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Verify that you can see the shared folders from within the remote desktop or application:
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From within a Windows remote desktop, open File Explorer and look in the This PC folder, or open
Windows Explorer and look in the Computer folder, depending on the Windows operating system
version.
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From within a remote application, if applicable, select File > Open or File > Save As and navigate to the
folder or drive.
The folders and drives that you selected for sharing might use one or more of the following naming
conventions:
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name on MACHINE-NAME. For example, jsmith on JSMITH-W03.
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N on MACHINE-NAME. For example, Z on JSMITH-W03.
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name (N:). For example, jsmith (Z:).
A redirected folder can have two entrances, such as Z on JSMITH-W03 and jsmith (Z:), and both entrances
can appear at the same time. If all the volume labels (from A: through Z:) are already in use, the redirected
folder has only one entrance, such as Z on JSMITH-W03.
Switch Desktops or Applications
If you are connected to a remote desktop, you can switch to another desktop. You can also connect to remote
applications while you are connected to a remote desktop.
Procedure
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Select a remote desktop or application from the same server or a dierent server.
Option Action
Choose a different desktop or
application on the same server
Perform one of the following actions:
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If you are currently logged in to a remote desktop select Options >
Switch to Other Desktop from the Horizon Client menu bar, and
select a desktop or application to launch.
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If you are currently logged in to a remote application, right-click the
VMware Horizon Client icon in the system tray and select Show
VMware Horizon Client to display the desktop and application
selector window, and double-click the icon for the other dierent
desktop or application.
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From the desktop and application selector window, double-click the
icon for th other desktop or application. That desktop or application
opens in a new window so that you have multiple windows open, and
you can switch between them.
Choose a different desktop or
application on a different server
Perform either of the following actions:
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If you want to keep the current desktop or application open and also
connect to a remote desktop or application on another server, start a
new instance of Horizon Client and connect to the other desktop or
application.
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If you want to close the current desktop and connect to a desktop on
another server, go to the desktop selector window, click the
Disconnect icon in the upper-left corner of the window, and conrm
that you want to log o of the server. You will be disconnected from
the current server and any open desktop sessions. You can then
connect to a dierent server.
VMware Horizon Client for Windows User Guide
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