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Installing User Environment Manager
To use Smart Policies to control the behavior of remote desktop features on a remote desktop, you must
install User Environment Manager 9.0 or later on the remote desktop.
You can download the User Environment Manager installer from the VMware Downloads page. You must
install the VMware UEM FlexEngine client component on each remote desktop that you want to manage
with User Environment Manager. You can install the User Environment Manager Management Console
component on any desktop from which you want to manage the User Environment Manager environment.
For a linked-clone pool, you install User Environment Manager in the parent virtual machine that you use as
a base image for the linked clones. For an RDS desktop pool, you install User Environment Manager on the
RDS host that provides the RDS desktop sessions.
For User Environment Manager system requirements and complete installation instructions, see the User
Environment Manager Administrator's Guide document.
Configuring User Environment Manager
You must configure User Environment Manager before you can use it to create policies for remote desktop
features.
To configure User Environment Manager, follow the configuration instructions in the User Environment
Manager Administrator's Guide. The following configuration steps supplement the information in that
document.
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When configuring the VMware UEM FlexEngine client component on remote desktops, create
FlexEngine logon and logoff scripts. Use the -HorizonViewMultiSession -r parameter for the logon
script and the -HorizonViewMultiSession -s parameter for the logoff script.
NOTE Do not use logon scripts to start other applications on a remote desktop. Additional logon scripts
can delay remote desktop logon for up to 10 minutes.
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Enable the user group policy setting Run logon scripts synchronously on remote desktops. This
setting is located in the folder User Configuration\Policies\Administrative
Templates\System\Scripts.
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Enable the computer group policy setting Always wait for the network at computer startup and
logon on remote desktops. This setting is located in the folder Computer Configuration\Administrative
Template\System\Logon.
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For Windows 8.1 remote desktops, disable the computer group policy setting Configure Logon Script
Delay. This setting is located in the folder Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\System\Group Policy.
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To ensure that Horizon Policy settings are refreshed when users reconnect to desktop sessions, use the
User Environment Manager Management Console to create a triggered task. Set the trigger to
Reconnect session, set the action to User Environment refresh, and select Horizon Policies for the
refresh.
NOTE If you create the triggered task while a user is logged in to the remote desktop, the user must log
off from the desktop for the triggered task to take effect.
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