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Table 3‑7. Horizon Client Configuration Template: General Settings (Continued)
Setting Computer User Description
Disable opening local
files in hosted
applications
X Specifies whether Horizon Client registers local handlers for the file
extensions that hosted applications support.
When this setting is set to Enabled, Horizon Client does not register any
file extension handlers and does not allow the user to override the
setting.
When this setting is set to Disabled, Horizon Client always registers file
extension handlers. By default, file extension handlers are registered,
but users can disable the feature in the Horizon Client user interface by
using the Turn on the ability to open a local file with a remote
application from the local file system setting on the Sharing panel in
the Settings dialog box. For more information, see Share Access to
Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection.
This setting is disabled by default.
Automatically install
shortcuts when
configured on the
Horizon server
X When application and desktop shortcuts are configured on a Connection
Server instance, this setting specifies how and whether the shortcuts are
installed in the Start menu on client machines when users connect to the
server.
When this setting is set to Enabled, shortcuts are automatically installed
on client machines. Users are not prompted to install the shortcuts.
When this setting is set to Disabled, shortcuts are never installed on
client machines. Users are not prompted to install the shortcuts.
Users are prompted to install the shortcuts by default.
Block multiple Horizon
Client instances per
Windows session
X Prevents a user from launching multiple Horizon Client instances during
a Windows session.
When this setting is set to Enabled, Horizon Client runs in single-
instance mode and a user cannot launch multiple Horizon Client
instances in a Windows session.
When this setting is set to Disabled, a user can launch multiple
Horizon Client instances in a Windows session. This setting is disabled
by default.
USB Settings for Client GPOs
You can define USB policy settings for both the agent and Horizon Client for Windows. On connection,
Horizon Client downloads the USB policy settings from the agent and uses them in conjunction with the
Horizon Client USB policy settings to decide which devices it will allow to be available for redirection from
the host machine.
Policy Settings for Splitting Composite USB Devices
The following table describes each policy setting for splitting composite USB devices in the Horizon Client
Configuration ADMX template file. The settings apply at computer level. Horizon Client preferentially
reads the settings from the GPO at computer level, and otherwise from the registry at
HKLM\Software\Policies\VMware, Inc.\VMware VDM\Client\USB. The settings are in the VMware
Horizon Client Configuration > View USB Configuration folder in the Group Policy Management
Editor.
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