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Configuring Horizon View Client for
End Users 3
Horizon View Client provides several configuration mechanisms to simplify the login and desktop selection
experience for end users, and also to enforce security policies.
The following table shows some of the configuration settings that you can set in any of several ways. For
many other configuration settings, you must use a particular mechanism. For example, to use the setting for
Disable Toaster Notifications, you must use a Group Policy setting..
Table 31. Common Configuration Settings
Setting Mechanisms for Configuring
View Connection Server address URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Active Directory user name URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Log in as current user Group Policy, Command Line
Domain name URI, Group Policy, Command Line, Windows Registry
Desktop display name URI, Group Policy, Command Line
Window size URI, Group Policy, Command Line
Display protocol URI, Command Line
Options for redirecting USB devices URI, Group Policy, Command Line
Configuring certificate checking Group Policy, Windows Registry
Configuring SSL protocols and
cryptographic algorithms
Group Policy, Windows Registry
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Using URIs to Configure Horizon View Client,” on page 26
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“Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users,” on page 30
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“Using the Group Policy Template to Configure VMware Horizon View Client for Windows,” on
page 32
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“Running View Client from the Command Line,” on page 42
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“Using the Windows Registry to Configure Horizon View Client,” on page 45
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