#Version 4.35 23-Apr-2022

• Change all Get-WMIObject to Get-CIMInstance
• Fixed numerous $Null comparisons
• Fixed the German Table of Contents (Thanks to Rene Bigler)
  • From
    • ‘de-‘ { ‘Automatische Tabelle 2’; Break }
  • To
    • ‘de-‘ { ‘Automatisches Verzeichnis 2’; Break }
• General code cleanup
• In Function AbortScript, add test for the winword process and terminate it if it is running
• In Functions AbortScript and SaveandCloseDocumentandShutdownWord, add code from Guy Leech to test for the “Id” property before using it
• In Function OutputNicItem, fixed several issues with DHCP data
• Updated the following functions to the latest version:
  • AddWordTable
  • Check-LoadedModule
  • Check-NeededPSSnapins
  • SetWordCellFormat
  • UpdateDocumentProperties
  • validStateProp
• Updated the help text
• Updated the ReadMe file

You can always find the most current script by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster

#Version 4.34 9-May-2020

• Add checking for a Word version of 0, which indicates the Office installation needs repairing
• Add Receive Side Scaling setting to Function OutputNICItem
• Change color variables $wdColorGray15 and $wdColorGray05 from [long] to [int]
• Reformatted the terminating Write-Error messages to make them more visible and readable in the console
• Remove the unused SMTP parameterset
• Update Function SetWordCellFormat to change parameter $BackgroundColor to [int]
• Update Functions GetComputerWMIInfo and OutputNicInfo to fix two bugs in NIC Power Management settings
• Updated help text

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That may not be a good thing because if you run V1.00 of this script, or just blindly select every checkbox, you can find yourself missing all your downloaded files.

In this update, I added a -Downloads switch parameter. The parameter is $False by default so the DownloadsFolder is excluded. If you use -Downloads, that sets the switch to True which will cause the DownloadsFolder to be selected and then cleaned up the next time you run cleanmgr /SageRun:1.

I also added a -Reset witch parameter. If you use this switch, the script will set all items in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches to 0 which means the checkbox is unselected.

Figure 1 shows the initial run of cleanmgr /SageSet:1. Running the script with no parameters, as shown in Figure 2, results in all but the Downloads item selected, as shown in Figure 3.

Using -Downloads will also select Downloads as shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Using -Reset will set all the items in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches to 0, as shown in Figures 6 and 7.

I hope you find the updated script useful, especially for keeping your computer, servers, and master images for Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, VMware Horizon, Microsoft RDS, and Parallels RAS clean and disk space usage down.

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Webster

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In Windows 10 1803 and Server 2016 with all updates, running cleanmgr.exe /sageset:1 shows 24 options for items that can be cleaned up. These items are called Disk Cleanup Handlers. Full details can be found at Creating a Disk Cleanup Handler. The Handlers are registered in the registry at Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches. The number of entries in VolumeCaches varies by Windows version and which updates are installed. Instead of spending a couple of minutes manually selecting every item in the dialog for cleanmgr.exe, I decided to script the process. On my test virtual machines, setting all 24 entries takes less than one second.

The “magic” is in the entry named StateFlagsnnnn and setting a REG_DWORD value of 2. This is explained in the MSDN article:

<quote>

By running the disk cleanup manager’s executable file—Cleanmgr.exe—from a command line, you can declare cleanup profiles. These profiles are composed of a subset of the available handlers and are given a unique numeric label. This allows you to automate the running of different sets of handlers at different times.

The command line “cleanmgr.exe /sageset:nnnn“, where nnnn is a unique numeric label, displays a UI allowing you to choose the handlers to be included in that profile. As well as defining the profile, the sageset parameter also writes a value named StateFlagsnnnn, where nnnn is the label you used in the parameter, to all of the subkeys under VolumeCaches. There are two possible data values for those entries.

• 0: Do not run this handler when this profile is run.
• 2: Include this handler when this profile is run.

For example, suppose that the command line “cleanmgr.exe /sageset:1234” is run. In the UI that is presented, the user chooses Downloaded Program Files, but does not choose Temporary Internet Files. The following values are then written to the registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   Software
      Microsoft
         Windows
            CurrentVersion
               Explorer
                  VolumeCaches
                     Downloaded Program Files
                        StateFlags1234 = 0x00000002
                     Internet Cache Files
                        StateFlags1234 = 0x00000000

The command line “cleanmgr.exe /sagerun:nnnn“, where the value of nnnn matches the label declared with the sageset parameter, runs all of the handlers selected in that profile.

A generic StateFlags value is written to the registry when Disk Cleanup is run normally. This value simply stores the state (checked or unchecked) of the handler the last time it was presented as an option to the user. There are two possible data values for those entries.

• 0: The handler was not selected.
• 1: The handler was selected.

</quote>

Depending on how long the master image (or computer) has been in production and how many Windows updates have been installed/replaced/superseded, running cleanmgr.exe /SageRun:1 can take from a minute to many hours. The longest I have seen is on a XenApp 7.5 Windows Server 2012 manually provisioned server that had been in production for a couple of years and was fully patched. The cleanup process took 4.5 hours and reclaimed over 40GB of hard drive space on the almost full C drive.

As I stated at the beginning of this post, I am really surprised by how many admins do not know about this handy tool and how to use it to free up space on their computers and images. For manually provisioned computers, you can also use Task Scheduler to schedule running this process at a regular interval.

The script is very simple to use. Let me know what you think.

You can always find the most current script by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster

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You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster

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• Added: Browser Content Redirection – Allowed
• Added: Enable XenApp Optimization – Disabled
• Added: Large File Handling List – Files to be created as symbolic links – Blank
• Changed: NTUSER.DAT backup – Enabled was Disabled
• Added: Path to XenApp optimization definitions: – Blank

Computer XenDesktop Settings:

• Added: Browser Content Redirection – Allowed
• Added: Enable XenApp Optimization – Disabled
• Changed: HDX Adaptive Transport – Preferred was Off
• Added: Large File Handling List – Files to be created as symbolic links – Blank
• Added: Logon Exclusion Check – Enabled
• Changed: NTUSER.DAT backup – Enabled was Disabled
• Added: Path to XenApp optimization definitions: – Blank

User XenApp Settings:

• Added: Browser Content Redirection ACL Configuration – https://www.youtube.com/.*
• Added: Browser Content Redirection Proxy Configuration – Blank
• Added: Display lossless indicator – Disabled
• Added: Optimize for 3D graphics workload – Disabled

User XenDesktop Settings:

• Removed: Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers
• Added: Browser Content Redirection ACL Configuration – https://www.youtube.com/.*
• Added: Browser Content Redirection Proxy Configuration – Blank
• Added: Display lossless indicator – Disabled
• Added: Optimize for 3D graphics workload – Disabled
• Added: Tablet Mode Toggle – Allowed

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Webster

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You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Fellow CTP, Esther Barthel (the CTP’s favorite Minion), updated all the ADMX file worksheets. She also split the three ShareFile ADMX files into their own worksheet.

If you find any errors or omissions, please send an email to webster@carlwebster.com.

We hope you find the Excel file with all the policy settings and Citrix related ADMX files useful.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster, Esther, Markus, Carl and Jon

I am sure I may have missed something, so if I did, please let me know.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster

I am sure I may have missed something, so if I did, please let me know.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

Thanks

Webster

I am sure I may have missed something, so if I did, please let me know.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

Thanks

Webster

I am sure I may have missed something, so if I did, please let me know.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

Thanks

Webster

If you find any errors or omissions, please send an email to webster@carlwebster.com.

We hope you find the Excel file with all the policy settings and Citrix related ADMX files useful.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster, Esther, Markus, Carl and Jon

PowerShell: Updated ADMX Translation Script (v1.3)

If you find any errors or omissions, please send an email to webster@carlwebster.com.

We hope you find the Excel file with all the policy settings and Citrix related ADMX files useful.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster, Esther, Markus, Carl and Jon

If you find any errors or omissions, please send an email to webster@carlwebster.com.

We hope you find the Excel file with all the policy settings and Citrix related ADMX files useful.

You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://www.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/

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Webster, Esther, Markus, Carl and Jon