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Adventures in Desktop, Application, and User State Virtualization

App-V 5: Installing to the PVAD: Don’t do it . . . Yes . . . I said it.

If you have ever dealt with me directly as a customer, attended one of my presentations, or even...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 08/24/2014

VMM: Options for Offline Servicing, P2V, and Building Virtual Networks

I work with SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) frequently in many different contexts. I...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 08/23/2014

App-V 5: Revisiting Registry Staging

Last year, I wrote a blog post on registry staging in App-V and how it can affect initial publishing...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 08/21/2014

App-V 5 – How App-V 5 Handles Software Clients, Application Capabilities, and URL Protocol Handlers

App-V 5 brought a lot more options for integrating virtual applications with the local operating...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/24/2014

MED-V: The Case of the Unresponsive Word Window

I recently resolved a long standing issue that affected legacy web applications running inside a...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/24/2014

Free App-V Training from Microsoft Virtual Academy!

There is a wealth of on-demand and live training available at the MVA web site:...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/22/2014

The Role of Server Groups in App-V 4

The Role of Server Groups in App-V 4 Server groups are for configuring a server or server farm to...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/20/2014

App-V 4: Factors that can cause Performance Issues with App-V 4.x Servers

For those of you still using App-V 4 (hopefully at least App-V 4.6 on the client side and 4.5 SP2 on...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/20/2014

App-V 5: On App-V 4.x to 5.x Token Transitions

Tokenization is essential to application virtualization. This is where traditional directory paths...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/16/2014

App-V 5: On Asset Intelligence

Asset Intelligence has been used for years to enhance the inventory capabilities of Microsoft System...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/12/2014

Chatting All Things Dash V with Richard C on RunAs Radio!

Last week, Chris Jackson appeared on RunAs Radio talking about about the benefits of Windows XP...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 07/02/2014

App-V 5: On Streaming

Now that Hotfix 4 for App-V 5.0 SP2 has been out now for several weeks, many of you have likely...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 06/26/2014

App-V 5: On AddPackage and ConfigurePackage

The other day I was troubleshooting a package add issue where I was running into a brick wall that...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 06/22/2014

App-V 5: Be Careful Toggling Shared Content Store Mode

One of my colleagues in support let me know of an important note for those upgrading to App-V 5.0...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 06/13/2014

App-V 5: The Case of the Failed Connection Group Descriptor (or . . . Another Reason not to Use Notepad for XML File Creation)

Have you ever noticed that when you go to save a newly created file in Notepad, the default encoding...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 06/05/2014

App-V 5: Creating and Testing Office 2013 Connection Groups in Stand-Alone Mode

App-V 5 has evolved significantly since its initial release in the fall of 2012. Many of these...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 06/04/2014

App-V 5: On Sequencing Using Tokenized Paths, PVAD’s, VFS, and VFS Write Mode

When sequencing applications, you often never know how the application was written with regards to...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 05/23/2014

App-V @ #msTechEd 2014 - View the recordings in case you missed it!

We had quite a few breakout sessions on App-V at TechEd North America this year! If you were there...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 05/17/2014

App-V 5: Application Troubleshooting: On the Origins of an Error Message

Have you ever been testing a virtualized application and it fails with a bizarre application error...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 05/12/2014

MDOP 2014 Released - along with App-V 5 SP2 Hotfix 4 - plus New Performance Guidelines!

MDOP 2014 is now available:...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 05/01/2014

App-V 5: On Virtual Fonts

App-V has many virtualization subsystems that make up how App-V isolates itself from other...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 04/19/2014

Information Regarding the Latest Update for Windows 8.1

Update 4/16/2014: Please refer to the following updates posted in the blog posts below released on...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 04/11/2014

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 2.0 is Now Live on the Microsoft Download Center

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 2.0 is available! The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 04/11/2014

App-V 5: On Roaming Exclusions

When you use App-V with roaming profiles or a service or product that may roam integration settings...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/21/2014

Windows XP: April 8th - Almost Here!

For the past couple of years, Microsoft has been advising customers of the planned end of extended...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/21/2014

Important Read: Internet Tolls And The Case For Strong Net Neutrality

If you believe in the openness, freedom, and affordability of the Internet, this blog is very...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/21/2014

Are you still Using MED-V? If so, do NOT install this update

If you are currently still running MED-V 2.0, be very aware of a known issue. If you install the...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/20/2014

Microsoft adds software boot camps as prizes for Imagine Cup 2014

Microsoft has already announced that one of the World Finalist teams in its 2014 Imagine Cup student...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/19/2014

App-V 5: On Using Sequencing Templates

Sequencing Templates (.APPVT) files are designed for automating the sequencing of applications....

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/18/2014

Enabling Advanced Windows Installer Logging

Throughout my tenure while working in support, I would occasionally come across issues where the...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/17/2014

App-V 5: On Dynamic Configuration

When you create a package using the App-V sequencer, everything that you will need for the package...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/17/2014

App-V 5: More on Connection Groups

To continue my obsession with Connection Groups, I wanted to talk about some technical specifics...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/12/2014

TechEd North America 2014: Come See Me Talk About App-V 5 Sizing and Capacity Planning

Yes, it is time for another shameless plug. If you plan on attending TechEd North America this year...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 03/02/2014

Channel 9 Interview: Life as an MCS Consultant

A few years back, I was interviewed while in my previous role:...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/25/2014

Connection Group Case Study #2: Paint.NET

To continue my current obsession with App-V connection groups, I want to use another case study to...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/24/2014

Connection Group Case Study: Notepad++

Notepad++ uses plug-ins that register through a configuration file. This is one of the most common...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/22/2014

On the Design of (and Sequencing for) Connection Groups

I constantly stress to my customers that significant assessment and planning revolving around the...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/21/2014

Online Event: Virtualizing Your Data Center with Hyper-V and System Center

Wednesday, February 19th from 9am – 5pm PSTIf you're new to virtualization, or if you have...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/15/2014

App-V 5: The Case of the RunVirtual Collision

I've discussed running native applications within virtual environments and the many ways we can...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/11/2014

App-V 5: On Run Virtual, RDS Run Virtual, Virtualizable Extensions, and Dynamic Virtualization

If you think that title is a handful, it simply a summary of most of the ways we allow local...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/04/2014

Are you sure you need to rebuild the WMI Repository?

To continue the subject of WMI troubleshooting: I am always frustrated at the quick, shotgun method...

Author: Steve Thomas (MSFT) Date: 02/04/2014

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