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The Horizon Client Conguration ADMX template le (vdm_client.admx), and all ADMX les that provide
group policy seings, are available in a .zip le named VMware-Horizon-Extras-Bundle-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.zip,
where x.x.x is the version and yyyyyyy is the build number. You can download the les from the
VMware Horizon download site at hp://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview. You must copy these les
to your Active Directory server and use the Group Policy Management Editor to add the administrative
templates. For instructions, see the Conguring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.
Scripting Definition Settings for Client GPOs
You can set policies for many of the same seings used when you run Horizon Client from the command
line, including desktop size, name, and domain name, among others.
The following table describes the scripting denition seings in the VMware Horizon Client Conguration
ADMX template le. The template le provides a Computer Conguration and a User Conguration
version of each scripting denition seing. The User Conguration seing overrides the equivalent
Computer Conguration seing. The seings are in the VMware Horizon Client  > Scripting
 folder in Group Policy Management Editor.
Table 3‑4. VMware Horizon Client Configuration Template: Scripting Definitions
Setting Description
Automatically connect if only one
launch item is entitled
Automatically connects to the desktop if it is the only one entitled for
the user. This seing spares the user from having to select the desktop
from a list that contains only one desktop.
Connect all USB devices to the
desktop on launch
Determines whether all of the available USB devices on the client system
are connected to the desktop when the desktop is launched.
N This seing does not apply to published applications.
Connect all USB devices to the
desktop when they are plugged in
Determines whether USB devices are connected to the desktop when
they are plugged in to the client system.
N This seing does not apply to published applications.
DesktopLayout
Species the layout of the Horizon Client window that a user sees when
logging into a remote desktop. The layout choices are as follows:
n
Full Screen
n
Multimonitor
n
Window - Large
n
Window - Small
This seing is available only when the DesktopName to select
setting is also set.
DesktopName to select
Species the default desktop that Horizon Client uses during login.
Disable 3rd-party Terminal Services
plugins
Determines whether Horizon Client checks third-party Terminal
Services plugins that are installed as normal RDP plugins. If you do not
congure this seing,Horizon Client checks third-party plugins by
default. This seing does not aect Horizon-specic plugins, such as
USB redirection.
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