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When you connect a laptop that supports dierent DPI seings on dierent monitors to an external
monitor, and you set the external monitor to be the primary monitor, Windows automatically changes
the primary monitor and primary monitor DPI seing every time you detach or reaach the external
monitor. In this situation, you must log o and log back in to the client system to make Horizon Client
aware of the primary monitor change, and you must log o and log back in to the remote desktop or
application to make the DPI seings match between the client system and remote desktop or
application.
Change the Display Mode While a Desktop Window Is Open
You can change display modes, such as from All Monitors mode to Fullscreen mode, without having to
disconnect from the desktop.
This ability to change the display mode while the desktop window is open is supported for desktop
windows only and not for remote (hosted) applications.
Prerequisites
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You must be using the VMware Blast Extreme or the PCoIP display protocol.
Procedure
1 On the client system, in the notication area (system tray), right-click the Horizon Client icon and select
the option to open the Seings window.
N You can also open the Seings window from the application and desktop selection window.
2 Select the desktop and select a display option.
Connect USB Devices
You can use locally aached USB devices, such as thumb ash drives, cameras, and printers, from a remote
desktop. This feature is called USB redirection.
When you use this feature, most USB devices that are aached to the local client system become available
from a menu in Horizon Client. You use the menu to connect and disconnect the devices.
N With View Agent 6.1 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, you can also redirect locally connected
USB thumb ash drives and hard disks for use in RDS desktops and applications. Other types of USB
devices, including other types of storage devices, such as security storage drives and USB CD-ROM, are not
supported in RDS desktops and applications.
Using USB devices with remote desktops has the following limitations:
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When you access a USB device from a menu in Horizon Client and use the device in a remote desktop,
you cannot access the device on the local computer.
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USB devices that do not appear in the menu, but are available in a remote desktop, include human
interface devices such as keyboards and pointing devices. The remote desktop and the local computer
use these devices at the same time. Interaction with these devices can sometimes be slow because of
network latency.
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Large USB disk drives can take several minutes to appear in the desktop.
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Some USB devices require specic drivers. If a required driver is not already installed on a remote
desktop, you might be prompted to install it when you connect the USB device to the remote desktop.
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If you plan to aach USB devices that use MTP drivers, such as Android-based Samsung smart phones
and tablets, congure Horizon Client so that it automatically connects USB devices to your remote
desktop. Otherwise, if you try to manually redirect the USB device by using a menu item, the device is
not redirected unless you unplug the device and then plug it in again.
Chapter 5 Working in a Remote Desktop or Application
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