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About Client Configuration Settings

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The Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 client stores its configuration in the registry. You can gather some useful information about the client if you understand the format of data in the registry. You can also configure many client actions by changing registry entries. This topic lists the App-V 5.0 Client configuration settings and explains their uses. You can use PowerShell to modify the client configuration settings. For more information about using PowerShell and App-V 5.0 see Administering App-V by Using PowerShell.

App-V 5.0 Client Configuration Settings

The following table displays information about the App-V 5.0 client configuration settings:

Setting Name Setup Flag Description Setting Options Registry Key Value Disabled Policy State Keys and Values

PackageInstallationRoot

PACKAGEINSTALLATIONROOT

Specifies directory where all new applications and updates will be installed.

String

Streaming\PackageInstallationRoot

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

PackageSourceRoot

PACKAGESOURCEROOT

Overrides source location for downloading package content.

String

Streaming\PackageSourceRoot

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

AllowHighCostLaunch

Not available.

This setting controls whether virtualized applications are launched on Windows 8 machines connected via a metered network connection (For example, 4G).

True (enabled); False (Disabled state)

Streaming\AllowHighCostLaunch

0

ReestablishmentRetries

Not available.

Specifies the number of times to retry a dropped session.

Integer (0-99)

Streaming\ReestablishmentRetries

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReestablishmentInterval

Not available.

Specifies the number of seconds between attempts to reestablish a dropped session.

Integer (0-3600)

Streaming\ReestablishmentInterval

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

AutoLoad

AUTOLOAD

Specifies how new packages should be loaded automatically by App-V on a specific computer.

(0x0) None; (0x1) Previously used; (0x2) All

Streaming\AutoLoad

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

LocationProvider

Not available.

Specifies the CLSID for a compatible implementation of the IAppvPackageLocationProvider interface.

String

Streaming\LocationProvider

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

CertFilterForClientSsl

Not available.

Specifies the path to a valid certificate in the certificate store.

String

Streaming\CertFilterForClientSsl

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

VerifyCertificateRevocationList

Not available.

Verifies Server certificate revocation status before steaming using HTTPS.

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Streaming\VerifyCertificateRevocationList

0

SharedContentStoreMode

SHAREDCONTENTSTOREMODE

Specifies that streamed package contents will be not be saved to the local hard disk.

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Streaming\SharedContentStoreMode

0

Name

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

PUBLISHINGSERVERNAME

Displays the name of publishing server.

String

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\FriendlyName

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

URL

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

PUBLISHINGSERVERURL

Displays the URL of publishing server.

String

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\URL

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

GlobalRefreshEnabled

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

GLOBALREFRESHENABLED

Enables global publishing refresh (Boolean)

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\GlobalEnabled

False

GlobalRefreshOnLogon

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

GLOBALREFRESHONLOGON

Triggers a global publishing refresh on logon. ( Boolean)

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\GlobalLogonRefresh

False

GlobalRefreshInterval

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

GLOBALREFRESHINTERVAL

Specifies the publishing refresh interval using the GlobalRefreshIntervalUnit. To disable package refresh, select 0.

Integer (0-744

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\GlobalPeriodicRefreshInterval

0

GlobalRefreshIntervalUnit

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

GLOBALREFRESHINTERVALUNI

Specifies the interval unit (Hour 0-23, Day 0-31).

0 for hour, 1 for day

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\GlobalPeriodicRefreshIntervalUnit

1

UserRefreshEnabled

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

USERREFRESHENABLED

Enables user publishing refresh (Boolean)

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\UserEnabled

False

UserRefreshOnLogon

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

USERREFRESHONLOGON

Triggers a user publishing refresh onlogon. ( Boolean)

Word count (with spaces): 60

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\UserLogonRefresh

False

UserRefreshInterval

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

USERREFRESHINTERVAL

Specifies the publishing refresh interval using the UserRefreshIntervalUnit. To disable package refresh, select 0.

Word count (with spaces): 85

Integer (0-744 Hours)

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\UserPeriodicRefreshInterval

0

UserRefreshIntervalUnit

Note

This setting cannot be modified using the set-AppvclientConfiguration cmdLet. You must use the Set-AppvPublishingServer cmdlet.

USERREFRESHINTERVALUNIT

Specifies the interval unit (Hour 0-23, Day 0-31).

0 for hour, 1 for day

Publishing\Servers{serverId}\UserPeriodicRefreshIntervalUnit

1

MigrationMode

MIGRATIONMODE

Migration mode allows the App-V client to modify shortcuts and FTA’s for packages created using a previous version of App-V.

True(enabled state); False (disabled state)

Coexistence\MigrationMode

CEIPOPTIN

CEIPOPTIN

Allows the computer running the App-V 5.0 Client to collect and return certain usage information to help allow us to further improve the application.

0 for disabled; 1 for enabled

SOFTWARE/Microsoft/AppV/CEIP/CEIPEnable

0

EnablePackageScripts

ENABLEPACKAGESCRIPTS

Enables scripts defined in the package manifest of configuration files that should run.

True(enabled); False(Disabled state)

\Scripting\EnablePackageScripts

RoamingFileExclusions

ROAMINGFILEEXCLUSIONS

Specifies the file paths relative to %userprofile% that do not roam with a user's profile. Example usage: /ROAMINGFILEEXCLUSIONS='desktop;my pictures'

RoamingRegistryExclusions

ROAMINGREGISTRYEXCLUSIONS

Specifies the registry paths that do not roam with a user profile. Example usage: /ROAMINGREGISTRYEXCLUSIONS=software\classes;software\clients

String

Integration\RoamingRegistryExclusions

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

IntegrationRootUser

Not available.

Specifies the location to create symbolic links associated with the current version of a per-user published package. all virtual application extensions, for example shortcuts and file type associations, will point to this path. If you do not specify a path, symbolic links will not be used when you publish the package. For example: %localappdata%\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Integration.

String

Integration\IntegrationRootUser

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

IntegrationRootGlobal

Not available.

Specifies the location to create symbolic links associated with the current version of a globally published package. all virtual application extensions, for example shortcuts and file type associations, will point to this path. If you do not specify a path, symbolic links will not be used when you publish the package. For example: %allusersprofile%\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Integration

String

Integration\IntegrationRootGlobal

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

VirtualizableExtensions

Not available.

A comma -delineated list of file name extensions that can be used to determine if a locally installed application can be run in the virtual environment.

When shortcuts, FTAs, and other extension points are created during publishing, App-V will compare the file name extension to the list if the application that is associated with the extension point is locally installed. If the extension is located, the RunVirtual command line parameter will be added, and the application will run virtually.

For more information about the RunVirtual parameter, see Running a Locally Installed Application Inside a Virtual Environment with Virtualized Applications.

String

Integration\VirtualizableExtensions

Policy value not written

ReportingEnabled

Not available.

Enables the client to return information to a reporting server.

True (enabled); False (Disabled state)

Reporting\EnableReporting

False

ReportingServerURL

Not available.

Specifies the location on the reporting server where client information is saved.

String

Reporting\ReportingServer

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReportingDataCacheLimit

Not available.

Specifies the maximum size in megabytes (MB) of the XML cache for storing reporting information. The size applies to the cache in memory. When the limit is reached, the log file will roll over. Set between 0 and 1024.

Integer [0-1024]

Reporting\DataCacheLimit

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReportingDataBlockSize

Not available.

Specifies the maximum size in bytes to transmit to the server for reporting upload requests. This can help avoid permanent transmission failures when the log has reached a significant size. Set between 1024 and unlimited.

Integer [1024 - Unlimited]

Reporting\DataBlockSize

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReportingStartTime

Not available.

Specifies the time to initiate the client to send data to the reporting server. You must specify a valid integer between 0-23 corresponding to the hour of the day. By default the ReportingStartTime will start on the current day at 10 P.M.or 22.

Note

You should configure this setting to a time when computers running the App-V 5.0 client are least likely to be offline.

Integer (0 – 23)

Reporting\ StartTime

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReportingInterval

Not available.

Specifies the retry interval that the client will use to resend data to the reporting server.

Integer

Reporting\RetryInterval

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

ReportingRandomDelay

Not available.

Specifies the maximum delay (in minutes) for data to be sent to the reporting server. When the scheduled task is started, the client generates a random delay between 0 and ReportingRandomDelay and will wait the specified duration before sending data. This can help to prevent collisions on the server.

Integer [0 - ReportingRandomDelay]

Reporting\RandomDelay

Policy value not written (same as Not Configured)

EnableDynamicVirtualization

Important

This setting is available only with App-V 5.0 SP2 or later.

Not available.

Enables supported Shell Extensions, Browser Helper Objects, and Active X controls to be virtualized and run with virtual applications.

1 (Enabled), 0 (Disabled)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Virtualization

EnablePublishingRefreshUI

Important

This setting is available only with App-V 5.0 SP2.

Not available.

Enables the publishing refresh progress bar for the computer running the App-V 5.0 Client.

1 (Enabled), 0 (Disabled)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Publishing

HideUI

Important

This setting is available only with App-V 5.0 SP2.

Not available.

Hides the publishing refresh progress bar.

1 (Enabled), 0 (Disabled)

ProcessesUsingVirtualComponents

Not available.

Specifies a list of process paths (that may contain wildcards), which are candidates for using dynamic virtualization (supported shell extensions, browser helper objects, and ActiveX controls). Only processes whose full path matches one of these items can use dynamic virtualization.

String

Virtualization\ProcessesUsingVirtualComponents

Empty string.

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