- Mar 22, 2021 Citrix Workspace app for Chrome OS now lets you enjoy the following features of Microsoft Teams within virtual desktops and within the Microsoft Teams virtual app. Optimized audio calls; Optimized video calls; Optimized screen sharing; Note: Screen sharing currently allows sharing of the entire screen including that outside of your Citrix.
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- Open Google Chrome and browse to https://storefront.lsuhsc.edu
- If this is the first time you have visited the StoreFront site, or if you have recently cleared your Browsing Data, you will be prompted with the window shown below. Click “Detect Receiver”.
- If you receive a message window that says something about “Look for an App in the Store”, just ignore that message and click anywhere away from that message window. Next you should see:
If you already have Citrix Receiver installed on your workstation you will immediately be directed to the StoreFront logon dialog, and you can Skip to Step 10 of this document.
If you were not taken directly to the StoreFront logon page, proceed to click inside the “I agree…” checkbox shown above, and then click the “Download” button. Then look for “Receiver.exe” in the lower left of the Chrome window, and click it. If prompted with a window that asks “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device”, click “Yes”. - You will next see the window below:
Click “Start”. Click the checkbox next to the “I accept…”. Then click “Next”. - In the window below you can leave the checkbox blank next to “Enable Single Sign-on”, but it will not hurt anything if you accidentally click this checkbox. Click “Next”.
- In the following window, you can choose whatever your preference, and then click 'Install'. Generally we recommend you leave the checkbox UN-checked:
- The Citrix Receiver install will proceed. At the end, click on “Finish”. (Do not click “Add Account”).
- Go back the Google Chrome window. If you see a button that says “Continue”, click on it.
- You may see the following window. If so, click the checkbox next to “Always allow…” and click “Open Citrix Workspace Launcher”:
Also, If asked by Chrome whether to save your password, click “Never”. - You should now see the StoreFront logon dialog, shown below. Simply log on with your typical LSUHSC User ID and password:
- You will now see your available Citrix desktop connections, similar to the screenshot below:
From the above you can launch your Citrix desktop(s) simply by clicking their corresponding icons shown above. Your desktop should now launch. If you have any standalone Citrix applications, you can click on the “APPS” button depicted above, and launch the application(s) in a similar way. - Once you are finished working in Citrix, be sure to log off your desktop(s) and close any Citrix apps. Then, if you are still logged on to StoreFront, click on the 'gear' icon in the upper right corner, and select “Log off”, as depicted below:
Back to StoreFront Homepage
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Applications running in background app screen blanks out.
Steps to Reproduce:
Open some application. Eg: Browser, text editor.
Open Citrix Workspace app for Chrome or Citrix Receiver for Chrome and then Launch App/Desktop.
Background Application goes blank. i.e. either the browser or Citrix receiver for Chrome / Citrix Workspace app for Chrome storefront page.
Applicable Products
Citrix Workspace app for chrome earlier known as Citrix Receiver for Chrome and older versions of Citrix Receivers for Chrome.
Solution
Workaround: Clicking on the blank screen brings back the content of the application.
Citrix Workspace For Windows
Roll back to Chrome OS version 66.
Problem Cause
Citrix Workspace For Chrome Os
This issue is the result of a bug introduced in Chrome OS 67 by Google. Track Bug here.
