User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
- System Requirements and Setup for Windows-Based Clients
- System Requirements for Windows Clients
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Scanner Redirection
- Requirements for Serial Port Redirection
- Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Flash Redirection
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for URL Content Redirection
- Requirements for Using Microsoft Lync with Horizon Client
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Device Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Installing Horizon Client for Windows
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Application
- Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on Your Client Desktop or Start Menu
- Switch Desktops or Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Working in a Remote Desktop or Application
- Feature Support Matrix for Windows Clients
- Internationalization
- Enabling Support for Onscreen Keyboards
- Monitors and Screen Resolution
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Using Remote Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Application
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Using the Relative Mouse Feature for CAD and 3D Applications
- Using Scanners
- Using Serial Port Redirection
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Index
For more information about FIPS mode, go to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/811833.
IMPORTANT If you do not enable FIPS mode before running the client installer, you will not see the installer
option to use FIPS-compliant cryptography. If you install Horizon Client without this option and you later
decide to use this option, you must uninstall the client, enable FIPS mode in the client operating system, and
run the client installer again.
Installing Horizon Client Silently
You can install Horizon Client silently by typing the installer filename and installation options at the
command line. With silent installation, you can efficiently deploy View components in a large enterprise.
Install Horizon Client Silently
You can use the silent installation feature of the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) to install Horizon Client
on several Windows computers. In a silent installation, you use the command line and do not have to
respond to wizard prompts.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the client system uses a supported operating system. See “System Requirements for
Windows Clients,” on page 10.
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Verify that you can log in as an administrator on the client system.
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Verify that the domain controllers have the latest patches, enough free disk space, and can
communicate with each other. Otherwise, when you run the installer on a Windows 8.1 system, the
installer can take an unusual amount of time to finish. This problem occurs if the machine's domain
controller, or another domain controller in its hierarchy, is unresponsive or unreachable.
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If you plan to install Horizon Client with FIPS-compliant cryptography, enable FIPS mode in the
Windows operating system before you run the client installer. See “Enabling FIPS Mode in the
Windows Client Operating System,” on page 25.
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Determine whether to use the feature that lets end users log in to Horizon Client and their virtual
desktop as the currently logged in user. Credential information that the user entered when logging in to
the client system is passed to the View Connection Server instance and ultimately to the remote
desktop. Some client operating systems do not support this feature.
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Familiarize yourself with the MSI installer command-line options. See “Microsoft Windows Installer
Command-Line Options,” on page 28.
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Familiarize yourself with the silent installation (MSI) properties available with Horizon Client. See
“Silent Installation Properties for Horizon Client,” on page 27.
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Determine whether to allow end users to access locally connected USB devices from their virtual
desktops. If not, set the MSI property, ADDLOCAL, to the list of features of interest and omit the USB
feature. For details, see “Silent Installation Properties for Horizon Client,” on page 27.
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If you do not want to require end users to supply the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the View
Connection Server instance, determine the FQDN so that you can supply it during installation.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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