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The Compatibility Gladiator

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Application Compatibility Planning, Remediation, Mitigation, Virtualization, and Modernization

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2018 5

  1. On Optimizing Large Deployments of Windows Analytics
  2. On the Art of Predicting Compatibility Regression when Assessing Risk
  3. Determining an Application's Impact when Assessing Risk
  4. Leverage a Risk-Based Approach to Application Compatibility Testing
  5. How Detailed is Your Enterprise Application Catalog?

2017 3

  1. Recent App-V Case Studies
  2. A New MED-V Blog Post . . . Yes, for Real
  3. Resolving the App-V 4 - SQL Server 2008 R2 Supportability Conundrum

2016 8

  1. Application Virtualization and Compatibility at Microsoft Ignite 2016!
  2. On Debugging Virtual Applications: Part 1: Overview (or Let’s Start at the Beginning)
  3. App-V: On Current Recommended Practices and how they Evolve . . . (a.k.a. - about that PVAD)
  4. App-V: Current Recommended Practices for using App-V with Azure RemoteApp
  5. App-V: On Targeting Azure RemoteApp Images with the App-V Management & Publishing Server
  6. App-V: More on App-V with Azure RemoteApp
  7. Anatomy of an Outlier Bug: The Issue of the Failed App-V Report Upload
  8. Less Than 1 Week Until the End of Support for Legacy versions of Internet Explorer (except Windows Vista and Server 2008)

2015 16

  1. For my Friends and Family: You have no excuse not to secure your Microsoft Accounts with Multi-Factor Authentication
  2. Farewell to Zune
  3. App-V 5.x Client Publishing Server Address
  4. Planning for Windows iSCSI SAN boot on Private Cloud Bare Metal Hosts
  5. On the Bloggers, Analysts, and the Shareholders.
  6. App-V: On App-V Applications Hosted in Azure RemoteApp
  7. App-V 5: On Java Virtualization Strategies
  8. On App-V with Azure: Streaming Applications from the Cloud
  9. App-V 5: On the App-V 5 Virtual Registry
  10. Recommendations for Ignite 2015
  11. On Office with App-V: Planning for a Virtual Office Deployment
  12. Application Troubleshooting: An Error Message, Without Context, is Worthless
  13. App-V 5: Do you Still have to Run Process Monitor within the App-V Bubble when Troubleshooting Applications?
  14. App-V 5: Further into COM and Dynamic Virtualization
  15. Manageability Lingo, Standards, & Acronyms, Oh My!
  16. App-V 5: On the LocationProvider and the IgnoreLocationProvider Feature

2014 73

  1. Free Office 2013 App-V Deployment Training now Available on Microsoft Virtual Academy
  2. App-V 5: On the PackageSourceRoot
  3. MDOP 2014 R2 is now Available!
  4. App-V 5: On Background Streaming
  5. WMI Explorer 2.0 is now on Codeplex!
  6. On Troubleshooting HTTP Streaming
  7. App-V 5: On Using BranchCache vs. Multi-Range with HTTP Streaming
  8. App-V: How the Sequencer Detects an Existing Package was Created
  9. App-V 5: On Environment Variables
  10. App-V 5: On the Catalog and Catalog Caching
  11. App-V 5: The Case of the Rogue App Path
  12. App-V 5: On why the App-V 5 Sequencer *Really* Reboots
  13. App-V 5: On Package Entitlement and Publishing
  14. App-V 5: On App-V Package Modernization with the OPC (Open Package Container) or: One Package Container to rule them all!
  15. App-V 4.6 Sequencing: What are the logs really for?
  16. App-V 4.6: So your Client Installation or Upgrade has failed: How do you break down the Logging?
  17. App-V 5 and Citrix Integration Resources
  18. App-V 5: On Application Launch
  19. App-V: On Virtual Registry Nomenclature
  20. App-V 4 Application Troubleshooting: Breaking Down Virtualization Issues Pt. II
  21. AppV 5: Important Considerations and Ramifications for Package Upgrade and VFS Write Mode
  22. App-V 5: On the (now sometimes) Immutable Package Cache Location
  23. App-V 4 Application Troubleshooting: Breaking Down Virtualization Issues Pt. I
  24. App-V 5: Application Troubleshooting: “Fly-by-Night” Error Messages
  25. App-V 5: On App-V Nomenclature
  26. App-V 5: Installing to the PVAD: Don’t do it . . . Yes . . . I said it.
  27. VMM: Options for Offline Servicing, P2V, and Building Virtual Networks
  28. App-V 5: Revisiting Registry Staging
  29. App-V 5 – How App-V 5 Handles Software Clients, Application Capabilities, and URL Protocol Handlers
  30. MED-V: The Case of the Unresponsive Word Window
  31. Free App-V Training from Microsoft Virtual Academy!
  32. The Role of Server Groups in App-V 4
  33. App-V 4: Factors that can cause Performance Issues with App-V 4.x Servers
  34. App-V 5: On App-V 4.x to 5.x Token Transitions
  35. App-V 5: On Asset Intelligence
  36. Chatting All Things Dash V with Richard C on RunAs Radio!
  37. App-V 5: On Streaming
  38. App-V 5: On AddPackage and ConfigurePackage
  39. App-V 5: Be Careful Toggling Shared Content Store Mode
  40. App-V 5: The Case of the Failed Connection Group Descriptor (or . . . Another Reason not to Use Notepad for XML File Creation)
  41. App-V 5: Creating and Testing Office 2013 Connection Groups in Stand-Alone Mode
  42. App-V 5: On Sequencing Using Tokenized Paths, PVAD’s, VFS, and VFS Write Mode
  43. App-V @ #msTechEd 2014 - View the recordings in case you missed it!
  44. App-V 5: Application Troubleshooting: On the Origins of an Error Message
  45. MDOP 2014 Released - along with App-V 5 SP2 Hotfix 4 - plus New Performance Guidelines!
  46. App-V 5: On Virtual Fonts
  47. Information Regarding the Latest Update for Windows 8.1
  48. The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter 2.0 is Now Live on the Microsoft Download Center
  49. App-V 5: On Roaming Exclusions
  50. Windows XP: April 8th - Almost Here!
  51. Important Read: Internet Tolls And The Case For Strong Net Neutrality
  52. Are you still Using MED-V? If so, do NOT install this update
  53. Microsoft adds software boot camps as prizes for Imagine Cup 2014
  54. App-V 5: On Using Sequencing Templates
  55. Enabling Advanced Windows Installer Logging
  56. App-V 5: On Dynamic Configuration
  57. App-V 5: More on Connection Groups
  58. TechEd North America 2014: Come See Me Talk About App-V 5 Sizing and Capacity Planning
  59. Channel 9 Interview: Life as an MCS Consultant
  60. Connection Group Case Study #2: Paint.NET
  61. Connection Group Case Study: Notepad++
  62. On the Design of (and Sequencing for) Connection Groups
  63. Online Event: Virtualizing Your Data Center with Hyper-V and System Center
  64. App-V 5: The Case of the RunVirtual Collision
  65. App-V 5: On Run Virtual, RDS Run Virtual, Virtualizable Extensions, and Dynamic Virtualization
  66. Are you *sure* you need to rebuild the WMI Repository?
  67. The Importance of Troubleshooting WMI Part 2
  68. App-V 5: Why are all of these Different Language Shortcuts Displaying in my Start Menu?
  69. Why is it important to Become Familiar with WMI Troubleshooting? Pt. 1
  70. App-V 5 SP2 Application Publishing and Client Interaction - Now Available!
  71. Virtualize! But How? P2V? I thought you took that feature out of VMM!
  72. App-V 5: Capturing Data Source Configuration
  73. Building Azure Web Sites

2013 47

  1. The Case of the Ever-Expanding, Dynamically-Expanding VHD
  2. Important Note for App-V 4.6 Users Upgrading to Windows 8.1
  3. MED-V: More Detail on Full-Screen vs. Seamless Mode
  4. App-V 5: Further Dissection of the App-V Error Code Format
  5. App-V 5: Useful Stuff for the App-V Professional (I hope!)
  6. Here's a Short Blog with a very Important Message (T-MINUS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS)
  7. App-V: On Operational Troubleshooting of the V5 Client
  8. App-V: On Virtual Services in App-V 5.0
  9. App-V: On COM+
  10. App-V: On Named Kernel Object Virtualization (a.k.a. the VObjects Subsystem)
  11. App-V 5: On Explaining this New VFS to Softgrid Users
  12. App-V 5 and Citrix Integration: New Whitepaper
  13. Refreshing my Windows Store Applications
  14. App-V 5: On that issue with Firefox where you cannot save preferences
  15. The feed of Windows Azure Pack Gallery Resources and SCVMM Service Templates which are compatible with the RTM releases is now LIVE
  16. I'm going to make this blunt . . .
  17. Holy Massive Cloud Software/Resource Release Batman!!
  18. App-V: On Application Compatibility and Shims with Regards to Applications Virtualized with App-V 4.x and 5.x
  19. Special note for Those Updating 4.6 to SP2 or SP3 using the MSI instead of the EXE
  20. Oracle Preview Virtual Machines on Windows Azure are now Available!
  21. App-V: On Registry Staging and how it can affect VDI Environments
  22. App-V 5: To Virtualize or not to Virtualize! How App-V 5 Answers that Question when you Launch a Shortcut
  23. App-V: On COM Isolation and Interaction
  24. App-V: On Virtualizing Multiple Excel Add-ins
  25. App-V: Still More on Those Office Add-ins
  26. Feed of Windows Azure Pack Gallery Resources and SCVMM Service Templates is now LIVE
  27. App-V: On that Failed Office Add-in
  28. MED-V V1: How to Update the Policy UpdatePolling Interval
  29. App-V 4.6: Troubleshooting A09 Errors (04-00000A09) with Office Deployment Kit Proxies
  30. Microsoft Virtual Academy - Private & Hybrid Cloud Events
  31. App-V 5.0: On these 0xc0000142 errors and where they are coming from.
  32. App-V: Adding Additional Languages to Office 2010 Packages (. . . and pre-setting the Outlook Default Language)
  33. Come See Me at TechEd 2013 North America!
  34. MED-V: To Cache Credentials or to not Cache Credentials (Ramifications of Disabling “DisablePasswordSaving” vs. Enabling it)
  35. App-V and CM 2012: GRRRRRRRR! Where did “Remove this virtual application when it is no longer advertised” go!?!?!?
  36. App-V: Process Exit Codes and why they matter when troubleshooting virtual applications
  37. MCS is Hiring: Especially in Virtualization!
  38. App-V 5: MSI Wrapper Caveats (Oh, and App-V WMI classes are different in 5.0)
  39. App-V 5 Scripting: Change
  40. On the Art of Troubleshooting App-V Applications
  41. MDOP 2013 embeds APP-V MSI's inside of EXE files
  42. App-V 5.0: Launching Native/Local Processes Within the Virtual Environment
  43. Must have (User Experience Virtualization) Deployment and Management Resources!
  44. Running a MED-V application that depends on presence may not properly show presence when hovering over it in the System Tray
  45. Office 2013: Deployment and Migration Resources
  46. Must Have App-V 5.0 Migration Resources!
  47. You may need to re-download Configuration Manager 2012 and Endpoint Protection 2012 SP1 Binaries!

2012 31

  1. App-V 4.6 Service Pack 2 is available on Microsoft Update
  2. The Case of the Mysterious Open SFT Handle
  3. App-V 4.6: Why is SFTLP.EXE crashing and why can’t I troubleshoot it?
  4. A special note for those downloading Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2734608)
  5. Why is Internet Explorer Crashing on Shutdown? An interesting App-V-related Issue . . .
  6. Windows 8: For Those of us who Still Prefer Keyboard Shortcuts to Touch Screens - WE SALUTE YOU!!
  7. Windows 8: Shutdown, Logoff, and Restart
  8. MED-V: How to Customize and Repackage a Workspace using PowerShell
  9. Important Information for those still using Softgrid 4.1 and 4.2
  10. Some issues with the MED-V V2 Toolkit and how to Remediate them
  11. How does each Version of MED-V use Proxies?
  12. App-V 4.5: Difference between what happens when you change the LogLevel on the Streaming Server vs. the Management Server
  13. App-V 4.6: Oldie but Goodie! Using URL Shortcuts to Simply User Experience when Running Virtualized IE Plug-ins (Plus a Bonus Tip!!)
  14. App-V 4.6: Important Consideration for Streaming from DP when Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to 2012
  15. App-V 4.6: Configuration when Using Proxy Servers with HTTP Streaming
  16. Windows ADK is now Available!
  17. Software Update to block RSA keylengths <1024 has been Released to the Download Center
  18. The Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2012 is now available!
  19. MED-V V1 Disaster Recovery
  20. Important Notice About a Forthcoming Update
  21. Using Virtual PC with Windows 7: Be sure to use Integration Features when the Narrator Accessibility Feature is Enabled
  22. App-V 4.6: Using Service and Process Inclusions
  23. App-V 4.6: Are you using the Latest Version of the Client and Sequencer? You should be.
  24. How MED-V Affects Windows XP End-of-Life Support Policy (It Doesn’t.)
  25. Bringing Legacy Blog Back to Cover Legacy Products
  26. MED-V V2: Using the CTRL-ALT-Pause Key Combination to Access Hidden Dialog boxes in MED-V
  27. MED-V V2: How to Enable Advanced Logging
  28. App-V: Refresh “On-login” and Slow Startups in Windows 7
  29. Where Have I Been?
  30. App-V: Why would new users on RDS/Terminal Servers not get any App-V Applications?
  31. App-V: Error Message when trying to launch a Virtualized Instance of Visual Studio 2010

2011 28

  1. SCVMM 2008 R2: VMM Service Crash with UnauthorizedAccessException while Gathering Information on the Source Machine
  2. Decommissioned or Unreachable Domains: How the App-V 4.5 Management Server handles them differently from Softgrid 4.1 Virtual Application Servers
  3. The Default Block Size of 64KB in App-V 4.6 and Later may Cause Slow Streaming with Certain Network Configurations
  4. Troubleshooting MED-V V2 Workspace Authentication
  5. App-V: Intermittent DC Refresh and/or Launch Failures may be tied to Intermittent SQL Connectivity
  6. SCVMM: Creating a New Template from a Virtual Machine with a Differencing Disk will copy only the differencing disk without the Parent Disk
  7. App-V: Arithmetic Overflow Error (0000B065) when Running System Utilization Report
  8. A Visual Studio 2008 Package Sequenced with Microsoft Application Virtualization may not Function Properly after Upgrading to Visual Studio Service Pack 1
  9. Use the MOFCOMP Utility to fix MED-V Error 7006
  10. MED-V 1.0: Unhandled Exception when running the VM Prerequisite Wizard
  11. App-V: Error when you attempt to launch an application: xxxxxx-xxxxxx0a-00000124
  12. App-V: Beyond Trust unable to Trigger SFTTRAY /REFRESHALL under different user context
  13. App-V 4.6SP1: Issue with Sequencing the Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Client
  14. Error when you Attempt to Delete a Package using the XenApp Connector for Configuration Manager 2007 R2
  15. How to Adjust/increase/reduce the RTCP/RTP Port Ranges for use with RTSP
  16. Help! My Virtual PC Appears to be Possessed!!!! (a.k.a - the Case of the Auto-Hibernating Virtual PC)
  17. App-V: App-V Client Issues Streaming from App-V/IIS Server using XP with IPV6
  18. How an Enterprise Administrator can Determine MED-V 2.0 FTS Completion and Provide Remediation quickly.
  19. Transitioning Blog to Technet – https://blogs.technet.com/b/gladiatormsft
  20. App-V: Recommended Upgrade Preparations and Rollback procedures when upgrading from App-V Management Server 4.5 RTM or SP1 to SP2.
  21. Yes, Trusteer Rapport does break App-V
  22. App-V: Don’t use WMI for querying virtual registries.
  23. App-V: The Case of the Lingering File Type Association
  24. MED-V v1: Error: “System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object” when trying to browse for users using the “Find” option using the MED-V v1 Server Configuration utility.
  25. The Case of the Three Second Delay (a.k.a What is SFTDDE?)
  26. MED-V V2, V1, or XP Mode?
  27. App-V: Unable to click “Join Meeting” from Virtualized Outlook when Live Meeting 2007 is Installed Locally
  28. MED-V v1: How to Configure MED-V Client-Side SSL