Workspace Control 2021.1 (10.6.50.0)
This section covers new features, enhancements, improvements or compatibility updates included in Workspace Control 2021.1 version 10.6.50.0.
User Voice Feature Requests
Thank you for your support and continued submission of Product Enhancement Requests using the Product Ideas page on the Ivanti Community. These requests are reviewed every week and form a valuable input for the Workspace Control product roadmap. Please continue to submit your ideas and vote for your favorites.
The following user requests have been addressed in this version of Workspace Control:
User Settings Analyzer
The User Settings Analyzer is a Workspace Control tool that helps administrators inspect and analyze the various user settings found in the saved data of users. This is helpful, for example, when you need to search for a specific user setting among hundreds or more. The tool is used to analyze the UserPrefs folder, which is usually located on the home drive of the users.
The tool is found in the Workspace Control Console, in the main menu bar, under Tools > User Settings Analyzer.
For details on how to use the User Settings Analyzer, see the Ivanti Workspace Control Administration Guide.
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More details about this User Voice Feature Request are found on Ivanti Ideas.
VDX Show balloon
In the Workspace Control Console, under Setup > Integration > Ivanti Products > VDX > Settings tab, a new option Show balloon was added.
By default, when the VDX integration is enabled, this option is selected and enables Ivanti VDX to display an information balloon with the details provided in the Title and Message options. The information balloon is displayed in the notification area of managed sessions on Workspace Control Agents during startup.
Deselecting the Show balloon option disables the information balloon from appearing.
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For the Show balloon option to function, the VDX Agents and the VDX Engine need to be upgraded to Ivanti VDX version 10.3.70.0 or later.
More details about this User Voice Feature Request are found on Ivanti Ideas.
New Enhancements and Improvements
The following enhancements and/or improvements are part of this version of Workspace Control:
Windows Server 2022 option for Zone Rules
When configuring Microsoft operating system Rules for Zones, Windows Server 2022 is now available as an option.
The new operating system option is available under User Context > Locations and Devices. Create or edit a Zone and under its Rules tab, select Add > Computer/Configuration > Operating system > Version.
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Enhanced Edge Chromium user settings template
The user settings template for Edge Chromium was enhanced with the following changes:
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Folder trees %cookies% and %history% are removed.
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Folder tree %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge is changed to %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data
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%localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache is added as an exclusion on %localappdata%\Microsoft\Edge\User Data
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The template is found in the Workspace Control Console, under Composition > User Settings. From the main menu bar, select New > Templates > Internet Browsing > Edge Chromium.
Additional information is found in this KB article.
Track User Settings renamed to Capture User Settings
The Track User Settings option in the Workspace Analysis tool was renamed to Capture User Settings to better reflect the functionality of the option.
The option is found in the Workspace Control Console, under Diagnostics > User Sessions. Select a user from the right-side pane and then double-click on the entry to open the Workspace Analysis tool for the selected user. In the Workspace Analysis window, navigate to Composition > User Settings.
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Block IP addresses from being sent to the Datastore
To configure Workspace Control to ignore a specific IP range or IP address when sending the computer IP address to the Datastore, create the following registry setting (string value):
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Key |
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Value |
IgnoreServerIPAddress |
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Type |
REG_SZ |
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Data |
<XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX> (digit groups of the IP address or IP range to ignore) |
For details on how to configure the registry setting, see the Ivanti Workspace Control Administration Guide - IgnoreServerIPAddress.
Additional information is found in this KB article.
Compatibility Updates
The following compatibility updates are part of this version of Workspace Control:
Windows Server 2022
Ivanti Workspace Control now supports Windows Server 2022 operating systems.
Windows 11 Tile Management
Microsoft Windows 11 operating systems do not use tiles for application shortcuts. Therefore, Workspace Control tile management for Windows 11 is unavailable.