User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) Release Notes
This topic includes information required to successfully install and use UE-V that isn't included in the User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) documentation. If there are differences between the information in this topic and other UE-V topics, the latest change should be considered authoritative.
Company Settings Center removed in UE-V for Windows 10, version 1607
In previous versions of UE-V, users could select which of their customized application settings to synchronize with the Company Settings Center, a user interface that was available on user devices. Additionally, administrators could configure the Company Settings Center to include a link to support resources so that users could easily get support on virtualized settings-related issues.
With the release of Windows 10, version 1607, the Company Settings Center was removed and users can no longer manage their synchronized settings.
Administrators can still define which user-customized application settings can synchronize (roam) with Group Policy or Windows PowerShell.
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With the removal of the Company Settings Center, the following group policies are no longer applicable:
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Upgrading from UE-V 1.0 to the in-box version of UE-V is blocked
Version 1.0 of UE-V used Offline Files (Client-Side Caching) for settings synchronization and pinned the UE-V sync folder to be available when the network was offline, however, this technology was removed in UE-V 2.x. As a result, UE-V 1.0 users are blocked from upgrading to UE-V for Windows 10, version 1607.
WORKAROUND: Remove the UE-V 1.0 sync folder from the Offline Files configuration and then upgrade to the in-box version of UE-V for Windows, version 1607 release.
UE-V settings location templates for Skype cause Skype to crash
When a user generates a valid settings location template for the Skype desktop application, registers it, and then launches the Skype desktop application, Skype crashes. An ACCESS_VIOLATION is recorded in the Application Event Log.
WORKAROUND: Remove or unregister the Skype template to allow Skype to work again.
Registry settings don't synchronize between App-V and native applications on the same device
When a device has an application that is installed through both Application Virtualization (App-V) and locally with a Windows Installer (.msi) file, the registry-based settings don't synchronize between the technologies.
WORKAROUND: To resolve this problem, run the application by selecting one of the two technologies, but not both.
Unpredictable results when both Office 2010 and Office 2013 are installed on the same device
When a user has both Office 2010 and Office 2013 installed, any common settings between the two versions of Office are roamed by UE-V. This roaming could cause the Office 2010 package size to be large or result in unpredictable conflicts with 2013, particularly if Office 365 is used.
WORKAROUND: Install only one version of Office or limit which settings are synchronized by UE-V.
Uninstallation and reinstallation of Windows 8 applications reverts settings to initial state
While UE-V settings synchronization is being used for a Windows 8 application, if the user uninstalls the application and then reinstalls the application, the application's settings revert to their default values. This result happens because the uninstall removes the local (cached) copy of the application's settings but doesn't remove the local UE-V settings package. When the application is reinstalled and launched, UE-V gathers the application settings that were reset to the application defaults and then uploads the default settings to the central storage location. Other computers running the application then download the default settings. This behavior is identical to the behavior of desktop applications.
WORKAROUND: None.
UE-V doesn't support roaming settings between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Office
We recommend that you install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. To choose the Microsoft Office version that you need, click here. UE-V supports roaming settings between identical architecture versions of Office. For example, 32-bit Office settings will roam between all 32-bit Office instances. UE-V doesn't support roaming settings between 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Office.
WORKAROUND: None
Favicons that are associated with Internet Explorer 9 favorites don't roam
The favicons that are associated with Internet Explorer 9 favorites aren't roamed by User Experience Virtualization and don't appear when the favorites first appear on a new computer.
WORKAROUND: Favicons will appear with their associated favorites once the bookmark is used and cached in the Internet Explorer 9 browser.
File settings paths are stored in registry
Some application settings store the paths of their configuration and settings files as values in the registry. The files that are referenced as paths in the registry must be synchronized when settings are roamed between computers.
WORKAROUND: Use folder redirection or some other technology to ensure that any files that are referenced as file settings paths are present and placed in the same location on all computers where settings roam.
Long Settings Storage Paths could cause an error
Keep settings storage paths as short as possible. Long paths could prevent resolution or synchronization. UE-V uses the Settings storage path as part of the calculated path to store settings. That path is calculated in the following way: settings storage path + "settingspackages" + package dir (template ID) + package name (template ID) + .pkgx. If that calculated path exceeds 260 characters, package storage will fail and generate the following error message in the UE-V operational event log:
[boost::filesystem::copy_file: The system can't find the path specified]
To check the operational log events, open the Event Viewer and navigate to Applications and Services Logs / Microsoft / User Experience Virtualization / Logging / Operational.
WORKAROUND: None.
Some operating system settings only roam between like operating system versions
Operating system settings for Narrator and currency characters specific to the locale (that is, language and regional settings) will only roam across like operating system versions of Windows. For example, currency characters won't roam between Windows 7 and Windows 8.
WORKAROUND: None
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