User manual

Install or Upgrade Horizon Client for Windows Store
Horizon Client for Windows Store is a Windows Store app, and you install it just as you do other Windows
Store apps. You can install Horizon Client for Windows Store on tablets, desktop computers, or laptops that
run Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.1 RT, or Windows 8.1 Pro.
Prerequisites
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If you are upgrading from version 2.0 or 2.1 of VMware View Client, which was released as a Tech
Preview, uninstall the app before you install the latest version. If you do not uninstall the 2.0 or 2.1
version, some settings might not be changed correctly when you upgrade.
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If you have not already set up the device, do so. See the manufacturer's user's guide for your device.
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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the VMware Horizon Client installer.
This URL might be the VMware Downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients or it
might be the Windows Store.
Procedure
1 On your Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 RT, or Windows 8.1 Pro device, browse or search the Windows
Store for the VMware Horizon app.
2 Download and install the app.
What to do next
To see the VMware Horizon app icon on your Start screen, you must pin the app to the Start screen.
Help Topics Available in Horizon Client
To access the help system from within Horizon Client, swipe in from the right to display the Settings panel,
and tap Help.
The help system uses features of your Web browser, as well as some additional capabilities, to help you
access product information. You can search the help using queries that contain quotation marks, wildcards,
and Boolean operators. For instructions, click the ? (question mark) icon in the help system toolbar.
Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
If your company participates in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects data from
certain Horizon Client fields. Fields containing sensitive information are made anonymous.
VMware collects data on the clients to prioritize hardware and software compatibility. If your company's
administrator has opted to participate in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects
anonymous data about your deployment in order to improve VMware's response to customer requirements.
No data that identifies your organization is collected. Horizon Client information is sent first to View
Connection Server and then on to VMware, along with data from View servers, desktop pools, and remote
desktops.
Although the information is encrypted while in transit to View Connection Server, the information on the
client system is logged unencrypted in a user-specific directory. The logs do not contain any personally
identifiable information.
The administrator who installs View Connection Server can select whether to participate in the VMware
customer experience improvement program while running the View Connection Server installation wizard,
or an administrator can set an option in View Administrator after the installation.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Windows Store
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