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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
8 Connect to the remote desktop.
Your changes are applied immediately when you connect to the remote desktop. Your changes are
saved in the Horizon Client preferences file for the remote desktop after you exit from Horizon Client.
Use One Monitor in a Multiple-Monitor Setup
If you have multiple monitors but want a remote desktop window to appear on only one monitor, you can
configure the remote desktop window to open on a single monitor. 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 From the Display menu, select Window - Large, Window - Small, or Custom.
If you select Custom, you can select a specific window size.
5 Click Apply to save your changes.
Your changes take effect immediately after you click Apply.
6 Click OK to close the dialog box.
By default, the remote desktop window opens on the primary monitor. You can drag the remote desktop
window to a non-primary monitor, and the next time you open the remote desktop, the remote desktop
window appears on that same monitor. The window is opened and centered in the monitor and uses the
window size you selected for the display mode, not a size that you might have created by dragging the
window to resize it.
Use USB Redirection to Connect USB Devices
You can use locally attached USB devices, such as thumb flash drives, cameras, and printers, from a
remote desktop or a published application. This feature is called USB redirection.
When you use this feature, most USB devices that are attached to the local client system become
available from menus in Horizon Client. You use these menus to connect and disconnect the devices.
Note With View Agent 6.1 or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, you can also redirect locally connected
USB thumb flash drives and hard disks for use in published desktops and applications. Other types of
USB devices, including other types of storage devices, such as security storage drives and USB CD-
ROM, are not supported in published desktops and applications. With Horizon Agent 7.0.2 or later,
published desktops and applications can support more generic USB devices, including TOPAZ Signature
Pad, Olympus Dictation Foot pedal, and Wacom signature pad. Other types of USB devices, including
security storage drives and USB CD-ROM drives, are not supported in published desktops and
applications.
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