Installation and Setup Guide

On the client system, you can use either a group policy seing or a Windows Registry seing to change the
default ciphers and protocols. For information about using a GPO, see the seing called "Congures SSL
protocols and cryptographic algorithms," in “Security Seings for Client GPOs,” on page 47. For
information about using the SSLCipherList seing in the Windows Registry, see “Using the Windows
Registry to Congure Horizon Client,” on page 68.
Configure Application Reconnection Behavior
Running applications might remain open when Horizon Client disconnects from a server. You can congure
how running applications behave when Horizon Client reconnects to the server.
You can disable the application reconnection behavior seings in Horizon Client from the command line or
by seing a group policy seing. The group policy seing takes precedence over the command-line seing.
For more information, see the -appSessionReconnectionBehavior option in “Horizon Client Command
Usage,” on page 63, or the Disconnected application session resumption behavior group policy seing in
“Scripting Denition Seings for Client GPOs,” on page 45.
Procedure
1 In the desktop and application selector window of Horizon Client, right-click a remote application and
select .
2 In the Remote Applications pane that appears, select an application reconnection behavior seing.
Option Description
Ask to reconnect to open
applications
Horizon Client noties you that you have one or more remote applications
running when you reconnect to the server. You can click Reconnect to
applications to reopen the application windows, or Not Now to not
reopen the application windows.
Reconnect automatically to open
applications
Application windows for running applications automatically reopen when
you reconnect to the server.
Do not ask to reconnect and do not
automatically reconnect
Horizon Client does not prompt you to reopen running applications and
running application windows do not reopen when you reconnect to the
server.
3 Click OK to save your changes.
The seing takes eect the next time Horizon Client connects to the server.
Using the Group Policy Template to Configure VMware Horizon Client
for Windows
Horizon Client includes a group policy ADMX template le that you can use to congure
VMware Horizon Client. You can optimize and secure remote desktop connections by adding the policy
seings in the ADMX template le to a new or existing GPO in Active Directory.
The template le contains both Computer Conguration and User Conguration group policies.
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The Computer Conguration policies set policies that apply to Horizon Client, regardless of who is
running the client on the host.
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The User Conguration policies set Horizon Client policies that apply to all users who are running
Horizon Client, as well as RDP connection seings. User Conguration policies override equivalent
Computer Conguration policies.
Horizon Client applies policies at desktop startup and when users log in.
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