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Create a shortcut so that you can access the remote desktop or application from your own local
desktop and avoid the selector window altogether. Right click the icon and select Create Shortcut
from the context menu.
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Right click the remote desktop or application icon and select Add to Start Menu from the context
menu so that you can access the remote desktop or application from your own local Start menu and
avoid the selector window altogether.
Note If you are using a Windows 7 or later client system, after you have connected to a server, desktop,
or application, you can open Horizon Client and right-click the Horizon Client icon in the Windows taskbar
to select that recently used server, desktop, or application. Up to 10 items appear in the list. To remove an
item, right-click it and select Remove from this list.
If you right-click the Horizon Client icon in the taskbar and do not see a jump list, right-click the taskbar,
select Properties, and click the Start Menu tab. In the Privacy section, select the Store and display
recently opened items in the Start menu and the taskbar check box, and click OK.
Control Adobe Flash Display
A Horizon administrator can set Adobe Flash content to display in your remote desktop at a level
designed to conserve computing resources. In some cases, these settings can result in low playback
quality. By moving the mouse pointer into the Adobe Flash content, you can override the Adobe Flash
settings that your Horizon administrator specifies.
Adobe Flash display control is available for Internet Explorer sessions on Windows only, and for Adobe
Flash versions 9 and 10 only. To control Adobe Flash display quality, Adobe Flash must not be running in
full screen mode.
Procedure
1 From Internet Explorer in the remote desktop, browse to the relevant Adobe Flash content and start it
if necessary.
Depending on how your Horizon administrator configured Adobe Flash settings, you might notice
dropped frames or low playback quality.
2 Move the mouse pointer into the Adobe Flash content while it is playing.
Display quality is improved as long as the cursor remains in the Adobe Flash content.
3 To retain the improvement in quality, double-click inside the Adobe Flash content.
Resizing the Remote Desktop Window
If you drag a corner of the remote desktop window to resize it, a tooltip displays the screen resolution in
the lower-right corner of the window.
If you are using the VMware Blast display protocol or PCoIP display protocol, the tooltip changes to show
different screen resolutions when you change the size of the desktop window. This information is useful if
you need to resize the remote desktop to a specific resolution.
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