Citrix Desktop Lock
Somehow I missed this coming out along the way… Citrix has a technology they are simply calling Desktop Lock. You can find more details here but it essentially lets you turn your client machines into a very stripped down thin client using shell replacement. All the user gets is a grey screen and then the first virtual desktop in the alphabetical list launches. It requires you to install on a machine that already has certain receiver components available (the Enterprise 3.4 receiver for starters with SSON and a store defined) so read the doc carefully. It also will invoke for every ID except the one that installed it so that’s a bit of a bummer too 🙂 But if you need a REALLY simple shell replacement for your full OS PCs it’s not a bad option at all. I know there are a ton out there but for Citrix this works pretty well.
You can find the install media in the Receivers folder in your 7.5 download package. It’s just a simple file called DesktopLock.exe. Give it a whirl! It’s always fun to find software you never knew Citrix had 😉
they fixed that ID problem now, any local admin can now login and not get the locked down shell and het the normal explorer.exe….
Great news thanks! Makes it a much more usable product.