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Hello, we have some applications published to Horizon, when user1 is logged in and is opening the published application e.g. SAPGUi, application is opening - in full screen window without any option to change the application screen resolution...  and for the other user - user2 is opening correctly - The SAPGUi appears and looks just like it would if it were a locally installed app.   Any Idea which and where configuration we are missing for first user? Thank you in advance.

Hello, we have golden image with Windows 10 LTSC - 1809 - OS Build 17763.1158 with installed, Vmware Tools 10.3.5 - build 10430147 Vmware Horizon agent 7.11.0 AppVolume Agent 2.18.6 it is used for Automated Desktop pool Floating Assignment, Linked Clone, the last build / update for image was done August 2020.  We use Sysprep Customization script.  The Golden image is configured per guidance https://techzone.vmware.com/creating-optimized-windows-image-vmware-horizon-virtual-desktop, https://www.carlstalhood.com/vmware-horizon-7-master-virtual-desktop/ and was operating without any issues till now. We installed now the latest windows patches - October or November 2020 and closed the master image, created a new snapshot for provisioning. Since we installed the Windows patches, all the new provisioning or recompose for the VM is "failling" and "stuck" on customization. The machine is provisioned with the correct hostname, IP is assigned from DHCP,  powered-on and then the machines sit in a customization process and never go any further - initial sysprep is done and then nothing. Has anyone observed this behavior and if so, were you able to resolve it? Thank you.  

Hello, let me share with you the experience while working with Appstacks created in AppVolumes version 2.15 and  then upgraded the AppVolumes and Appstacks to version 2.18.2 - all appstacks has been re-created for Appvolume version 2.18.2 short info about our environment We use direct appstacks assignments to user only. The Golden image: Windows 10 image LTSC - 1809 - OS Build 17763.1158 windows updates to 04/2020, AppVolume Agent 2.18.2.27 Vmware Horizon agent 7.11.0 Vmware Tools 10.3.5 - build 10430147 after each appstack capture, the capturing (packaging) virtual machine is reverted back to the original snapshot, the capturing (packaging) virtual machine has installed only the VMTools 10.3.5 and AppVolumeAgent 2.18.2.27 Appstack template used is 2.18.2 Writable volume used is 2.18.2 - uia_plus_profile => Our big problem now is that what was working with appvolumes version 2.15 is no longer working in version 2.18.2, => with appvolume agent version 2.15  we have assigned for example 11 versious appstacks, (captured from application template 2.15) SAPGUI_7.50FP9HF2_x86 Python_2.7.8_x64 PuTTY_0.70_x64 PersonalCommunications_12.0.4.1_x86 OracleDataAccessComponents_12.2.0.1.1 OneDrive_19.043.0304.0003_x86 OfficeAccessDatabaseEngine2007EN Office2016_16.0_x86 DB2ConnectServer_11.1.0.1527_x64 Chrome_71.0.3578.98_x64 AcrobatReaderDC_19.010.20069_x86 => there is no any dependency that we would need to assign any of that appstacks in specific order, with some precedence, etc => how the appstack is assigned - attached it works without issue. => With version 2.18.2 all appstacks has been created from the beginning -  captured from application template 2.18.2) see the example below PersonalCommunications_12.0.4.1_x86_T2182 OracleDataAccessComponents_12.2.0.1.1_x86_T2182 SAPGUI_7.50FP9HF2_x86_T2182 Python_2.7.8_x64_T2182 PuTTY_0.70_x64_T2182 OneDrive_19.043.0304.0003_x86_T2182 OfficeAccessDatabaseEngine2007EN_12.0.4518.1031_x86_T2182 Office2016_16.0_x86_T2182 Chrome_71.0.3578.98_x64_T2182 DB2ConnectServerRuntimeClient_11.5.0.1077_x64_T2182 AcrobatReaderDC_19.010.20069_x86_T2182 =>  it looks like there is a some new dependency with appstacks assignment order eg. PersonalCommunications works only when it is assigned in first place, but then the OracleDataAccessComponents does not work, also seems that SAPGui does not work correctly and there might be some other appstacks affected => is barely impossible to find combination for the appstack assignment to find the correct order when the all assigned apsptacks will work correctly => also might be good to understand what has been changed in version 2.18.2 - this was no problem in version 2.15 => what we have observed during our internal troubleshooting for Appstacks 2.18.2.27 and AppVolume agent 2.18.2.27  is that System Environment Variables under SystemProperties are propagated only from latest attached appstack, => while working with Appstacks 2.15 and AppVolume agent 2.15 are propagated all System environment variables under System Properties. We have opened the Support case with Vmware, after initial call we are waiting for further instructions and troubleshooting session. Has anyone observed this behaviour and if so, were you able to resolve it? Thank you.

Hello, while installed a new AppVolume agent 2.18.2 I can see that there is a change in SVDRIVER  Paramaterers from version 2.15 The Parameters ReplicationLevel is in version 2.18.2 with different default value then in version 2.15 There is a new parameter ReverseReplicationList in version 2.18.2 I was searching around in the Vmware Docs -  Configuring the SVdriver Parameters ==> Configuring the SVdriver Parameters <== the listed parameters are not there documented. Does anyone know or has some experience what the parameters do? what are the options there, recommended values, what are the implications, etc? Thanks in advance.