How to Check if HDX 3D Pro is enabled?

To confirm that HDX 3D Pro was enabled, launch a published Desktop to the VDA and download the “HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool” from CTX135593 – HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool. Run the “HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool” within the Desktop ICA session and go to Graphic – Thinwire.

What is Citrix HDX Pro?

The HDX 3D Pro capabilities of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops enable you to deliver desktops and applications that perform best using a graphics processing unit (GPU) for hardware acceleration. All supported Citrix Workspace apps can be used with 3D graphics.

What is Citrix GPU?

NVIDIA and Citrix are working together to bring the performance of NVIDIA virtual GPU (vGPU) technology to Citrix Virtual Apps and Virtual Desktops. IT can virtualize 100% its users with a native PC-equivalent experience, achieving dramatically lower cost per desktop.

How do I disable Citrix Policy hardware acceleration for graphics?

Solution

1. Open the Citrix Receiver Group Policy Object administrative template by running gpedit. msc.
2. Under the Computer Configuration node, go to Administrative Templates > Citrix Receiver or Citrix Workspace > User Experience.
3. Select Hardware Acceleration for graphics.
4. Select Disabled and click Apply and OK.

What is HDX 3D Pro?

Citrix HDX 3D Pro is a group of graphics acceleration technologies that help optimize the delivery of resource-intensive virtual applications on the company’s XenDesktop and XenApp platforms. HDX 3D Pro is part of Citrix’s HDX remote display technologies. The user then interacts with the remote application.

How install HDX 3D Pro VDA?

Install VDAs

1. Download the product software and launch the wizard.
2. Choose which product to install.
3. Select the VDA.
4. Specify how the VDA will be used.
5. Choose whether to enable HDX 3D Pro mode.
6. Select the components to install and the installation location.
7. Install additional components.
8. Delivery Controller addresses.

How do I enable audio on Remote Desktop?

1. From you local machine, open the ‘Options’ menu in Remote Desktop.
2. Select the ‘Local Resources’ tab with the left mouse button.
3. Locate the Remote Audio area, and choose ‘Settings’
4. Go to ‘Remote Audio Playback’ and select ‘Play on this computer’

How do I enable the microphone on my virtual machine?

Allow access to microphone on Windows side

1. Start Windows virtual machine.
2. Click Windows menu > Settings > Privacy.
3. Select Microphone in the list on the left.
4. Turn microphone access for device to “on” and allow apps to access microphone (in case you are planning to use microphone in Windows applications)

How do I fix hardware acceleration?

On Windows 7

1. Click the Start button, then Control Panel.
2. Click Display.
3. Click Change display settings.
4. Click Advanced settings.
5. Click the Troubleshoot tab, and the Change settings button.
6. You can move the slider to enable/disable/adjust hardware acceleration on your PC.

How do I fix Citrix HDX engine has stopped working?

Disable DirectX Video Acceleration in Receiver (by default, it is ON) to resolve the “HDX Engine stopped working” issue.

Is there an installation mode for HDX 3D Pro?

There is no installation mode for HDX 3D Pro. VDA will detect the presence of supported GPU drivers automatically at runtime and leverage GPU for graphics rendering and acceleration if available. Citrix optimizations can be enabled via Citrix policy “Optimize for 3D graphics workload.”

What does HDX 3D Pro do for Citrix?

The HDX 3D Pro capabilities of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops enable you to deliver desktops and applications that perform best using a graphics processing unit (GPU) for hardware acceleration. These applications include 3D professional graphics applications based on OpenGL and DirectX. The standard VDA supports GPU acceleration of DirectX only.

What kind of GPU does HDX 3D Pro use?

The standard VDA supports GPU acceleration of DirectX only. When you install a VDA on a Single-session OS, the VDA evaluates criteria and sets the mode automatically. If a supported GPU is available, the VDA configures itself to use the GPU and HDX 3D Pro for graphics rendering and encoding.

How to configure a virtual desktop with HDX 3D Pro?

There are two different ways to configure a virtual desktop with HDX 3D Pro depending on the product version used: VDA will detect the presence of supported GPU drivers automatically at runtime and leverage GPU for graphics rendering and acceleration if available.