(I used to use NX client, which does not grab Alt + Tab, so with NX I could to switch windows with Alt + Tab on my host OS only, which is prefered for me.)
I had to switch Citrix, which grabs this (alt-tab) keys (only in fullscreen mode) so if Citrix is active I cannot switch to any other host window (using keys), which is not preferred for me.
I want to switch windows with Alt + Tab on my host OS only.
My Citrix host is Win7, guest is a RH6. Version is 4.9
Symptoms or Error
Executing ALT+TAB keys toggles opened applications on endpoint machine instead of desktop session
Solution
Launch Regedit.exe on the client device to edit the registry
For Windows 32-bit OS, navigate to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
For Windows 64-bit OS, navigate to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
In some cases configuring User based Setting also helps:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
Value Name TransparentKeyPassthrough
Value Type REG_SZ
Value Remote
The Value "Remote" will enable it and blank will disable it
This made Alt-Tab switch consistently on the host, for me:
(both in Window mode and Full-screen mode)
In registry, within:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA
Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual
Channels\Keyboard
I changed:
TransparentKeyPassthrough = Local
(was empty)
Win10, 64-bit, Citrix Workspace 19.3.0.4
Related
So I have this issue, I have a web application that needs to open a popup in IE that is 64bit.
By default, it launches in 32bit. So I changed the 2 IE settings:
Trusted Sites -> Enable Protected Mode
Advanced Security -> Enable 64 bit processes for Enhanced Protected Mode
When I navigate to my site, if i use IP address, or short hostname, it behaves as expected and launches in 64 bit. But if I launch my site with the FQDN xxxxx.domain.com it still launches in 32 bit. Any ideas?
What is your IE version and OS version? Is the manager process of IE 64 bit?
You could try the following methods:
Enable UAC
If UAC is off, Enhanced Protected Mode doesn't do anything. You could enable UAC by editing the registry: Set EnableLUA value to 1 in the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Or open the Control Panel, select User Accounts, click Change User Account Control settings, move the slider up, then click OK.
Disable LCIE
By disabling LCIE, there will be only one process no matter how many tabs running in IE. If the main process is 64 bit, then you'll get a single 64 bit process for all the tabs. Save below code as a reg file, then double click it to make it work in registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"TabProcGrowth"="0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"TabProcGrowth"="0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"TabProcGrowth"="0"
Question:
How can I emulate pressing CTRL+ALT+PAUSE in my Linux VM using AutoKey?
I tried a script that has
keyboard.send_keys("<ctrl>+<alt>+<pause>")
in it. But it does not work.
Background:
I'm using Windows 10 and RDP to log into a Fedora Linux. Switching 100 times a day.
The RDP connection runs in Windows all the time.
If the RDP window is not in the background but active, I can press CTRL+ALT+PAUSE to go into the VM (Fullscreen). If I am inside the VM I can press CTRL+ALT+PAUSE to go back to Windows.
So far so good. I want only one button. Preferably PAUSE. Windows part is ready already with following script
Pause::
If !WinExist("RDP Tool Name")
MsgBox No Window found
WinShow, RDP Tool Name
WinActivate, RDP Tool Name
Send ^!{CtrlBreak}
Return
Is the Linux part maybe not possible because the key combination is cached somewhere before my Linux system can even notice it? Any ideas?
I solved it without any other new script. I just had to edit the RDP settings: Keyboard -> Use Windows-Hotkeys -> On this Computer
I'm having issues that IE version 11 stuck randomly on some page. the code is working fine because whenever i restart the program sometimes it work but the most annoying will be randomly stuck after click and load the page. is this normal on IE? i never had this type of issues when using Chrome. but this website works only at IE. can i know the cause of this problem is it the driver?, the website itself? or Network security?
While you work with Internet Explorer v11 you need to configure your test framework with the Required Configuration. Apart from these specifically only for IE 11 you will need to set a registry entry on the target computer so that the driver can maintain a connection to the instance of Internet Explorer it creates as follows:
For 32-bit Windows installations, the key you must examine in the registry editor is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE.
For 64-bit Windows installations, the key is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE.
Trivia
How does the registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\…\FEATURE_BFCACHE for InternetExplorerDriver solves the Internet Explorer 11 issue?
Internet Explorer Protective mode setting and Zoom levels
Selenium InternetExplorerDriver doesn't get focus on the window
How to ignore protected Mode Settings for Internet Explorer using setCapability() through Selenium and Java?
I have a problem in selenium uploading files in IE11. In my c# code I make
driver.FindElement(By.Id("file")).SendKeys(filepath);
and in 95% of executions it works OK in IE11 but at others I see only opened upload window and test hangs after it.
I'm sure that path to image is correct, I see it in console of selenium server.
Does anybody have some ideas of reason of such behavior?
UPDATE 08/10/2015:
I updated selenium server from 2.45 version to 2.47.1 and it seems that issue appears not so often as before but it is still there
I verified confuration on IE
The IEDriverServer exectuable must be downloaded and placed in your PATH.
On IE 7 or higher on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must set the Protected Mode settings for each zone to be the same value. The value can be on or off, as long as it is the same for every zone. To set the Protected Mode settings, choose "Internet Options..." from the Tools menu, and click on the Security tab. For each zone, there will be a check box at the bottom of the tab labeled "Enable Protected Mode".
Additionally, "Enhanced Protected Mode" must be disabled for IE 10 and higher. This option is found in the Advanced tab of the Internet Options dialog.
The browser zoom level must be set to 100% so that the native mouse events can be set to the correct coordinates.
For IE 11 only, you will need to set a registry entry on the target computer so that the driver can maintain a connection to the instance of Internet Explorer it creates. For 32-bit Windows installations, the key you must examine in the registry editor is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE. For 64-bit Windows installations, the key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE. Please note that the FEATURE_BFCACHE subkey may or may not be present, and should be created if it is not present. Important: Inside this key, create a DWORD value named iexplore.exe with the value of 0.
My configuration is correct
I'm running some selenium tests on a amazon cloud machine. My web application has a flash area where i'm simulating a keyboard type and click using java robot code (also tried auto it script to simulate user click and type on the flash area) . The code works when i connect to the server using remote desktop and the remote desktop window is active, but when i minimize the remote desktop window, the java robot code does not work?
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.delay(5000);
robot.mouseMove(400, 400);
robot.mousePress(InputEvent.BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK);
robot.mouseRelease(InputEvent.BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK);
robot.delay(2000);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_H);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_B);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Y);
Issue is not with the scripts, but with the host machine's GUI settings for remote machine. To fix this, perform the following steps on the computer from which you are connecting to a remote workstation :
Configuration for current user only:
Run the regedit.exe tool.
Find the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client.
Create a DWORD value with the name RemoteDesktop_SuppressWhenMinimized and set its value to 2.
Now find the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client.
Create a DWORD value with the name RemoteDesktop_SuppressWhenMinimized and set its value to 2.
Close the regedit.exe tool.
Configuration for all users:
Run the regedit.exe tool.
Find the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client.
Create a DWORD value with the name RemoteDesktop_SuppressWhenMinimized and set its value to 2.
Find the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client.
Create a DWORD value with the name RemoteDesktop_SuppressWhenMinimized and set its value to 2.
Close the regedit.exe tool.
Now when you minimize the Remote Desktop Connection window on your computer, this will not affect the remote computer’s GUI and the GUI will be available to your interactive tasks.
I installed UltraVNC Server and connected using VNC client. The problem is not observed and the robot works even after disconnecting. Below is the exact steps:
Login to the remote machine using Windows Remote Desktop tool.
Install UltraVNC server as a Windows service.
Log off from the system (you are still within the remote desktop tool).
Now using VNC viewer, connect to the system.
You will be shown the login screen. You can login to the system using vnc viewer now.
Thanks, Daniel,
This resolved the issue we had while running a Synthetic Scenario where we need to use Robot Framework to perform some mouse clicks while the RDP Session is minimized.
Best Regards,
Buddhika.
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