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Determining Citrix Workspace Usage for Troubleshooting Performance Issues

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In a Slack discussion, a user suggests detecting if a user is using the Desktop App or web version of Citrix Workspace to determine performance issues. Others mention that this can already be done using the CVAD Launch Type metric, which indicates if the session was launched from the web interface. The results can appear as "WI," "Unknown," or blank. The team plans to investigate further to bring better visibility on this topic and may consider using the client name to differentiate between the two versions.

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How to Run PowerShell Scripts on Multiple Citrix VDAs with ControlUp.

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A new user asked for help on running a PowerShell script on multiple Citrix VDAs to gather information about Windows updates and VDA versions. They currently receive two emails per triggered event and would like to condense the output into one file and only receive one email at the end of the month. Other users suggested using the tag system or ControlUp modules to achieve this.

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Improving search functionality in ControlUp’s VDI section

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A discussion on ControlUp's search functionality for VDI users led to a suggestion for a search bar at the top of the VDI section, similar to the one available for Employees. The user believed this would save time and clicks when locating specific VDI users. Some concerns were raised about the feasibility of implementing this feature, as it would have to search all VDI objects. The possibility of first-line support continuing to use Citrix Director for this functionality was also mentioned.

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Using ControlUp for Applications with Citrix Published Apps

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A user had a question about using ControlUp for Applications with Citrix published apps. Others clarified that the software requires the ControlUp for Desktops agent, does not integrate with VDI, and is intended for monitoring SaaS applications. The user was also advised to reach out to their customer success manager for assistance. Email addresses were provided for contacting specific managers.

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Introducing Global DEX Findings by ControlUp

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Over the past several months, we’ve been using ControlUp’s global, anonymized telemetry to look for real patterns—crash surges, unstable binaries, regressions tied to specific builds, and behavior that only becomes obvious when you zoom out beyond a single environment. Not alerts. Not anecdotes. Actual signals that repeat across many customers.

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