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Hi @antonpaloka ... yes you can I use OSOT to optimize my golden images and in common tasks there is an option to remove/disable Windows store apps (AppX - modern apps).  The first logon task is to reenable the NVIDIA control panel for users, because it`s an AppX app (modern app or how ever you want to call it) since version 15.x of the vGPU driver package. The second one (which doesn't work as a logon task) is to enable the NEW MS Teams (AppX version) to run from a shortcut created by DEM.

Hi Robin, I also installed 'The New Teams' and I see this folder in user directory. Did you install with 'teamsbootstrapper.exe -p'? I use this settings and it works like a expected. [IncludeFolderTrees] <LocalAppData>\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe [ExcludeFolderTrees] <LocalAppData>\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams\Logs <LocalAppData>\Packages\MSTeams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams\EBWebView

We also use FSLogix Office Container that's why I disabled all DEM settings for Office 365 except the "Shared Settings" and it works all like expected. I think I use the default Import/Export settings: [IncludeRegistryTrees] HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\FirstRun HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Microsoft Office 2016 HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Registration HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\User Settings HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Proofing Tools HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VBA [IncludeFolderTrees] <AppData>\Microsoft\AddIns <AppData>\Microsoft\Bibliography <AppData>\Microsoft\Office <AppData>\Microsoft\Proof <AppData>\Microsoft\Spelling <AppData>\Microsoft\Templates <AppData>\Microsoft\UProof <LocalAppData>\Microsoft\Office\ONetConfig [ExcludeFolderTrees] <AppData>\Microsoft\Templates\LiveContent   AND some stuff to capture signatures in Outlook: (see: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Dynamic-Environment-Manager/Outlook-for-FSLogix/ta-p/2852157) [IncludeFolderTrees] <AppData>\Microsoft\Signatures <AppData>\Microsoft\Spelling <AppData>\Microsoft\UProof   AND some stuff for OneDrive: [IncludeRegistryTrees] HKCU\Software\Microsoft\OneDrive [IncludeFolderTrees] <LocalAppData>\Microsoft\OneAuth

I'am pretty sure it’s possible because when a package is assigned "on-demand" the user triggers the mounting of the vmdk by clicking a shortcut.  It would be great to attach all available/assigned packages with a batch-file or similar. 

Our farm is on the latest version - 8.10 (2306), clients too.  It is so weird that I don’t have any little idea. There is no restriction, nothing!  Yes I know that I need to start a desktop before I'am able to redirect a device. 

Hi @michelkeus_stwg  thank you for that link. I will give it a try tomorrow. The mini driver is already installed but I will do this again with the workstation.  My goal is to use Yubikey for M365 2FA (FIDO). 

I did a quick test (scenario 1 and 2) by uninstalling the App Volumes agent and indeed without the agent the behaviour changed back to normality - all changes are captured in the zip-file.  Shall I exclude the folder c:\test\ or what do you mean?

Hi @DEMdev  I have tested now three different scenarios with curious results: Golden Image contains c:\TEST\file1.txt 1. scenario: with DirectFlex: (as trigger for import I have taken C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe) Export when last executable exits: everything works like expected - all changes (additional files, changes in files) are saved.   2. scenario: (I have taken the zip-file from szenarion 1 - it now contains 3 files: file1.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt) with DirectFlex: (as trigger for import I have taken C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe) Import: it works - test.zip (file1.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt) - all files are getting imported Export at logoff: test.zip contains only file1.txt <-- wrong behavior (missing file2.txt and file3.txt and all other changes like writing in files or additional files)   3. scenario: (DirectFlex disabled) Import at logon: it works - test.zip (file1.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt) - all files are getting imported Export at logoff: test.zip contains all files untouched (file1.txt, file2.txt and file3.txt) even when I have deleted a file, they still remain in the zip-file, additional files are not saved. The zip-file itself get's a new timestamp from export but it's completly the same like before.   The log itself doesn't show any errors: Logon: Importing profile archive 'TEST.zip' (\\XXX\XXX\DEMProfiles\XXX\Archives\Applications\TEST.zip) Logoff: 2023-06-29 13:05:46.988 [INFO ] Exporting profile using config file 'TEST.INI' (\\XXX\XXX\DEMConfig\general\Applications\TEST.INI) 2023-06-29 13:05:47.012 [INFO ] Exporting file information 2023-06-29 13:05:47.012 [DEBUG] ExportFiles: Recursively processing folder '<C-Drive>\TEST' 2023-06-29 13:05:47.013 [INFO ] Exported file information successfully 2023-06-29 13:05:47.017 [DEBUG] Stored 1 entry in profile archive (size: 0; compressed: 2) 2023-06-29 13:05:47.017 [DEBUG] Backing up '\\XXX\XXX\DEMProfiles\XXX\Archives\Applications\TEST.zip' to '\\XXX\XXX\DEMProfiles\XXX\Backups\Applications\TEST 2023-06-29 999999.zip'

The registry keys need to be applied in the OU of your instant clones or in the golden image. It can be done with a policy (download the corresponding ADMX/ADML (policy files) from Customer Connect and apply them in your domain controller or you apply them with the help of DEM (what I did).  I think, if applied in your instant clones and you have the appropriate version of agent and client, yes it will be automatically activated.  But a proof I still don’t have. It would be great if it can be seen e.g. in Horizon Performance Tracker.  Maybe someone knows how to validate if it’s activated?