User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows Store
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows Store
- Setup and Installation
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application for the First Time
- Certificate Checking Modes for Horizon Client
- Manage the Saved List of Servers
- Pin or Unpin a Desktop or Application Shortcut to the Start Screen
- Disconnecting from a Remote Desktop or Application
- Log Off from a Desktop
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Using a Remote Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix
- Using the Sidebar with a Remote Application
- Adjusting the Screen Resolution for Remote Desktops
- Gestures and Navigation Aids
- Multitasking and Keeping the Application or Desktop Running in the Background
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Copying and Pasting Text
- Quit the VMware Horizon App
- Internationalization and International Keyboards
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
2 Select a remote desktop or application from the same server or a different server.
Option Action
Choose a different remote desktop
or application on the same server
From the desktop and application selector window, tap the icon
representing a different desktop or application. If you connect to multiple
remote applications on the same server, you can switch between them by
clicking or tapping the application windows or using Task Manager within
that remote session.
Choose a remote desktop or
application on a different server
From the desktop and application selector window, tap the Disconnect
button in the app commands at the bottom of the screen and tap Log Off.
You can then select or add the server that brokers connections to the
desired desktop and tap Connect to log in again.
Using a Remote Desktop or Application
Horizon Client includes features common to other Windows Store apps, as well as remote desktop and
application features.
Feature Support Matrix
Some features are supported on one type of client but not on another. For example, USB access is supported
with Horizon Client for Windows but not with Horizon Client for Windows Store.
Table 3. Remote Desktop Features Supported on Windows Store Systems
Feature
Windows XP
Desktop
(View Agent
6.0.2 and
earlier)
Windows
Vista
Desktop
(View Agent
6.0.2 and
earlier)
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows
8.x Desktop
Windows
Server 2008
R2 Desktop
Windows Server
2012 R2 Desktop
(View Agent 6.1
and later)
USB redirection
Real-Time Audio-
Video (RTAV)
Scanner
redirection
Serial port
redirection
RDP display
protocol
PCoIP display
protocol
Limited Limited X X X X
Persona
Management
Wyse MMR
Windows Media
MMR
Location-based
printing
Limited Limited X X X X
Virtual printing
Smart cards
RSA SecurID or
RADIUS
Limited Limited X X X X
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