Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions

Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

Description

If you enable this policy setting, it controls Citrix Workspace app Reconnect behaviour. Citrix Workspace can look for existing, disconnected sessions via the store and reconnect them to the client. It can do this automatically at various times: - Launch : Any time Citrix Workspace app is launched or opened - Refresh : When the Refresh App command is issued in the UI or after logon - Open : When the Citrix Workspace UI is opened - Windows Logon : On First launch The default will be at Launch or Refresh. Select the appropriate combination.

Registry

HKLM SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle

More options available

Options

Choose the appropriate combination of reconnect conditions.

WSCReconnectMode enum

Disabled -> 0
Launch -> 1
Refresh -> 2
Launch, Refresh -> 3
Open -> 4 (default)
Launch, Open -> 5
Refresh, Open -> 6
Refresh, Open, Launch -> 7
WinLogon -> 8
WinLogon, Launch -> 9
WinLogon, Refresh -> 10
WinLogon, Refresh, Launch -> 11
WinLogon, Open -> 12
WinLogon, Open, Launch -> 13
WinLogon, Open, Refresh -> 14
All Options -> 15

REG Builder

BETA

Configure the state and elements to generate .reg, PowerShell, Intune, and SCCM outputs.

These exports replicate the policy's registry effect. Editing the registry directly is not the same as applying the GPO through the management console (no gpupdate, no central reporting). Test before production; HKLM changes require administrator rights.

Not configured Enabled Disabled

Choose the appropriate combination of reconnect conditions.

.reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle]
"WSCReconnectMode"="4"

PowerShell

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'WSCReconnectMode' -Value '4' -Type String

Intune XML

No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.

Intune Remediation

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle' -Name 'WSCReconnectMode' -Expected '4' -Kind String)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'WSCReconnectMode' -Value '4' -Type String

SCCM CI

# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.

# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

function Test-RegistryValue {
  param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
    [object]$Expected,
    [ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
    [switch]$Absent
  )

  try {
    $item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
  } catch {
    return $Absent.IsPresent
  }

  if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
  $actual = $item.$Name

  if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
  if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
    $actualValues = @($actual)
    $expectedValues = @($Expected)
    if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
    for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
      if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
    }
    return $true
  }

  return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}

$checks = @(
  (Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle' -Name 'WSCReconnectMode' -Expected '4' -Kind String)
)

if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
  Write-Output 'Compliant'
  exit 0
}

Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1

# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Control when Citrix Workspace attempts to reconnect to existing sessions
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: All Citrix Workspace supported platforms

$path = 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\Dazzle'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'WSCReconnectMode' -Value '4' -Type String