ControlUp for VDI 9.1: Expanded Support, New Features, and Better Performance

ControlUp for VDI 9.1 marks an evolution in how IT teams monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize digital workspaces. Whether you’re managing a single enterprise or multiple tenants as an MSP, this release brings the tools you need to streamline operations and stay ahead of end user experience issues.

From customizing EUC synchronization to granular site assignment for Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments and when combined with our new enhanced disk activity monitoring, ControlUp 9.1 offers both exciting new capabilities. Improved performance for querying data within ControlUp makes it easier than ever to scale your visibility and control across environments.

Let’s explore what’s new—and how these updates make your job easier, faster, and more precise.

Customize EUC Synchronization

ControlUp has always treated EUC technologies as first-class citizens and true to its roots, ControlUp expands on its capabilities for EUC customers. Previously, synchronization between EUC environments, such as Citrix or Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) meant that any additions, subtractions or changes to your EUC environment were stored in the ControlUp logical folder structure under “Cloud Connection Sync” or “EUC Environments Sync”.

This is now configurable using the new “Folder mappings” feature in the synchronization editor.

This new capability gives you the ability to map specific machines to specific folders, synchronize your EUC environment folder structure to a different path, have machines with different names but in the same hostpool or delivery groups placed into different folders within ControlUp and more! With this customization you can set up your environment exactly as you want it.

Granular Site Assignment

Prior to ControlUp for VDI v9.1, multiple disparate physical locations were monitored using the ControlUp Monitor cluster, with one of the monitors being the Master Monitor, coordinating activities for the cluster. For multiple locations this could be challenging to ensure line of sight between monitors and the master monitor. With ControlUp 9.1, this architecture has been expanded so that sites can operate independently with each cluster having their own Master Monitor. This enhancement significantly improves query performance for each site, security, stability, and fault tolerance.

Windows Server 2025 Support

We are now excited to announce that ControlUp now supports Windows Server 2025 for monitoring with the ControlUp agent and as a server to host the ControlUp Monitor-–ensuring your environment remains fully compatible and future-ready.

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD): Native Integration with the Latest API Endpoints

For AVD environments, we now natively support the latest Azure Virtual Desktop API endpoints. This means deeper integration, faster data retrieval, and a more accurate representation of session and host health. By aligning with Microsoft’s most current AVD architecture, our solution ensures you get maximum insight into your virtual desktop estate with minimal overhead and maximum compatibility as Microsoft evolves the platform.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD): Support for oData v3 and v4 Endpoints

For organizations running CVAD, we’ve enhanced our compatibility with Citrix Monitor oData APIs, supporting both v3 and v4 endpoints. This enhancement ensures compatibility with Citrix’s newest features moving forward and ensures if you are on the Citrix Current Release version your data will be presented in ControlUp.

Disk Activity Monitoring

Have you ever wondered why the Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) Write Cache is so large? What disk activity is being written that causes it to grow?

ControlUp has the answer with its newly released ControlUp Disk Monitor.

This amazing new feature from ControlUp is a lightweight service that will monitor writes to the storage device and provide a clear, concise report of the largest files that were written to the disk. It improves IT efficiency by giving  you  data to proactively detect and diagnose disk-related issues — whether on a persistent desktop, a non-persistent VDI session, or a laptop in the field.

Coming Soon: Support for Citrix Global App Configuration Service

The ControlUp for Remote Clients extension (formerly known as Remote DX) can now be configured to be included in your Citrix Workspace App deployment configured through the Citrix Global App Configuration Service.

Ready to Experience the Power of ControlUp for VDI v9.1?

ControlUp for VDI v9.1 introduces important enhancements to VDI monitoring and management. When combined with the newly released ControlUp Disk Monitor, and new capabilities like customizable EUC folder synchronization, and granular site architecture for distributed environments, this release is designed to support the needs of modern IT teams. Whether managing a single enterprise or delivering services at MSP scale, ControlUp for VDI v9.1 helps improves monitoring, troubleshooting, and IT efficiency to transform how you manage your digital workplace. 

With full support for Windows Server 2025, native AVD API integration, and deep compatibility with Citrix oData v3 and v4, ControlUp is ready for what’s next—and designed to keep your environments optimized, secure, and seamless.

Schedule a demo or download ControlUp today and see how fast, flexible, and insightful your VDI management can be.

Trentent Tye

Trentent Tye, a Tech Person of Interest, is based out of Canada and its many, many feet of snow. FUN FACT: Trentent came to ControlUp because, as a former customer, the product impacted his life in so many positive ways—from reducing stress, time to remediation, increased job satisfaction, and more—he had to be our evangelist. Now an integral part of ControlUp’s Product Marketing Team, he educates our customers, pours his heart and soul into the product, and generally makes ControlUp a better place. Trentent recently moved to be closer to family. He does not recommend moving during a pandemic.