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AppsAnywhere Policy Template

Introduction

The settings defined in this article are included in the AppsAnywhere Policy Template and allow you to modify the behavior of the AppsAnywhere client and Cloudpaging Player on managed devices. 

The download for the template is available from the AppsAnywhere Support site with the AppsAnywhere Release.

For details on deploying and managing the AppsAnywhere clients, refer to the Deploying the AppsAnywhere Client article 

Please refer to Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide | Microsoft Docs and Import custom and third party partner ADMX templates in Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs for details on importing and managing group policies with ADMX files.

The settings for Mac OS devices must be specified using a plist file saved as /Library/Preferences/com.software2.appsanywhere.plist.

An example file is provided with the template download.

Settings

Further information on the settings available, descriptions and configuration options are available by downloading and import the template into the Group Policy Management Editor.

AppsAnywhere

Computer Configuration Policies

Policy

Description

Options

Recommendation

AppsAnywhere Client Options

Disable Pre-Deploy

This policy setting will prevent the AppsAnywhere client from attempting to automatically pre-install or update any third party clients set to be pre-deployed.
 
Note: This setting does not prevent user initiated installations. If a user visits AppsAnywhere and does not have the minimum client versions as specified in Client Settings, they will still be installed or updated when attempting to launch an application that requires the third-party client.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Pre-deploy is disabled

Disable Update Checks

Stops the AppsAnywhere client checking for upgrades and is intended for all managed devices.

This does not prevent upgrades taking place once the Minimum Version is set in Client Settings.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Update checks do not take place

Hide Cloudpaging Player During App Launch

Enabling this setting will leave the Cloudpaging Player hidden during the launch process and just use the AppsAnywhere splash screen to show progress.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None  

Ignore SCCM During Validation

If you are not utilizing the SCCM integration with AppsAnywhere in your environment, but have SCCM installed on your estate, setting this value will likely result in an improvement in validation times.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enable/Disable depending on SCCM usage

Use Initialization Splash Screen

Indicates whether or not to show the splash screen when the AppsAnywhere client is initializing at user logon.

Unsupported in AppsAnywhere client 2.0.0 and above

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Environment Settings

On-Site Machine

Indicates to the AppsAnywhere client during validation that the machine is permanently, physically located within the Institution's boundary.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Machine is located on-site

University Owned Machine

Indicates to the AppsAnywhere client during validation that the machine is owned by the institution (and is not a user-owned machine).

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Machine is owned by the Institution

Cloudpaging

Computer Configuration Policies

Policy

Description

Options

Recommendation

Cache

Set the cleanup interval for Cache

Specifies the interval by which the Cloudpaging Player will check for the number of free pages in Cache

User-configurable field appears, showing current cleanup interval

None

Set the flush interval for Cache

Specifies the interval by which the Cloudpaging Player will force a flush of the Cache index files to disk even when there are no pages being freed up during the interval.

User-configurable field appears, showing current flush interval

None

Set the location where Cache files should be stored

Specifies the location where Cache files of the Cloudpaging Player are stored. 

User-configurable field appears, showing current file location

None

Set the location where Precache files can be found

Specifies the location where Precache files can be found for the applications that are virtualized by the Cloudpaging Player. 

User-configurable field appears

None

Log

Set the maximum size of the Cloudpaging Player log file

Specifies the maximum size for the Cloudpaging Player log file. 

Current log file size (in bytes) appears in field, range of allowable values is 1024 to 10485760

None

Set the level of details presented in the Cloudpaging Player log file

Specifies the level of details (Basic or Extended) of the messages presented in the Cloudpaging Player log.

Basic
Extended

None

Set the path to be used for the Cloudpaging Player log file

Specifies the location where the Cloudpaging Player will write its log file. 

User-configurable field appears, showing current file location

None

Network

Specify the number of pages that can be fetched at once per user session

Specifies the number of pages per user session that can be fetched simultaneously against the Cloudpaging Server.

Range of allowable values is 1 to 25

None

Specify the number of pages to be fetched at once in background fetching per application

Specifies the number of background pages that each application can request at once against the Cloudpaging Server. 

Range of allowable values is 1 to 25

None

Specify the number of pages to be fetched at once in prefetch per application

Specifies the number of prefetch pages that each application can request at once against the Cloudpaging Server. 

Range of allowable values is 1 to 25

None

Virtualization

Choose file system paths to be bypassed from the virtual container

Specifies the file or folder paths which the Cloudpaging Player will bypass from the virtual container of the applications.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Choose registry paths to be bypassed from the virtual container

Specifies the registry paths which the Cloudpaging Player will bypass from the virtual container of the applications.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Specify a list of processes to be denied access on virtualized applications

Specifies a list of processes by names that should be denied access to the virtualized assets of the applications.

User-configurable field appears

None

Prevent virtualization of applications without a Cloudpaging Server

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player not to virtualize applications without a  Cloudpaging Server (Disabled Local Cloudpaging)

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Local Cloudpaging is disabled 

Hide console window from Custom AppEvent scripts

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player to run every Custom AppEvent script (of the supported types .cmd, .bat, .vbs, and .ps1) without showing a console window.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Enable UEM support for Non-persistent VDI

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player to store its state data and also application state data at the user profile location, instead of the local machine location. 

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enable if required

Preserve application settings when the application is removed

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player not to remove the application settings stored in the sandbox when removing the application.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enable if required

Set scheduling priority for activating applications

Specifies the thread priority of Cloudpaging Player during appset activation.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Choose file system folders to be excluded from the sandbox

Specifies the folder paths which the Cloudpaging Player will exclude from the sandbox of the virtualized applications.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Choose registry keys to be excluded from the sandbox

Specifies the registry paths which the Cloudpaging Player will exclude from the sandbox of the virtualized applications.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Allow virtualization of applications only from an approved list of Cloudpaging Servers

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player to allow applications to be virtualized only from an approved list of Cloudpaging Servers. 

User-configurable field appears

None

Virtualize applications as Administrators

Instructs the Cloudpaging Player to virtualize applications with Extended Permissions (Allow local system CAEs & Physical Layer Mode)

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Extended Permissions are enabled

User Configuration Policies

Policy

Description

Options

Recommendation

Custom Proxy

Automatically detect settings

Specifies whether for the Cloudpaging Player to detect proxy server automatically using DHCP and DNS servers

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Use automatic configuration script

Specifies the URL of a proxy automatic configuration (PAC) script that the Cloudpaging Player will use to select the appropriate proxy server when connecting to a given URL.

User-configurable field appears

None

Use a proxy server for your LAN

Specifies the URL of the proxy server that the Cloudpaging Player will use when connecting to a given URL. 

User-configurable field appears

None

Bypass proxy server for specific addresses

Specifies a list of addresses for which the Cloudpaging Player will bypass the proxy and connect to them directly.

User-configurable field appears

None

Network

Enable detailed logging for page fetching

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player will log additional information about the page requests as they proceed through the StreamingCore. 

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Use Windows network settings

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player will use Windows network settings when resolving the proxy for its connections. 

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

User Interface

Open window when new applications are added

Specifies whether or not the Cloudpaging Player should display its UI window and bring it to the foreground when a new application is added. 

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None - Use AppsAnywhere client "Hide Cloudpaging Player During App Launch"

Specify which system tray notifications should be hidden

Specifies which Cloudpaging Player system tray notifications should be hidden.

Disable all notifications
Disable all notifications, except for errors
Disable verbose notifications

Disable verbose notifications

Start Cloudpaging Player automatically when the user signs in to Windows

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player should be started automatically when the user signs in to Windows.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled - Cloudpaging Player starts at Windows sign in

Show reminder that Cloudpaging Player is still running when window is closed

Specifies whether a system tray notification should be displayed as a reminder that the Cloudpaging Player is still running when its window is closed.

Not Configured

Enabled (default)

Disabled

Disbale - the reminder will not be displayed when the Cloudpaging Player window is closed

Open window when Cloudpaging Player starts

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player window should be opened when the Cloudpaging Player starts.

Not Configured

Enabled (default)

Disabled

Disabled - Cloudpaging Player will not open its window when it starts

Virtualization

Specify the Cloudpaging Server used to automatically deploy applications

Specifies the URL of the Cloudpaging Server that the Cloudpaging Player would use to automatically deploy applications.

User-configurable field appears

None

Display the license policy switching prompt

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player should display a prompt that the license of an existing application virtualized on the machine is being switched to another license.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

Display the forced upgrade prompt

Specifies whether the Cloudpaging Player should display a prompt when the user launches an application that has a forced license upgrade.

Not Configured (default)

Enabled

Disabled

None

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