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Using the Group Policy Template to Configure
VMware Horizon View Client for Windows
VMware Horizon View Client includes a Group Policy Administrative (ADM) template file for configuring
VMware Horizon View Client. You can optimize and secure remote desktop connections by adding the
policy settings in this ADM template file to a new or existing GPO in Active Directory.
The Horizon View ADM template file contains both Computer Configuration and User Configuration group
policies.
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The Computer Configuration policies set policies that apply to Horizon View Client, regardless of who
is running the client on the host.
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The User Configuration policies set Horizon View Client policies that apply to all users who are
running Horizon View Client, as well as RDP connection settings. User Configuration policies override
equivalent Computer Configuration policies.
Horizon View applies policies at desktop startup and when users log in.
The Horizon View Client Configuration ADM template file (vdm_client.adm) is installed in the install-
directory\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\extras\ directory on your client system. By default,
install-directory is C:\Program Files (x86) on 64-bit system and C:\Program Files on 32-bit system. You
must copy this file to your Active Directory server and use the Group Policy Management Editor to add this
administrative template. For instructions, see the topic "Add View ADM Templates to a GPO" in the
VMware Horizon View Client Administration document.
Scripting Definition Settings for Client GPOs
You can set policies for many of the same settings used when you run VMware Horizon View Client from
the command line, including desktop size, name, and domain name, among others.
The following table describes the scripting definition settings in the VMware Horizon View Client
Configuration ADM template file. The template provides a Computer Configuration and a User
Configuration version of each scripting definition setting. The User Configuration setting overrides the
equivalent Computer Configuration setting.
Table 3‑4. VMware Horizon View Client Configuration Template: Scripting Definitions
Setting Description
Automatically connect if only one
launch item is entitled
(Horizon View Client 2.3 or later) Automatically connects to the desktop
if it is the only one entitled for the usr. This setting spares the user from
having to select the desktop from a list that contains only one desktop.
Connect all USB devices to the
desktop on launch
Determines whether all of the available USB devices on the client system
are connected to the desktop when the desktop is launched.
Connect all USB devices to the
desktop when they are plugged in
Determines whether USB devices are connected to the desktop when
they are plugged in to the client system.
DesktopLayout
Specifies the layout of the VMware Horizon View Client window that a
user sees when logging into a remote desktop. The layout choices are as
follows:
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Full Screen
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Multimonitor
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Window - Large
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Window - Small
This setting is available only when the DesktopName to select
setting is also set.
DesktopName to select
Specifies the default desktop that VMware Horizon View Client uses
during login.
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