Starting from Google Chrome version 77 you will no longer see the 'always open these types of links in the associated app' when an external app is launched trough a link in chrome. The reason why this checkbox is no longer shown can be found here . (A pretty stupid reason if you ask me)
- Citrix Receiver Chrome App Install
- Citrix Receiver Chrome Plugin
- Citrix Receiver Chrome App
- Citrix Receiver Chrome App Store
- Citrix is building towards the future and adopting new techniques for every update to technology. Where can you run this program? Apart from installing the Chrome extension, you can run Citrix on all Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, Android compatible operating systems.
- Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with your organization's Citrix infrastructure. Citrix Workspace app provides the full capabilities of Citrix Receiver, as well as new capabilities based on your organization's Citrix deployment.
Since this checkbox has been removed from Chrome my users where calling all the time about citrix no longer opening automatically and having to click 'launch citrix receiver' every time they are logging in.
Citrix StoreFront with Google Chrome (Windows) Open Google Chrome and browse to If this is the first time you have visited the StoreFront site, or if you have recently cleared your Browsing Data, you will be prompted with the window shown below. Click 'Detect Receiver'. Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace app. Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with.
Fix For windows users
After some extensive googling I came across this post on the Google Help forums Explaining how to white-list specific 'browser Protocols' in chrome using a windows registry key.
As per example I mentioned above this issue became apparent In my company with users using the citrix receiver or citrix workspace app so the registery key below is aimed at whitelisting the Citrix reciever and workspace app.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesGoogleChromeURLWhitelist]
'1'='receiver://*'
You can import the above mentioned key by copying the text (including the 'Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00″part in to notepad and saving it as .reg file.
Once the file is saved it can be imported into your registry by double clicking it. Or you can deploy it to all your machines using a Group policy.
After this Key has been Imported users logging in on the machine will no longer see the question would you like to open this link with Citrix launcher, the citrix session is opened automatically.
Registery key for other applications
Citrix Receiver Chrome App Install
If you are having trouble in chrome opening other types of apps automatically you can create your own Registery key specificly for that kind off app.
To be able to do so you have to know the 'browser protocol' that is used to call the application.
In the the registery key for the citrix launcher the protocol is receiver:// .
To find the protocol that your app is using you can check which keys are written to Hkey_classes_root during installation of the tool on a windows machine using for example regshot.
Keys used for browser protocols look like this:
Citrix Receiver Chrome Plugin
Aurora hdr free. The name of the key itself defines the protocol name. In this case the key is called receiver so the protocol used is receiver://
Citrix Receiver Chrome App
Since this checkbox has been removed from Chrome my users where calling all the time about citrix no longer opening automatically and having to click 'launch citrix receiver' every time they are logging in.
Citrix StoreFront with Google Chrome (Windows) Open Google Chrome and browse to If this is the first time you have visited the StoreFront site, or if you have recently cleared your Browsing Data, you will be prompted with the window shown below. Click 'Detect Receiver'. Beginning August 2018, Citrix Receiver will be replaced by Citrix Workspace app. While you can still download older versions of Citrix Receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for Citrix Workspace app. Citrix Workspace app is a new client from Citrix that works similar to Citrix Receiver and is fully backward-compatible with.
Fix For windows users
After some extensive googling I came across this post on the Google Help forums Explaining how to white-list specific 'browser Protocols' in chrome using a windows registry key.
As per example I mentioned above this issue became apparent In my company with users using the citrix receiver or citrix workspace app so the registery key below is aimed at whitelisting the Citrix reciever and workspace app.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesGoogleChromeURLWhitelist]
'1'='receiver://*'
You can import the above mentioned key by copying the text (including the 'Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00″part in to notepad and saving it as .reg file.
Once the file is saved it can be imported into your registry by double clicking it. Or you can deploy it to all your machines using a Group policy.
After this Key has been Imported users logging in on the machine will no longer see the question would you like to open this link with Citrix launcher, the citrix session is opened automatically.
Registery key for other applications
Citrix Receiver Chrome App Install
If you are having trouble in chrome opening other types of apps automatically you can create your own Registery key specificly for that kind off app.
To be able to do so you have to know the 'browser protocol' that is used to call the application.
In the the registery key for the citrix launcher the protocol is receiver:// .
To find the protocol that your app is using you can check which keys are written to Hkey_classes_root during installation of the tool on a windows machine using for example regshot.
Keys used for browser protocols look like this:
Citrix Receiver Chrome Plugin
Aurora hdr free. The name of the key itself defines the protocol name. In this case the key is called receiver so the protocol used is receiver://
Citrix Receiver Chrome App
Citrix Receiver Chrome App Store
You can find more information about custombrowser protocols or uri schemes in our next post.
