Summary
When logging in to Citrix NetScaler Gateway with Citrix VPN configured, Microsoft Edge prompts the user to run nglauncher.exe (Citrix NetScaler Plugin).
The following instructions provide a solution to properly configure Microsoft Edge Chromium to handle this prompt.
Description
To identify the required configuration values, you need to analyze the communication between Microsoft Edge Chromium and the Citrix NetScaler Gateway. In this example, the analysis was performed using Microsoft Edge Developer Tools.
During login, you can observe the nglauncher.exe call in the HTTP request headers of the Citrix NetScaler page.
The “Request URL:” field contains the key information needed for the configuration steps that follow.
You can apply this configuration either:
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- Globally via Group Policy (using the Microsoft Edge Chromium ADMX templates), or
- Locally by modifying the Windows Registry on the user’s device.
GPO Configuration
The following Group Policy setting must be configured to suppress the Microsoft Edge Chromium prompt.
GPO Setting: Define a list of allowed URLs
GPO Setting Path: User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\
Value:citrixng://*
Registry Configuration
The following registry setting must be applied to bypass the Microsoft Edge Chromium prompt.
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Path: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\URLAllowlist
Registry Value Name: {number} **
Registry Value Type: REG_SZ
Registry Value: citrixng://*
** The Value consists of a number, if an value already exists, the entry to be configured must have a sequence number.
