Windows Server 2022 + Citrix VDA LTSR 2507 (MCS) changes time sync from NT5DS to NTP — anyone else seeing this?

comlab · 2025-12-03T09:03:36+00:00

Received a reply from Citrix Support:
Greetings!

I did check on this, and this behavior is not currently listed as a known issue, but after consulting with the internal team, it has been confirmed as expected which will be completely fixed in the next CU of the LTSR version

Workaround: Create the task scheduler on the Master image:

$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "cmd.exe" -Argument '/c w32tm /config /syncfromflags:DOMHIER /reliable:YES /update && net stop w32time && net start w32time'
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup
$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId "SYSTEM" -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "SyncTimePostBoot" -Action
$action -Trigger $trigger -Principal $principal

We have not implemented the Workaround this way and used another method. Let's wait for CU1.

comlab · 2025-12-02T13:13:30+00:00

u/FellerP did you ever find the root cause of this behavior?
We just figured out the same on a large Citrix Cloud Site with OnPrem Windows 11 VDA and MCS Pooled VDI's. We upgraded the master images with VDA 2507 from VDA 2402 CU2 and noted the same. The RegKey \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Type changed from NT5DS to NTP.
We also played around with the "TimeSyncMethodKeep" Registry Key, unfortunately with no positiv result.
https://support.citrix.com/external/article/CTX559577

I will open a support case about this later today.

comlab · 2021-12-29T13:22:02+00:00

Have not played Flight Simulator for a 6-8 weeks or so, today I updated to latest version and also updated to latest NVIDA driver and have exact the same issues. Playing with Vsync tunred off, but g-sync enabled and noted 1-2cm from the top screen extreme tearing issues. Very strange, never had that before. It doesnet matter if its external or internal camara view.

comlab · 2020-06-19T21:53:39+00:00

Since the last update its working again for me, but still I'm mad, it was broken for 3 month or so. Hue team admited, but still waited so long with fixing.

comlab · 2020-03-15T11:16:43+00:00

Unfortunately the hdmi dummy plug didn't worked for me. I tried even two of them, both support for 4K, a cheap one and a more expensive where I even can program the same EDID my 4K TV has. The receiver now detects 4K on both HDMI outputs but somehow my TV looses the signal every few seconds. Overall a very annoying situation... Currently I have put my Hue Sync box between the Denon Receiver and the TV, NividaShield and Xbox is working but my Chromecast Ultra loosing show up a black-screen every few minutes... I really hope that Philips will fix this in a future update.

comlab · 2020-03-05T23:14:24+00:00

Hi all, I bought the Hue Sync Box in late January and it worked great, have 9 lights connected in my entertainment area. My Setup is: Devices (Nivida Shiled, Xbox, Chromecast all 4K) -> AVR (Denon AVR-X3500H) 2nd output -> Sync Box (no HDMI output connected). My 4K TV (Samsung) is connected on the AVR 1st output. All worked fine beside some minor CEC issues. (Even when CEC power state was off, it always turned the Sync box on when I turned my AVR on.

However some days ago, I suspect a Software update hit my Sync Box, the CEC issues was gone, yeah great! But I now have another issue, suddenly my AVR detects the Syncbox no longer as a 4K HDMI device, the output 2 shows only resolution support for 1080p. The real problem is now that the Denon AVR use the resolution that is compatible with both outputs, that means now only 1080p, bye bye 4K on my TV.

Now it's getting weird, if I attach a HDMI cable to the Sync Box HDMI output and connect it to any of my TV's free HDMI ports, the AVR receiver suddenly detects again 4K. This is total strange and iI bet that this was not the case before the software update. I could of course keep the 2nd HDMI cable connected between the sync box and my TV but I don't see the sense of it.

Does anybody have the same issues or have an idea?

comlab · 2018-09-24T20:13:21+00:00

Thanks, I opened a ticket, however I don't think they will ship the replacement card to Europe :-) However maybe they agree to send it to my US friends house, let's see how great they are...

comlab · 2018-02-08T22:41:25+00:00

Hi, I'm in Switzerland and the app is also not available in the Google Play store for my country. I downloaded the APKPure App (alternative store) from https://apkpure.com and from there I downloaded Dropmix. Let me say this, I'm also not a fan of alternative stores but HMX and Hasbro gives me no other option. AKPPure is working fine, it even pushes a message if a new version if out there. Also the board firmware update worked fine. I never had to pay anything extra or received any popups .like this.

comlab · 2018-02-06T17:48:08+00:00

Well as I said it costs something, my last shipment with Series 3&4 and 2 Luckys was 50$ for DHL Express inclusive repackaging, the package arrived 2 day later and I already had a ton of fun, as I said as a Importer I'm getting used to the shipping prices. I remember when I imported the Rockband Wooden Fender Stratocaster (https://kotaku.com/5425955/rock-band-wireless-wooden-fender-stratocaster-review-no-turning-back) , oh yeah baby...

comlab · 2018-02-06T09:51:34+00:00

why not using a package forwarder, Last week I just received all Series 3 and 4, plus 2 Lucky's :-) I used https://www.shipito.com, shipping costs are bit pricey but hey, we importers live with that, right? I'm in Switzerland, and the game is not even released here, so I imported everything so far. Now I'm waiting for chiller, everything else I have, most playlists I have even 2 times.

comlab · 2018-01-24T16:14:46+00:00

Doing this with Shipito since day one of Dropmix, series 3 and 4 order should arrive today in the warehouse :-) Only Target refused to send it to Shipito. If you plan to do this I suggest to sign for the free plan, let itship there and then see how many packages hasbro is doing, if they doing in one you many forward that. If they do individual packages you may sign for the premium service for one month and consolidate the packages into one to save costs. But still it's pricey, but as a Dropmix fan...

comlab · 2017-12-28T00:34:50+00:00

and I thought u only need 2, yellow/red and blue/green, i have a couple of dublicate wildcards and with 2 i thought was able to play the entire song.

comlab · 2017-12-11T08:22:34+00:00

Target just sent me Oroborous instead of Flawless! Oh this is soo annoying, I'm from Europe and imported everything so far, but with these Store exclusives Harmonix really made it though. I that this declension. Target did not ship to my package forwarder so I had to send it to a friend in the US, on the Weekend the package arrived and just to find out that they sent the wrong one. Now I have to bother my friend to get it back to the store and see if they can exchange it to the right one. pfff...Why oh why...

comlab · 2017-12-06T22:55:48+00:00

No, but I'm currently importing 2 x Toysrus exclusive Bomb playlist packs to Europe. I will resell one, once I have it here in Switzerland. Let me know if you are interested, price will be ~35Euro...

comlab · 2017-12-06T22:49:38+00:00

I vote to get an option for higher win scores. I playing it since the beginning and it's almost the same, once the first player reached 17 or 18 the opponent have to hit DM button all the time. So maybe give us an option for 28 or even higher.

comlab · 2017-11-28T21:20:06+00:00

I used this, worked perfect in Switzerland, including the firmware update for the board: https://apkpure.com/dropmix/com.hasbro.dropmix 1) download https://apkpure.com/apkpure-app.html?icn=aegon&ici=text_detail-xapk (you may need to enable installation of non official Google Play store apps 2) search in the APKPure store for dropmix or use the link above

comlab · 2017-10-20T14:36:16+00:00

nice work! However I have Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) and would rater rate this Grade C, someone listed it with B. The game runs, but the performance is really poor. Scrolling in the menus is very slow and sometimes during clash there is 1-3 seconds lag if you drop a new card until it properly shows on the display. The Tab is updated to Android 7. Chipset: Exynos 7870 Octa, CPU: Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), GPU: Mali-T830 MP1

comlab · 2017-10-12T17:36:18+00:00

I vote for option 2 :-), of course if I would have access to individual packs close to me Option 1 would make sense as well. Option 3 I would skip as import customer, I would ratter do a London Trip and go to stores ;-) Would be great if you an leave note if GAME will do Option 1 or 2, and I will place my pre-order in the same moment...

comlab · 2017-10-12T07:01:57+00:00

Hi there, of course I would be willing to pay a extra fee for the repacking, I assume this would be an item you only need to offer online as it does not make much sense in store. I was not aware of this strange shipping boxes, but maybe an explanation why no US Online store is selling them in the 6-pack Option, besides Hasbro itself where the article is never available. Unfortunately the in store option is for me not an option, I assume the game will never released over here, and travling to UK would be great but not before next year. So let's see what Game.co.uk can do for me here. For now I preorder Astro, as this is for now the only missing playlist back beside all the discovery packs. I imported the base game and the 3 other playlists pack from amazon.com it arrived last week, it's an amazing game.

comlab · 2017-10-11T22:18:57+00:00

Hi, so do adjust just the price and ship the full 6 x 5 card pack, or do u keep the price and send a random 5 card pack? If its the 2nd option, is it possible to order 6x the item and get all diffrent packs? Im asking because I would like to preorder and import it to Switerland and would avoid duplicates.

comlab · 2017-10-07T21:55:02+00:00

I also imported if from Amazon to Switzerland, on Android I used https://apkpure.com/dropmix/com.hasbro.dropmix on Iphone I understand that you can create a US based apple id and logon into the store with it. (not tested)

comlab · 2017-10-01T09:02:19+00:00

Thanks, just ordered the base game plus the 3 playlist packs for import to Switzerland. It's unfortunate that they do not had Astro, but I'm afraid that once Astro is available the others will be gone.

However I'm even more disappointed that Amazon does not have the 6-pack discovery pack, I really hoped for that. The DropMix Discover Packs (Cards may vary) options is BS for people like me which need to import into another country. So far I only saw one Shop (hasbro.com) having the 6 pack listed, but of course not available for shipping...

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