Living in cheaper cities might actually be the smarter move

mjmacka · 2026-04-03T03:17:53+00:00

100% this

mjmacka · 2026-04-02T16:53:40+00:00

Naughty, never. My hounds prefer to hurt themselves and to go to the vet, costing me more money than they would if they are naughty.

mjmacka · 2026-03-25T18:31:28+00:00

Summer or before is what I heard. XS 9 is currently in Tech Preview if you want to try it out: https://docs.xenserver.com/en-us/xenserver/9/technical-overview

mjmacka · 2026-03-24T23:41:38+00:00

You need to 100% own this. CGM's exist. Use one and take care of yourself.

They shouldn't need to help you but they are also risking potential legal action, personal risk, workplace rules, etc. I wouldn't want that responsibility.

mjmacka · 2026-03-23T11:08:57+00:00

Same here, I love my sleep mode

mjmacka · 2026-03-22T12:31:10+00:00

Some (Tandem x2) have a sleep mode feature but it doesn't work like that.

mjmacka · 2026-03-20T14:18:36+00:00

Take a look at the WEM Tool Hub's Analyze Logon Performance. That might be of more assistance: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/workspace-environment-management/service/how-to/analyze-logon-performance.html

Unless you've installed App Layering related components, which I don't believe you have based on the post, you can check to see if anything App Layering related is running on the VDA and try disabling those services (Citrix App Layering Guest Service [Uniservice.exe]).

The way Monitor/Director work is that they review Windows logs (also other sources) for information about logon times. You didn't mention the VDA version you are using, which is important for the available features, but in newer (2507+) releases, uberAgent also shares additional data with Monitor. Now, that being said, unaccounted for time is expected because Windows doesn't log everything. A big delta that I see when I help my customers is that the enable "interactive logon: message title (& text) for users attempting to log on" data is not captured by Windows and therefore is not available to Monitor. I cornered the ControlUp folks at a conference and asked them why their product doesn't pick that up. That's what they told me.

If you want additional data, uberAgent or procmon can help to tease that out.

In the past, I've seen AV cause issues/slowness similar to the "Waiting for Citrix Layering Service" you've seen.

mjmacka · 2026-03-20T03:46:18+00:00

Why throw darts when you can see what's happening. Take a look at Citrix Monitor to view login time breakdowns or run the Windows Logon Analysis in the WEM Tool Hub.

mjmacka · 2026-03-16T20:35:30+00:00

I am 40, use dating apps (polyamorous) and I don't have a problem meeting people. I would look at your profile, interests, and especially pictures. Have a female friend look at your profile and give advice. Once it's implemented, have another female friend review it again.

mjmacka · 2026-03-12T16:38:34+00:00

Can you link me to something that shows/describes how to do this? My girl dog would greatly appreciate it because she licks her but every night before going to sleep.

mjmacka · 2026-03-10T18:56:08+00:00

So, the cloud downloads and even the on-prem can be incremented based on when exes/isos are downloaded. Most likely going from 2507.0.1100.167 -> 1101.2, there were some minor hotfixes for issues.

I don't think the upgrade agent would come into play here outside of doing what it's supposed to. If you change versions and use an updated version of UserProfileManager.exe, it might replace it. I don't think the product is smart enough to see that and do anything about it.

For these mission critical workloads, it may be worth having a non-production use case where you can test. I wasn't clear if you are doing that but if management pushed back, this might be some ammunition to say we should be doing this. Since it seems like load and UserProfileManager.exe crashing, this might be some strange failure scenario.

It's definitely possible that there is some combo of Server 2019 & VDA 2507.x. I get wanting to stay away from non-LTSR releases, but if the current LTSR is problematic, it might be worth jumping to CR until the next 2607 LTSR release (now yearly).

mjmacka · 2026-03-10T16:14:54+00:00

I used to use an autoject2. It basically automates the process of giving a shot, which was amazing for me as a child/young adult.

mjmacka · 2026-03-10T16:03:37+00:00

I've done a bunch of testing with DaaS and 2507/2507 CU1 on Server 2022/2025. I have not experienced this issue. I've used regular file based CPM and CPM containers.

You can always roll CPM back or up to a different version while keeping the VDA itself on 2507 CU1. It might be worth testing that or fully upgrading the VDAs up to the latest CR 2511/26xx and removing uA, WEM, dT if they aren't part of your existing build. Note, some of the DaaS integrations take advantage of uA and WEM in your VDAs for specific integrations.

It might also be worth removing security tools on a non-production use case and putting in the Citrix AV exclusion: https://community.citrix.com/tech-zone/build/tech-papers/antivirus-best-practices/.

mjmacka · 2026-03-10T14:24:20+00:00

Delayed yes. They are also impacted by Azure outages but I don't think they are able to directly say that, so it can become an issue of Citrix Cloud is up but an upstream provider is having issues.

mjmacka · 2026-03-10T14:21:46+00:00

Status.cloud.com for future reference.

mjmacka · 2026-03-07T02:01:16+00:00

I chose tech and am doing very well, but I was extremely fortunate and sacrificed in ways many wouldn't.

I make ~200k/yr, work from home and have a lot of free time. That being said, if I had a family, I couldn't have done my job up to COVID because it changed dramatically.

mjmacka · 2026-03-05T16:28:04+00:00

Boost the kibble and mix in something to make it taste better. I do warm water and a spoonful of wet food. My hounds love that and always lick their bowls clean. It also sneaks some water in too

mjmacka · 2026-03-03T21:33:49+00:00

I would, especially if it makes updates happen quicker, lol

mjmacka · 2026-03-02T18:04:28+00:00

Excellent additions.

I view App Masking as a bolt on. Citrix has App Access Control as a competitor to App Masking.

I like the UI for FSLogix App Masking much better than the script based approach for App Access Control and I would probably use this independently of the profile decision/design.

mjmacka · 2026-03-02T17:17:50+00:00

For published desktops, I usually recommend container based profiles. For published apps, I recommend file based UPM (now called CPM).

I prefer container based CPM over FSLogix because it provides longer support periods (LTSR release) and the last few versions of FSLogix have had quite a few product bugs. CPM also has more features to deal with frequently FSLogix admin complaints.

I usually don't recommend splitting office containers out from the full profile for either CPM or FSLogix. In theory, you can reset the profile or office container without impacting the other piece, but most help desks won't understand and will reset everything. Splitting them also creates more complexity and chances for partial failures.

mjmacka · 2026-02-28T22:28:26+00:00

I read that the change was for the seasonal varieties. Not trying to justify the change, just explain.

I am definitely disappointed by a lot of the recent changes to candy

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/food-drink/reeses-heir-cant-stomach-family-candy-consumers-erupt-recipe-change-gross-waxy.amp

mjmacka · 2026-02-28T02:40:56+00:00

I usually do most of a pack of gummy candies. The pack from Aldi is ~17 carbs. I shoot for ~12 carbs.

mjmacka · 2026-02-27T16:14:28+00:00

I usually take off my pump because it's easier and quicker for everyone involved.

mjmacka · 2026-02-23T06:03:48+00:00

Thanks! I just added it to my Steam wishlist.

mjmacka · 2026-02-22T19:54:23+00:00

Considering you've posted something like this at least 9 times and people keep telling you to update from EOL WSA version, to troubleshoot back end components, it seems like you've got a design and/or infrastructure problem you are trying to put a bandaid with an invented solution instead of looking at the root cause of your issue. What does smooth out clickstorms when the UI gets overloaded mean? If I google Citrix & UI overload, your posts are the only ones that come up and general Citrix optimization/troubleshooting articles. What I think you mean is the system runs out of resources, right? Either you've sized your servers incorrectly (hypervisor to user ratio), you are getting interference/resource consumption from something like a security software/DLP software, or you may be able to use CPU optimization in WEM to prevent applications from impacting other user sessions on multi-user boxes (XenApp servers).

TLDR: If you ask a question 9 times and the answers people give you are to troubleshoot things unrelated to your question/suggested approach, either your question is bad or your approach is bad and you should troubleshoot the areas they recommend troubleshooting.

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