What is the keyboard shortcut to switch between open applications inside Citrix?
Here is an article from Citrix support center on "Enable toggle between applications using Alt-Tab keys within a remote desktop session"
Launch Regedit.exe on the client device to edit the registry For Windows 32-bit OS, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
For Windows 64-bit OS, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Citrix\ICA Client\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
In some cases configuring User based Setting also helps: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Citrix\ICAClient\Engine\Lockdown Profiles\All Regions\Lockdown\Virtual Channels\Keyboard\
Set the below Value.
Value Name TransparentKeyPassthrough
Value Type REG_SZ
Value Remote
Note: You have to exit Receiver and launch it again for this change to take effect.
- Close Citrix Remote Desktop, if it is already running.
- In our local machine, go to ‘Regedit’ and open ‘TransparentKeyPassthrough’. Set the value to ‘Remote’ and close.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SOFTWARE → Citrix → ICA Client → Engine → Lockdown Profiles → All Regions → Lockdown → Virtual Channels → Keyboard]
- Login to the usual Citrix page. Before clicking on the ‘Remote Desktop’, check the ‘Preferences → Session Settings’. Choose ‘Fullscreen’ from dropdown.
- Click ‘Remote Desktop’ now.
- Login to the Remote Desktop
- You should see a blue bar at the top.
- If you don’t see it, press Ctrl + Alt + PAUSE. Now you should see the blue bar.
- Try Alt + TAB, and you should be able to scroll through the open applications within remote desktop. Also, this enables you to save screenshots in the remote itself.
- If you want to maximize the screen even more, Press Shift + F2.
- To revert, you can press the same key combinations again.
Got it working. Just to clarify:
In the Registry Editor -
For 32-bit OS, Citrix is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
For 64-bit OS, Citrix is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\
However, I just changed it under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and it worked.
Also, I chose "On the remote computer" from the "Keyboard" dropdown in the RDP Connection Local Resources tab.