User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Windows User Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Windows User Guide
- How Do I Log In?
- Connecting to Remote Desktops and Applications
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Published Application
- Use Unauthenticated Access to Connect to Published Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Reconnecting to a Desktop or Published Application
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on the Client Desktop or Start Menu
- Using Start Menu Shortcuts That the Server Creates
- Using Remote Desktops and Applications
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection
- Switch Remote Desktops or Published Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Published Application
- Using Published Applications
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Resizing the Remote Desktop Window
- Use Display Scaling
- Using DPI Synchronization
- Using the Session Collaboration Feature
- Using External Devices
- Update Horizon Client Online
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
Hardware Version Windows Version
Number of 4K Displays
Supported
11 7 (3D rendering feature enabled) 1
11 8, 8.x, 10 1
Note When the remote desktop screen resolution is set to 3840 x 2160 (4K), items on the screen
might appear smaller, and you might not be able to use the Screen Resolution dialog box in the
remote desktop to make text and other items larger. In this scenario, you can set the client machine's
DPI to the proper setting and enable the DPI Synchronization feature to redirect the client machine's
DPI setting to the remote desktop.
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If you use Microsoft RDP 7, the maximum number of monitors that you can use to display a remote
desktop is 16.
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If you use Microsoft RDP display protocol, you must have Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection
(RDC) 6.0 or later installed in the remote desktop.
Select Speciļ¬c Monitors in a Multiple-Monitor Setup
You can use the selective multiple-monitor feature to select the monitors on which to display a remote
desktop window. For example, if you have three monitors, you can specify that the remote desktop
window appears on only two of those monitors. By default, a remote desktop window appears on all
monitors in a multiple-monitor setup.
You can select up to four adjacent monitors. The monitors can be side by side, stacked two by two, or
stacked vertically. A maximum of two monitors can be stacked vertically.
This feature is not supported for published applications.
Procedure
1 Start Horizon Client and log in to a server.
2 In the desktop and application selection window, right-click the remote desktop and select Settings.
3 Select PCoIP or VMware Blast from the Connect Via drop-down menu.
4 Select All Monitors from the Display drop-down menu.
Thumbnails of the monitors that are currently connected to the client system appear under Display
settings. The display topology matches the display settings on the client system.
5 Click a thumbnail to select or deselect a monitor on which to display the remote desktop window.
When you select a monitor, its thumbnail changes color. A warning message appears if you violate a
display selection rule.
6 Click Apply to save your changes.
7 Click OK to close the dialog box.
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