Windows Embedded 8 Standard for HP Thin Clients - Administrator Guide

Table of contents
1 Activation .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Getting started .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Finding more resources ........................................................................................................................ 2
Logging on to the default user and administrator accounts .................................................................. 3
Opening the Windows Control Panel ................................................................................................... 3
3 Unified Write Filter ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Write filter management overview ........................................................................................................ 5
Status icon ........................................................................................................................... 5
HP Write Filter Configuration utility ...................................................................................... 6
Command line ...................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring UWF to allow permanent changes .................................................................................... 7
Disabling and enabling UWF ............................................................................................... 7
Committing cached write data ............................................................................................. 8
Adding files, folders, and registry keys to an exclusion list .................................................. 8
Clearing the boot command ................................................................................................................. 8
4 Configuration ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Local drives .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Managing user accounts .................................................................................................................... 10
Changing an account’s password ...................................................................................... 10
Creating additional user accounts ..................................................................................... 10
Configuring automatic logon .............................................................................................. 10
Configuring the system date and time settings .................................................................................. 11
Installing large applications ................................................................................................................ 11
5 Virtualization software ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Citrix Receiver .................................................................................................................................... 12
Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol ................................................................................................... 12
VMware Horizon View ........................................................................................................................ 13
HP Remote Graphics Software .......................................................................................................... 13
HP TeemTalk ..................................................................................................................................... 13
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