1. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name: Evolve IP - DaaS 3 - Turn Off Display
2. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
   1. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Power Management -> Video and Display Settings
      1. Turn Off the Display (Plugged In): Enabled
      2. Turn Off the Display (seconds): 0

1. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name: Evolve IP - DaaS 3 – PcoIP
2. Evolve IP can provide the needed admx/adml files
   1. Copy PCOIP.ADMX into your “Policy Definitions” folder
   2. Copy PCOIP.ADML into your “Policy Definitions\en-US” folder
3. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
   1. Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative -> Classic -> PCoIP Session Variables -> Overridable Administrator Defaults
      1. Enable access to a PCoIP session from a vSphere console
         1. Enabled
      2. Configure Clipboard Redirection
         1. Enabled
         2. Enabled in both directions

1. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name: Evolve IP - DaaS 3 – Blast
2. Evolve IP can provide the needed admx/adml files
   1. Copy VDM_BLAST.ADMX into your “Policy Definitions” folder
   2. Copy VDM_BLAST.ADML into your “Policy Definitions\en-US” folder
3. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
   1. Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative -> Classic -> VMware Blast
      1. Screen Blanking
         1. Disabled
      2. Configure Clipboard Redirection
         1. Enabled
         2. Enabled in both directions

1. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name: Evolve IP - DaaS 3 - Outlook Cached Mode.
2. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
   1. User Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates → Microsoft Outlook 2016 → Account Settings → Exchange → Cached Exchange Mode
   2. Set Cached Exchange Mode Sync Settings to enabled and 3 months unless customer requests longer duration
   3. Set Use Cached Exchange Mode for new and existing Outlook profiles to enabled.
   4. User Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates → Microsoft Outlook 2016 → Outlook Options → Delegates
   5. Set Disable shared mail folder caching to enabled

1. Download and install the latest Microsoft Office 365 Group Policy Templates (ADMX and ADML files)
1. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49030
2. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name:  Evolve IP - DaaS 3 - Disable Bing
3. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
1. Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine) -> Updates
2. Look through the list of policies and double-click on the Don't install extension for Microsoft Search in Bing that makes Bing the default the search engine option.
3. Select Enabled and then press Apply followed by OK to configure the policy.

1. Create new GPO Under the OU with the desktops in it with the name: Evolve IP - DaaS 3 - Folder Redirection
2. Right-click the GPO that you created for the group policy settings and select Edit.
   1. User Configuration -> Policies -> Windows Settings -> Folder Redirection
      1. Favorites (right click the folder)
         1. Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location)
         2. Target Folder Location: Create a folder for each user under the root path
         3. Root Path: \\server\share
         4. Options:
            1. Grant user exclusive rights to Favorites: Disabled
            2. Move the Contents of Favorites to the new location: Enabled
            3. Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000 server, Windows…: Disabled
            4. Policy Removal Behavior: Leave Contents
      2. Desktop
         1. Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location)
         2. Target Folder Location: Create a folder for each user under the root path
         3. Root Path: \\server\share
         4. Options:
            1. Grant user exclusive rights to Desktop: Disabled
            2. Move the Contents of Desktop to the new location: Enabled
            3. Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000 server, Windows…: Disabled
            4. Policy Removal Behavior: Leave Contents
      3. Documents
         1. Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location
         2. Target Folder Location: Create a folder for each user under the root path
         3. Root Path: \\server\share
         4. Options:
            1. Grant user exclusive rights to Documents: Disabled
            2. Move the Contents of Documents to the new location: Enabled
            3. Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000 server, Windows…: Disabled
            4. Policy Removal Behavior: Leave Contents
      4. Downloads
         1. Setting: Basic (Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location)
         2. Target Folder Location: Create a folder for each user under the root path
         3. Root Path: \\server\share
         4. Options:
            1. Grant user exclusive rights to Downloads: Disabled
            2. Move the Contents of Downloads to the new location: Enabled
            3. Also apply redirection policy to Windows 2000 server, Windows…: Disabled
            4. Policy Removal Behavior: Leave Contents
      5. Music
         1. Setting: Follow the Documents Folder
      6. Videos
         1. Setting: Follow the Documents Folder
      7. Pictures
         1. Setting: Follow the Documents Folder

File Exclusions for Anti Virus:

C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
C:\Program Files\Citrix\User Profile Manager\UserProfileManager.exe
C:\Program Files\Citrix\Server Resource Management\Memory Optimization Management\Program\CtxSFOSvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
${WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore\DataStore.edb
${WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore\Logs\Edb*.jrs
${WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore\Logs\Edb.chk
${WinDir}\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore\Logs\Tmp.edb
${windir}\Security\Database\*.edb
${windir}\Security\Database\*.sdb
${windir}\Security\Database\*.log
${windir}\Security\Database\*.chk
${windir}\Security\Database\*.jrs
${windir}\Security\Database\*.xml
${windir}\Security\Database\*.csv
${windir}\Security\Database\*.cmtx
pcoip_server_win32.exe
wssm.exe
VMBlastS.exe
wsnm_jms.exe
vmwareviewclipboard.exe*
outlook.exe*
excel.exe
splwow64.exe
vmtoolsd.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware DaaS Agent\service\DaaSAgent.exe

Thick Client Requirements:

Minimum Version to support Teams Optimization is v2012 Build 8.1

Thin Client Requirements:

If using a Wyse 5030: The Firmware version must be v8.6_412_3040 in order for Teams Optimization to function

RMM allows you to set up periodic checks to ensure optimal performance.  We recommend setting these checks for after hours in order to reduce load on the platform.  Using any RMM scheduled task.  Preexisting IT policies should be reevaluated prior to deploying automated