Managing the automatic loading
of App-V packages
The automatic loading of App-V
packages in the client cache is a feature introduced in the 4.x
clients. The feature loads App-V packages in the client cache in
the background.
The default configuration is as
follows: Automatic loading of App-V packages
is triggered when the user logs in and when launching an
application. When triggered the App-V client loads the applications
that have been used previously by the user. This is the
configuration made by the client installer as shown in the next
screenshot:
Associated registry
keys
The following two registry keys
control when the App-V client performs the automatic loading and
what packages will be loaded. The
registry values are located under:
On a x64 OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\SoftGrid\4.5\Client\Configuration
On a x32 OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SoftGrid\4.5\Client\Configuration
AutoLoadTriggers:
Specifies WHEN to perform the automatic loading of the
packages. If you want the auto loading to be triggered at multiple
events, the value data of each event for AutoLoadTarget need to be
added up as shown in the table.
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Value
data
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Explanation
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0
|
!! Use the
AutoLoadTarget with value 0 to
disable the auto load feature
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1
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Only at login
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2
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Only at publishing
refresh
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3
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At login(1) and publishing
refresh(2)
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4
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Only at application
launch
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5
(default)
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At login(1) and at application
launch(4)
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6
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At publishing refresh(2) and at
launch(4)
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7
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At login(1), at publishing
refresh(2) and at launch(4)
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NOTE: If auto loading should not happen at all,
use the AutoLoadTarget value to 0
disable it.
AutoLoadTarget: Specifies
WHAT applications to load when the auto load feature is
triggered.
|
Value data
|
Explanation
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0
|
Do not automatically load applications
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1 (default)
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Automatically load previously used
applications
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2
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Automatically load all applications
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A registry export and registry screen shot of
the default configuration for the auto load values is shown next
(remove \Wow6432Node for x32 clients):
Windows Registry Editor Version
5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\SoftGrid\4.5\Client\Configuration]
"AutoLoadTarget"=dword:00000001
"AutoLoadTriggers"=dword:00000005
Unattended installations
If you want to disable automatic loading of App-V packages you
can specify the following MSI parameter with the App-V client
installer:
AUTOLOADTARGET=\"NONE\"
Supported values are:
- NONE: No autoloading at all. For
example in read-only cache scenarios.
- ALL: Autoload all App-V packages
available to the user.
- PREVUSED: Only automatically load
previously used App-V packages.
The MSI parameter works in combination with the Setup.exe /s
/v"MSI parameters" command line.
Take a look at
Aaron's App-V FAQ #12 to learn more about unattended
installation of the App-V client.