Configuring Remote Desktop Features
Table Of Contents
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
- Contents
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7
- Configuring Remote Desktop Features
- Configuring Unity Touch
- Configuring Flash URL Redirection for Multicast or Unicast Streaming
- Configuring Flash Redirection
- Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video
- Configuration Choices for Real-Time Audio-Video
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Ensuring That Real-Time Audio-Video Is Used Instead of USB Redirection
- Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones
- Select a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Windows Client System
- Select a Default Microphone on a Mac Client System
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video on a Mac Client
- Configure a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Mac Client System
- Select a Default Microphone on a Linux Client System
- Select a Preferred Webcam or Microphone on a Linux Client System
- Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings
- Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth
- Configuring Scanner Redirection
- Configuring Serial Port Redirection
- Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection
- Configure Skype for Business
- Activate the BEAT Side Channel for USB or Client Drive Redirection
- Configuring URL Content Redirection
- Understanding URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment
- Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature
- Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection
- Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature
- Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility
- Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting
- Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting
- Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group
- Test a URL Content Redirection Setting
- Managing URL Content Redirection Settings
- Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection
- URL Content Redirection Limitations
- Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features
- Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications
- Limitations Regarding USB Device Types
- Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection
- Network Traffic and USB Redirection
- Automatic Connections to USB Devices
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure Horizon 7 Environment
- Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs
- Using Policies to Control USB Redirection
- Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems
- Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools
- Setting Policies in Horizon Administrator
- Using Smart Policies
- Using Active Directory Group Policies
- Using Horizon 7 Group Policy Administrative Template Files
- Horizon 7 ADMX Template Files
- Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory
- VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings
- VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings
- PCoIP Policy Settings
- VMware Blast Policy Settings
- Using Remote Desktop Services Group Policies
- Add the Remote Desktop Services ADMX File to Active Directory
- RDS Application Compatibility Settings
- RDS Connections Settings
- RDS Device and Resource Redirection Settings
- RDS Licensing Settings
- RDS Printer Redirection Settings
- RDS Profiles Settings
- RDS Connection Server Settings
- RDS Remote Session Environment Settings
- RDS Security Settings
- RDS Session Time Limits
- RDS Temporary Folders Settings
- Filtering Printers for Virtual Printing
- Setting Up Location-Based Printing
- Active Directory Group Policy Example
Table 5‑21. RDS Remote Session Environment Group Policy Settings (Continued)
Setting Description
Do not allow font smoothing
Use this policy setting to specify whether font smoothing is allowed
for remote connections.
Font smoothing provides ClearType functionality for a remote
connection. ClearType is a technology for displaying computer fonts
so that they appear clear and smooth, especially when you are
using an LCD monitor. Because font smoothing requires additional
bandwidth resources, not allowing font smoothing for remote
connections can improve connection performance, particularly over
slow links.
By default, font smoothing is allowed for remote connections. You
can configure font smoothing on the Experience tab in Remote
Desktop Connection (RDC) or by using the "allow font smoothing"
setting in a Remote Desktop Protocol (.rdp) file.
If you enable this policy setting, font smoothing will not be allowed
for remote connections, even if font smoothing is enabled in RDC or
in the .rdp file.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, font smoothing
is allowed for remote connections.
Remove Windows Security item from Start menu
Specifies whether to remove the Windows Security item from the
Settings menu on Remote Desktop clients. You can use this setting
to prevent inexperienced users from logging off from Remote
Desktop Services inadvertently.
If the status is set to Enabled, Windows Security does not appear in
Settings on the Start menu. As a result, users must type a security
attention sequence, such as CTRL+ALT+END, to open the
Windows Security dialog box on the client computer.
If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, Windows Security
remains in the Settings menu.
RDS Security Settings
The RDS Security group policy setting controls whether to let local administrators customize permissions.
The Horizon 7 RDS group policy settings are installed in the Computer Configuration > Policies >
Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop
Session Host > Security folder.
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