading a customer's StoreFront deployment from version 1912 to version 2402 LTSR CU1 on a Windows Server 2019. During the process, I encountered an issue where I could not uninstall StoreFront on the second server in the StoreFront server group. The following error message was displayed: I tried the steps in this Citrix article, which had a similar error message, but that did not work. After some digging, I realized Citrix services were still present. I followed the steps below to r... read more.

• January 03, 2025

By Timothy Karl, Posted in Infrastructure, Virtualization

Microsoft unveiled the Windows 365 Link at its Ignite conference on November 19, 2024. This compact, fanless device is designed to provide seamless access to Windows 365 Cloud PCs, building upon the legacy of Windows CE, Microsoft's early thin client operating system. Key Benefits of Windows 365 Link: Accelerated Application Updates: With a Windows-based thin client, updates for applications like Microsoft Teams are managed centrally, ensuring users receive new features and improvements more rapidly tha... read more.

• December 06, 2024

By Ed Bratter, Posted in Infrastructure, Support

Many look forward to the Fall when Apple releases its newest version of iOS with the new features and toys it presents. One of this year’s improvements offers a vastly simplified process for enrolling personal (BYOD) devices into a mobile device management (MDM) solution such as Intune. The current method requires installing both the Company Portal and the Microsoft Authenticator app, and requires a dance through a maze of screens and jumping between applications to successfully enroll a dev... read more.

• November 04, 2024

By Kamran Ahmad, Posted in Infrastructure, Support

This blog contains contributions from Technical Architect, Kamran Ahmad, and System Engineer Level 1, Doug Lampone. We recently assisted a client with a Microsoft OneDrive issue where users were not automatically signed into OneDrive through Azure RemoteApp or Azure Virtual Desktop. The client's resources were hosted on Windows 11 version 22H2 running OneDrive 24.166.0818.0003. To come up with a solution to this problem, we worked with Microsoft support and captured logs. We found the follow... read more.

• October 07, 2024

By Timothy Karl, Posted in Infrastructure

Microsoft Purview has been gaining significant attention lately as more organizations recognize the growing importance of data governance, security, and compliance. As businesses adapt to an increasingly digital landscape, the need for efficient data management and protection has become a top priority. If your organization uses Microsoft 365, it’s worth understanding how Microsoft Purview can help you manage sensitive data and ensure compliance. This blog provides an overview of what Purview is, while... read more.

• October 02, 2024

By Ed Bratter, Posted in Infrastructure, Support

If you are responsible for creating Entra Conditional Access policies, you may have noticed that Microsoft has put the “Require approved client app” control on the soon-to-be-extinct list. Instead, the newer “Require app protection policy” control should be used. Microsoft stated that the older control will stop being enforced in March 2026, so it will be as if it does not exist (more information can be found here: Migrate approved client app to application protection policy in Co... read more.

• July 24, 2024