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URL Redirection does not work if a Windows 10 Universal app is the default handler for a protocol
specified in a link. Universal applications, which are built on the Universal Windows Platform so that
they can be downloaded to PCs, tablets, and phones, include the Microsoft Edge browser, Mail, Maps,
Photos, Grove Music and others. Therefore, if you click a link for which one of these applications is the
default handler, the URL will not be redirected. For example, if a user clicks an email link in an
application and the default email application is the Mail universal app, the URL specified in the link
will not be redirected.
Workaround: Make a different application the default handler of the protocol of URLs that you want to
redirect. For example, if Edge is the default browser, make Internet Explorer the default browser.
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Machines that have secure boot enabled will leave the URL Content Redirection feature disabled. URLs
cannot be redirected from these machines. URLs can, however, be redirected to these machines.
Installing the URL Content Redirection Feature
Neither the Horizon Agent, nor the Horizon Client, installation wizard lists URL Content Redirection as a
feature that you can select. You must install this feature by running the installer with a command-line
option.
To support URL Content Redirection from a remote desktop or application to a client, you must install
Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection feature. To support URL Content Redirection from a
client to a remote desktop, you must install Horizon Client with the URL Content Redirection feature.
Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature
Start the installation by running the following command in a command prompt window instead of double-
clicking the installer file. For example:
VMware-viewagent-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /v URL_FILTERING_ENABLED=1
After you follow the prompts and complete the installation, you can verify that this feature is installed by
checking that the vmware-url-protocol-launch-helper.exe file and the vmware-url-filtering-plugin.dll
file are installed in the directory %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\UrlRedirection\. Also
verify that the following Internet Explorer add-on is enabled: VMware Horizon View URL Filtering Plugin.
Installing Horizon Client with the URL Content Redirection Feature
Start the installation by running the following command in a command prompt window instead of double-
clicking the installer file. For example:
VMware-Horizon-Client-x86-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /v URL_FILTERING_ENABLED=1
After you follow the prompts and complete the installation, you can verify that this feature is installed by
checking that the vmware-url-protocol-launch-helper.exe file and the vmware-url-filtering-plugin.dll
file are installed in the directory %PROGRAMFILES%\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\. Also verify that the
following Internet Explorer add-on is installed: VMware Horizon View URL Filtering Plugin.
Add the URL Content Redirection ADM Template in Active Directory
You can add the policy settings in the URL Content Redirection ADM file, urlRedirection-enUS.adm, to
group policy objects (GPOs) in Active Directory and configure the settings in the Group Policy Object
Editor.
Prerequisites
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If you plan to set policies for links clicked in remote desktops or applications, verify that the URL
Content Redirection feature is included when you install Horizon Agent. See “Configuring URL
Content Redirection,” on page 177.
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