Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon VMware Horizon 2106 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon You can find the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware website at: https://docs.vmware.com/ VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com © Copyright 2021 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 2 Contents 1 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 8 2 Configuring Remote Desktop Features 9 Configuring Unity Touch 10 System Requirements for Unity Touch 10 Configure Favorite Applications Displayed by Unity Touch 10 Configuring HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 13 System Requirements for HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 13 Install and Configure HTML5 Multimedia Redirection 14 Install the VMware Horizon HTML5 Redirection Extension for Google Chrome 16 Install the VMware Horizon HTML5 Redirection Extension for Microsoft Edge 18 Install the VMware Horizon HTML5 Redirection Extension for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 18 HTML5 Multimedia Redirection Limitations 20 Configuring Browser Redirection 21 System Requirements for Browser Redirection 21 Install and Configure Browser Redirection 22 Install the VMware Horizon Browser Redirection Extension for Chrome 26 Install the VMware Horizon Browser Redirection Extension for Edge (Chromium) 28 Browser Redirection Limitations 29 Configuring Geolocation Redirection 30 System Requirements for Geolocation Redirection 30 Install and Configure Geolocation Redirection 31 Enable the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Plugin for Internet Explorer 33 Install the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Extension for Chrome 34 Install the VMware Horizon Geolocation Redirection Extension for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 35 Geolocation Redirection Limitations 37 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video 37 Configuration Choices for Real-Time Audio-Video 38 System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video 38 Ensuring That Real-Time Audio-Video Is Used Instead of USB Redirection 39 Selecting Preferred Webcams and Microphones 40 Configuring Real-Time Audio-Video Group Policy Settings 40 Real-Time Audio-Video Bandwidth 44 Configuring Microsoft Teams with Real-Time Audio-Video 44 Configuring Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams 45 Configuring Scanner Redirection 50 VMware, Inc. 3 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon System Requirements for Scanner Redirection 51 User Operation of Scanner Redirection 52 Configuring Scanner Redirection Group Policy Settings 53 Configuring Serial Port Redirection 54 System Requirements for Serial Port Redirection 55 User Operation of Serial Port Redirection 57 Guidelines for Configuring Serial Port Redirection 58 Configuring Serial Port Redirection Group Policy Settings 59 Configure USB to Serial Adapters 60 Managing Access to Windows Media Multimedia Redirection (MMR) 61 Enabling Multimedia Redirection in Horizon 61 System Requirements for Windows Media MMR 62 Use Windows Media MMR Based on Network Latency 62 Managing Access to Client Drive Redirection 63 Using Client Drive Redirection in a Unified Access Gateway Implementation 64 Use Group Policy to Disable Client Drive Redirection 64 Use Group Policy to Configure Drive Letter Behavior 65 Use Registry Settings to Configure Client Drive Redirection 66 Configuring the Drag and Drop Feature 68 Configuring the Clipboard Redirection Feature 68 Restricting Clipboard Formats for Copy and Paste Operations 69 Configuring Simple Device Orientation (SDO) Sensor Redirection 70 Configuring Pen Redirection 71 Configuring a Digital Watermark 72 Configuring Session Collaboration 72 Configuring VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business 74 Collect Logs to Troubleshoot Skype for Business 78 Configuring VMware Integrated Printing 79 Setting Up Location-Based Printing 82 Install the Location-Based Printing User Interface 82 Configure Location-Based Printing 83 Location-Based Printing Translation Table Syntax 85 Configuring Windows Registry Settings for Cursor Event Handling 87 3 Configuring URL Content Redirection 88 Understanding URL Content Redirection 88 Using URL Content Redirection in a Cloud Pod Architecture Environment 89 System Requirements for URL Content Redirection 89 Configuring Agent-to-Client Redirection 91 Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature Enabled 92 Add the URL Content Redirection ADMX Template to a GPO 92 VMware, Inc. 4 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon URL Content Redirection Group Policy Settings 93 Syntax for URL Content Redirection Rules 96 Regular Expression Rules That URL Content Redirection Supports 97 Agent-to-Client Redirection Group Policy Example 99 Configuring Client-to-Agent Redirection 100 Using the vdmutil Command-Line Utility on a Connection Server Instance 101 Syntax for the --agentURLPattern Option 103 Create a Local URL Content Redirection Setting 103 Create a Global URL Content Redirection Setting 105 Assign a URL Content Redirection Setting to a User or Group 107 Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature Enabled 108 Test a URL Content Redirection Setting 109 Managing URL Content Redirection Settings 111 Using Group Policy Settings to Configure Client-to-Agent Redirection 112 Installing Browser Extensions for URL Content Redirection 112 Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows 113 Install the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) on Windows 114 Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac 115 Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Microsoft Edge (Chromium) on a Mac 115 Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox on Linux 116 Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on Linux 117 Using Internet Explorer (IE) Mode in Microsoft Edge (Chromium) with URL Content Redirection 118 URL Content Redirection Limitations 119 Unsupported URL Content Redirection Features 120 4 Using USB Devices with Remote Desktops and Applications 122 Limitations Regarding USB Device Types 123 USB Redirection Recommendations 124 Overview of Setting Up USB Redirection 124 Configuring USB Redirection for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and HTML Access Clients 126 Configuring Fingerprint Scanner and Microscope Redirection 126 Configuring Card Reader Redirection 127 Configuring Microsoft Xbox One Controller Redirection 128 Network Traffic and USB Redirection 128 Enabling the USB Over Session Enhancement SDK Feature 129 Automatic Connections to USB Devices 129 Deploying USB Devices in a Secure VMware Horizon Environment 130 VMware, Inc. 5 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon Disabling USB Redirection for All Types of Devices 131 Disabling USB Redirection for Specific Devices 132 Using Log Files for Troubleshooting and to Determine USB Device IDs 133 Using Policies to Control USB Redirection 134 Configuring Device Splitting Policy Settings for Composite USB Devices 135 Configuring Filter Policy Settings for USB Devices 137 USB Device Families 141 USB Settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADMX Template 142 Troubleshooting USB Redirection Problems 147 5 Configuring Policies for Desktop and Application Pools 149 Setting Policies in Horizon Console 149 Horizon Policies 150 Configure Global Policy Settings 151 Using Smart Policies 151 Requirements for Smart Policies 151 Installing Dynamic Environment Manager 152 Configuring Dynamic Environment Manager 152 Horizon Smart Policy Settings 153 Bandwidth Profile Reference 153 Adding Conditions to Horizon Smart Policy Definitions 154 Create a Horizon Smart Policy in Dynamic Environment Manager 157 Using Active Directory Group Policies 158 Creating an OU for Remote Desktops 159 Enabling Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 159 Using Horizon Group Policy Administrative Template Files 159 Horizon ADMX Template Files 160 Add the ADMX Template Files to Active Directory 161 VMware View Agent Configuration ADMX Template Settings 162 Client System Information Sent to Remote Desktops 187 Running Commands on Horizon Desktops 193 Client Drive Redirection Policy Settings 193 VMware HTML5 Feature Policy Settings 195 VMware Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business Policy Settings 200 VMware Integrated Printing Policy Settings 202 PCoIP Policy Settings 205 PCoIP General Settings 206 PCoIP Bandwidth Settings 215 PCoIP Keyboard Settings 218 PCoIP Build-to-Lossless Feature 219 VMware Blast Policy Settings 220 VMware, Inc. 6 Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon Enabling Lossless Compression for VMware Blast 223 Managing Special Unity Windows 223 Active Directory Group Policy Example 225 Create an OU for Horizon Machines 225 Create GPOs for Horizon Group Policies 226 Add a Horizon ADMX Template File to a GPO 227 Enable Loopback Processing for Remote Desktops 227 6 Setting Desktop Policies with Start Session Scripts 229 Obtaining Input Data for a Start Session Script 229 Best Practices for Using Start Session Scripts 229 Preparing a Horizon Desktop to Use a Start Session Script 230 Enable the VMware Horizon View Script Host Service 231 Add Windows Registry Entries for a Start Session Script 231 Sample Start Session Scripts 233 7 Examining PCoIP Session Statistics with WMI 235 Using PCoIP Session Statistics 235 General PCoIP Session Statistics 236 PCoIP Audio Statistics 237 PCoIP Imaging Statistics 238 PCoIP Network Statistics 239 PCoIP USB Statistics 240 Examples of Using PowerShell cmdlets to Examine PCoIP Statistics 241 VMware,