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Restrict Users to a Single Session
Horizon 7 supports at most one desktop session and one application session per user on an RDS host. You
must configure the RDS host to restrict users to a single session. For Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows
Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2, you can can restrict users to a single session by enabling the
group policy setting
Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session. This
setting is located in the folder Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows
Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Connections. For Windows Server
2008 R2, you can also use the following procedure to restrict users to a single session.
Prerequisites
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Install the Remote Desktop Services role as described in “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows
Server 2008 R2,” on page 97.
Procedure
1 Click Start > Administrative Tools > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host
Configuration.
2 On the Edit Settings pane, under General, double-click Restrict each user to a single session.
3 In the Properties dialog box, on the General tab, select Restrict each user to a single session and click
OK.
What to do next
Install Horizon Agent on the RDS host. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Remote Desktop Services Host,” on
page 99.
Install Horizon Agent on a Remote Desktop Services Host
Horizon Agent communicates with Connection Server and supports the display protocols PCoIP and Blast
Extreme. You must install Horizon Agent on an RDS Host.
Prerequisites
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Install the Remote Desktop Services role as described in “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows
Server 2008 R2,” on page 97 or “Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2,”
on page 97.
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Restrict users to a single desktop session. See “Restrict Users to a Single Session,” on page 99.
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Familiarize yourself with the Horizon Agent custom setup options. See “Horizon Agent Custom Setup
Options for an RDS Host,” on page 100.
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If the machine has the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable package installed, verify that the version of
the package is 2005 SP1 or later. If the package version is 2005 or earlier, you can either upgrade or
uninstall the package.
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Download the Horizon Agent installer file from the VMware product page at
http://www.vmware.com/go/downloadview.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator.
2 To start the Horizon Agent installation program, double-click the installer file.
The installer filename is VMware-viewagent-x86_64-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe, where y.y.y is the version number
and xxxxxx is the build number.
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