5.3

Procedure
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(Optional) Create a default list of favorite applications by adding a value to the Windows registry.
a Open regedit and navigate to the HKLM\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Unity registry setting.
On a 64-bit virtual machine, navigate to the HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware
Unity directory.
b Create a string value called FavAppList.
c Specify the default favorite applications.
Use the following format to specify the shortcut paths to the applications that are used in the Start
menu.
path-to-app-1|path-to-app-2|path-to-app-3|…
For example:
Programs/Accessories/Accessibility/Speech Recognition.lnk|Programs/VMware/VMware vSphere
Client.lnk|Programs/Microsoft Office/Microsoft Office 2010 Tools/Microsoft Office 2010
Language Preferences.lnk
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(Optional) Create a default list of favorite applications by creating an administrative installation
package from the Remote Experience Agent installer.
a From the command line, use the following format to create the administrative installation package.
VMware-Horizon-View-5.3-Remote-Experience-Agent-x64-y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /a /v"/qn
TARGETDIR=""a network share to store the admin install package""
UNITY_DEFAULT_APPS=""the list of default favorite apps that should be set in the
registry"""
For example:
VMware-Horizon-View-5.3-Remote-Experience-Agent-x64-y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /a /v"/qn
TARGETDIR=""\\foo-installer-share\ViewFeaturePack\""
UNITY_DEFAULT_APPS=""Programs/Accessories/Accessibility/Ease of Access.lnk|
Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Character Map.lnk|Programs/Accessories/Windows
PowerShell/Windows PowerShell.lnk|Programs/Internet Explorer (64-bit).lnk|
Programs/Google Chrome/Google Chrome.lnk|Programs/iTunes/iTunes.lnk|Programs/Microsoft
Office/Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010.lnk|Programs/PuTTY/PuTTY.lnk|
Programs/Skype/Skype.lnk|Programs/WebEx/Productivity Tools/WebEx Settings.lnk|"""
b Distribute the administrative installation package from the network share to the desktop virtual
machines by using a standard Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) deployment method that is
employed in your organization.
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(Optional) Create a default list of favorite applications by running the Remote Experience Agent
installer on a command line directly on a virtual machine.
Use the following format.
VMware-Horizon-View-5.3-Remote-Experience-Agent-x64-y.y-xxxxxx.exe /s /v"/qn
UNITY_DEFAULT_APPS=""the list of default favorite apps that should be set in the registry"""
NOTE The preceding command combines installing the Remote Experience Agent with specifying the
default list of favorite applications. You do not have to install the Remote Experience Agent before you
run this command.
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