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Table 3‑11. Horizon Client Command-Line Options (Continued)
Option Description
-desktopName desktop_name Specifies the name of the desktop as it would appear in the desktop and application
selection window. This is the display name that was specified for the pool in the pool
creation wizard.
Important Do not specify this option for clients in kiosk mode. This option has no
effect when in the desktop is run in kiosk mode. For kiosk mode, the connection is
made to the first desktop in the list of entitled desktops.
-desktopProtocol protocol Specifies the display protocol to use as it would appear in the desktop and
application selection window. The display protocol can be Blast, PCoIP, or RDP.
-domainName domain_name Specifies the NETBIOS domain that the end user uses to log in to Horizon Client.
For example, you would use mycompany rather than mycompany.com.
-file file_path Specifies the path of a configuration file that contains additional command options
and arguments. See Horizon Client Configuration File.
-h
Shows help options.
-hideClientAfterLaunchSession
When set to true, hides the remote desktop and application selector window and
the Show VMware Horizon Client menu after launching a remote session. When
set to false, shows the remote desktop and application selector window and the
Show VMware Horizon Client menu after launching a remote session. The default
is true.
-languageId Locale_ID Provides localization support for different languages in Horizon Client. If a resource
library is available, specify the Locale ID (LCID) to use. For US English, enter the
value 0x409.
-listMonitors
Lists index values and display layout information for the connected monitors. For
example:
1: (0, 0, 1920, 1200)
2: (1920, 0, 3840, 1200)
3: (-900, -410, 0, 1190)
You can use the index values in the -monitors option.
-logInAsCurrentUser
When set to true, uses the credential information that the end user provides when
logging in to the client system to log in to the Connection Server instance and
ultimately to the remote desktop. The default is false.
-monitors "n[,n,n,n]" Specifies monitors to use in a multiple-monitor setup, where n is the index value of a
monitor. You can use the -listMonitors option to determine the index values of
the connected monitors. You can specify up to four index values, separated by
commas. For example: -monitors "1,2"
This option has no effect unless -desktopLayout is set to multimonitor.
-nonInteractive
Suppresses error message boxes when starting Horizon Client from a script. This
option is implicitly set if you specify the -unattended option.
Note If you log in to a server in non-interactive mode, you are not prompted to
install Start menu shortcuts (if available), and shortcuts are installed by default.
-noVMwareAddins
Prevents loading of VMware-specific virtual channels such virtual printing.
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