StoreFront – Change The Default Tab To Apps

StoreFront – Change The Default Tab To Apps

Change The Default Tab To Apps

This article provides the steps required to change the default tab displayed to users on a StoreFront Web Page from the Desktops Tab to the Apps Tab.  To change the default tab to the Apps Tab perform the following steps :-

  • Logon to the StoreFront Server as an Administrative Account
  • Open Windows Explorer and navigate toC:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\{Your App Store Name}Web

E.G. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\My-App-StoreWeb

  • Edit the web.config file in Notepad
  • Search for the line below :-

<uiViews showDesktopsView=”true” showAppsView=”true” defaultView=”desktops”/>

  • Change the defaultView=”desktops” to defaultView=”apps”

<uiViews showDesktopsView=”true” showAppsView=”true” defaultView=”apps”/>

  • Save and Exit the web.config
  • Open a Command Prompt and execute IISRESET

Repeast the steps above on all StoreFront servers in the Server Group