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Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
You can hide the VMware Horizon Client window after you open a remote desktop or application.
You can also set a preference that always hides the VMware Horizon Client window after a remote desktop
or application opens.
N Administrators can use a group policy seing to congure whether the window is always hidden
after a remote desktop or application opens.
For more information, see “General Seings for Client GPOs,” on page 52.
Procedure
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To hide the VMware Horizon Client window after you open a remote desktop or application, click the
Close buon in the corner of the VMware Horizon Client window.
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To set a preference that always hides the VMware Horizon Client window after a remote desktop or
application opens, before you connect to a server, click the Options buon in the menu bar and select
Hide the selector after launching an item.
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To show the VMware Horizon Client window after it has been hidden, right-click the
VMware Horizon Client icon in the system tray and select Show VMware Horizon Client, or, if you are
logged in to a remote desktop, click the Options buon in the menu bar and select Switch to Other
Desktop.
Reconnecting to a Desktop or Application
For security purposes, administrators set timeouts that log you o of a server after a certain number of
hours and that lock a remote application after a certain number of minutes of inactivity.
With the View 6.0 remote applications feature, if you have not used a remote application for a certain
amount of time, then 30 seconds before the application is automatically locked, you receive a warning
prompt. If you do not respond, the application is locked. By default the timeout occurs after 15 minutes of
inactivity, but your administrator can change the time period.
For example, if you have one or more applications open and you walk away from your computer, when you
return an hour later, the application windows might no longer be open. Instead you might see a dialog box
prompting you to click the OK buon so that the application windows appear again.
The server timeout period is typically set for a certain number of hours of inactivity. By default, if you have
Horizon Client open and connected to a particular server for more than 10 hours, you will be required to log
in again. This timeout applies regardless of whether you are connected to a remote application or a remote
desktop.
To congure these timeout seings, in Horizon Administrator, go to Global  and edit the general
seings.
Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on Your Client Desktop or
Start Menu
You can create a shortcut for a remote desktop or application. The shortcut appears on your client desktop,
just like shortcuts for locally installed applications. You can also create a Start menu item that appears in the
Programs list.
Procedure
1 Start Horizon Client and log in to the server.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows
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