Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon

August 3, 2023

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Retrieves a Start Menu Shortcut icon from the specified machine.

Syntax

Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon [-MachineName] <String> [-Path] <String> [-AdminAddress <String>] [-BearerToken <String>] [-TraceParent <String>] [-TraceState <String>] [-VirtualSiteId <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Detailed Description

Retrieves the icon associated with a particular shortcut on a particular machine. This icon is usually used to help create a published application to access the shortcut.

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
MachineName	Specify the name of the machine to use for icon retrieval for the specified shortcut path. The machine can be identified by DNS name, short name, SID, or name of the form domain\machine.	true	true (ByValue)
Path	The location of the shortcut in the specified machine whose icon is being fetched.	true	true (ByValue)
AdminAddress	Specifies the address of a XenDesktop controller that the PowerShell snapin will connect to. This can be provided as a host name or an IP address.	false	false	Localhost. Once a value is provided by any cmdlet, this value will become the default.
BearerToken	Specifies the bearer token assigned to the calling user	false	false
TraceParent	Specifies the trace parent assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use	false	false
TraceState	Specifies the trace state assigned for internal diagnostic tracing use	false	false
VirtualSiteId	Specifies the virtual site the PowerShell snap-in will connect to.	false	false

Input Type

None

You cannot pipe input into this cmdlet.

Return Values

System.String

Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon generates a Base64 encoded string containing the icon for the specified shortcut. This can be used as input to New-BrokerIcon cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

C:\PS> $shortcuts =  Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcuts -MachineName 'MyDomain\MyMachine'

C:\PS> $encodedIconData =  Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon -MachineName 'MyDomain\MyMachine' -Path $shortcuts[0].ShortcutPath

C:\PS> $brokerIcon = New-BrokerIcon -EncodedIconData $encodedIconData

C:\PS> Set-BrokerApplication 'Notepad' -IconUid $brokerIcon.Uid

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Description

This example retrieves all Start Menu Shortcuts from ‘MyDomain\MyMachine’, and then the icon for the first shortcut from the returned list. The icon is then associated with a published application called ‘Notepad’.

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Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon

August 3, 2023

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August 3, 2023

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Get-BrokerMachineStartMenuShortcutIcon

Syntax

Detailed Description

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Parameters

Input Type

None

Return Values

System.String

Examples

Example 1

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