Recognize that toolbar? It’s the Desktop Toolbar and it’s pretty useful – when you’re using a Desktop resource. If you’re using a Seamless Published Application, it’s a nuisance if it’s not configured properly. And what’s properly? Configuring the Desktop Toolbar to only show with Desktop resources and not showing for published applications allowing them to run properly in Seamless Mode. To do this, follow these general steps.
- On your Web Interface server, backup the current configuration. I recommend copying the
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\citrix\xenapp\folder somewhere else for safekeeping. - Edit your
default.icafile and using the “;” symbol, comment out all instances ofConnectionBar=1. Don’t simply set it to 0 – it needs to be commented out. - Edit your
WebInterface.conffile, search forShowDesktopViewerand set it toShowDesktopViewer=On. - Launch a XenDesktop session and it will appear, or launch a Seamless Application and it will function as intended.
You can be more granular with these settings by adding sections to your default.ica file containing headers of the published resource and setting that section to ConnetionBar=1. For example:
[Microsoft Outlook 2010]
ConnectionBar=1
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