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Verify that you have the URL for a download page that contains the VMware Horizon View 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 View app.
2 Download and install the app.
What to do next
To see the VMware Horizon View app icon on your Start screen, you must pin the app to the Start screen.
Help Topics Available in Horizon View Client
To access the help system from within Horizon View 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 View Client Data Collected by VMware
If your company participates in the customer experience improvement program, VMware collects data from
certain Horizon View Client fields. Fields containing sensitive information are made anonymous.
NOTE This feature is available only if your Horizon View deployment uses View Connection Server 5.1 or
later. Client information is sent for View Client 2.0 and later clients.
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 View Client information is sent first to View
Connection Server and then on to VMware, along with data from Horizon 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.
To participate in the VMware customer experience improvement program, the administrator who installs
View Connection Server can opt in while running the View Connection Server installation wizard, or an
administrator can set an option in View Administrator after the installation.
Table 1. Data Collected from Horizon View Clients for the Customer Experience Improvement Program
Description
Is This Field Made
Anonymous? Example Value
Company that produced the
Horizon View Client application
No VMware
Product name No VMware Horizon View Client
Client product version No The format is x.x.x-yyyyyy, where x.x.x is the client version
number and yyyyyy is the build number.
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