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- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Objective
Citrix policies provides the most efficient and convenient way to ensure user configurations are correct and eliminates the need for manual intervention. In this article, we’ll look at the group policy settings available for keyboard and IME configurations.
Instructions
Windows VDA Keyboard and IME Policies
These policies only work with Windows VDA and they are available from CVAD 2006/7.26 and CVAD 1912 CU2 onwards.To access the group policy settings, open “Citrix Studio” in the desktop delivery controller machine. Then, click “Policies”->” Create Policy”. There, you’ll find group policies for Keyboard and IME under the “ICA” category. Select “Keyboard and IME,” as shown below.
The following three items will be listed, as shown below:
- Client Keyboard Layout Sync and IME Improvement
- Enable Unicode Keyboard Layout Mapping
- Hide Keyboard Layout Switch Pop-up Message Box
Client Keyboard Layout Sync and IME Improvement
The “Support dynamic client keyboard synchronization” setting, shown below, can help customers change the client keyboard layout and dynamically synchronize it to the VDA in the running session. With the option enabled, users don’t need to log in again or reconnect if they want to change the client keyboard layout.For users working in Chinese, Korean, or Japanese, the “Support both dynamic client keyboard layout sync and IME improvement” setting will enable the best user experience for the client IME.
For windows VDA, two settings (“Support dynamic client keyboard synchronization” “Support both dynamic client keyboard layout sync and IME improvement”) work as the same effect. They are both related with the manual setting in windows VDA.
Add registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECitrixICAIcaImeDisableKeyboardSync value = DWORD 0 |
For Linux VDA, these two settings are different. See Linux part for reference.
Enable Unicode Keyboard Layout Mapping
The differences in keyboard layout among operating systems can cause key mapping issues. For example, the Mac France keyboard layout is different from the Windows layout. In Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, you can use the “Unicode Keyboard Layout Mapping” setting to solve these issues.With this setting, users don’t have to manually set the value in the Windows VDA registry, helping them to enable/disable the feature more easily.
The related manual setting way is as follows.
Add registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECitrixCtxKlMapEnableKlMap value = DWORD 1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECitrixCtxKlMapDisableWindowHook value = DWORD 1 |
Hide Keyboard Layout Switch Pop-up Message Box
This setting is great for the users who don’t want see the message box shown below when they change the keyboard layout. Admins can simply choose the “Hide keyboard layout switch pop-up message box” option. The option works only on windows VDA.Linux VDA Keyboard and IME Policies
Compare with windows VDA, Linux VDA supports 'Client Keyboard Layout Sync and IME Improvement' policy, and there are 3 options. These policies are available from Linux VDA 2012 onwards.Best Keyboard For Citrix And Windows 10 Pro 64
Let’s look at each setting.- Disabled: disables dynamic keyboard layout synchronization and client IME user interface synchronization.
- Support dynamic client keyboard synchronization: enables dynamic keyboard layout synchronization.
- Support both dynamic client keyboard layout sync and IME improvement: enables both dynamic keyboard layout synchronization and client IME user interface synchronization
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/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg update -k 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlCitrixLanguageBar' -v 'SyncKeyboardLayout' -d '0x00000001' |
/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg update -k 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlCitrixLanguageBar' -v 'SyncClientIME' -d '0x00000001' |
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The group policy settings I’ve covered here will help users configure their keyboard layout and IME more efficient and convenient. These settings works on VDA to make these policies effective, CWA configurations are also needed, but not in scope of this post, please check out our ICA policy settings and Keyboard and IME configuration documentation to learn more.
Mac equivalents of Windows keys
Many of the keys that you'd see on a PC have equivalent keys on an Apple keyboard.
Windows logo: Press Command (⌘).
Backspace or Delete: Press Delete.
Enter or ⏎: Press Return.
Alt (left): Press Option (⌥).
Alt GR (right): Press Option + Control.
Applications: This key isn't available on Apple keyboards.
Use the On-Screen Keyboard for other functions
If your Apple keyboard doesn't include the following keys, you can recreate them in Windows using the On-Screen Keyboard.
Use the Snipping Tool to print screen
To recreate the Print Screen and Print Active Window function in Windows, use the Snipping Tool.
If your keyboard isn't working as expected in Windows
If your Apple keyboard works as expected in macOS but not in Windows, try these solutions:
- Install the latest Apple software updates for Windows.
- Install the latest Windows support software.
- If you're using Microsoft Windows 10 N, install the latest Media Feature Pack.
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