VMware Horizon Client 4.5

The Horizon Client 4.5 version is paired with Horizon 7.2 release. There has been updates for each client platform below you can find the official links from VMware and the new features / resolved issues for each platform.

VMware Official Links for Horizon Client 4.5

Release Notes

Software Download

Horizon Client for Windows:

New Features:

• • Next Generation Horizon Client for Windows installer
    The Horizon Client for Windows installer has been updated to provide an enhanced user experience.
  • Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business
    You can run Skype for Business inside a virtual desktop without negatively affecting the virtual infrastructure and overloading the network. All media processing takes place on the Windows client machine, instead of in the virtual desktop, during Skype audio and video calls. To use this feature, you must install the Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the client machine during Horizon Client installation. A Horizon administrator must also install the Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business on the virtual desktop during Horizon Agent installation.
  • 32-bit Core Remote Experience component
    You can use the Horizon Client for Windows installer to install the 32-bit Core Remote Experience component on a 64-bit Windows client machine.
  • Windows 10 Creators Update support
    You can install Horizon Client for Windows on a Windows 10 Creators Update machine.
  • Recursive Unlock feature
    The Recursive Unlock feature unlocks all remote sessions after the client machine has been unlocked. This feature applies only after a user logs in to the server with the Log in as current user feature. To enable this feature, you set the Unlock remote sessions when the client machine is unlocked group policy setting.
  • vdm_client.adm template file has been removed
    The vdm_client.adm template file has been removed from Horizon Client for Windows. You must use the vdm_client.admx template file instead.
  • Scrolling wheel pad support
    You can use a scrolling wheel pad on a laptop with the VMware Blast and PCoIP display protocols.
  • Support for Workspace ONE Mode
    Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2, a Horizon administrator can enable Workspace ONE mode for a Connection Server instance. If you connect to a Workspace ONE mode enabled server in Horizon Client for Windows, you are redirected to the Workspace ONE portal to launch your entitled desktops and applications.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Mac OS X:

New Features:

• • Remote application pre-launch support
    A Horizon 7 version 7.2 administrator can configure a remote application so that an application session is launched before a a user opens the the application in Horizon Client for Mac. When a remote application is pre-launched, the application opens more quickly in Horizon Client for Mac. To use this feature, you must enable a setting in Horizon Client for Mac.
  • USB redirection configuration changes
    You no longer need to use sudo to configure USB filtering and splitting rules, and you modify the ~/Library/Preferences/VMware Horizon View/config file to set the debug level for USB redirection.
  • Better user experience in Mission Control and Expose
    Previously, Horizon Client for Mac showed a static view of remote desktop and application windows in Mission Control and Expose. Now, remote desktop and application windows are updated in real time.
  • Support for Workspace ONE Mode
    Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2, a Horizon administrator can enable Workspace ONE mode for a Connection Server instance. If you connect to a Workspace ONE mode enabled server in Horizon Client for Mac, you are redirected to the Workspace ONE portal to launch your entitled desktops and applications.

Resolved Issues:

• Because the key combination Command+Tab on an Apple keyboard is used for switching applications on a Mac, using this key combination has no effect in a remote desktop. For remote desktops that run Windows 7, this means that there is no equivalent of the key combination Windows+Tab for using Windows Flip 3D. This issue is resolved by configuring keyboard shortcut mappings in Horizon Client for Mac (select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences, click Keyboard & Mouse, and select the Keyboard Mappings tab).

Horizon Client for iOS:

New Features:

• • Better display quality in remote desktops and applications
    You can use the High Resolution Mode feature to obtain the best display quality in remote desktops and applications.
  • Support for Workspace ONE Mode
    Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2, a Horizon administrator can enable Workspace ONE mode for a Connection Server instance. If you connect to a Workspace ONE mode enabled server in Horizon Client for iOS, you are redirected to the Workspace ONE portal to launch your entitled desktops and applications.

Horizon Client for Android:

New Features:

• • Unauthenticated access to remote applications
    A Horizon 7 version 7.1 or later administrator can create Unauthenticated Access users and entitle the users to remote applications. Unauthenticated Access users can log in to the server anonymously from Horizon Client for Android and connect to their remote applications. For information about creating Unauthenticated Access users, see the View Administration document.
  • Samsung DeX support
    On Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Android phones, Horizon Client for Android can run in DeX mode and provide an immersive remote desktop and application experience. You can configure Horizon Client for Android to start automatically when you dock your phone into the DeX station.
  • Better display quality in remote desktops and applications
    You can use the High Quality mode feature to obtain the best display quality in remote desktops and applications.
  • Improved audio with VMware Blast
    Audio playback when using the VMware Blast display protocol has been improved.
  • Support for Workspace ONE Mode
    Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2, a Horizon administrator can enable Workspace ONE mode for a Connection Server instance. If you connect to a Workspace ONE mode enabled server in Horizon Client for Android, you are redirected to the Workspace ONE portal to launch your entitled desktops and applications.

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Linux:

New Features:

• • USB redirection support for Linux Agent
    Beginning with Horizon Client for Linux version 4.5, support for USB redirection is available for Linux  Agent.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 12 SP2 support

Resolved Issues:

• No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Chrome OS:

New Features:

• • Unauthenticated access to remote applications
    A Horizon 7 version 7.1 or later administrator can create Unauthenticated Access users and entitle those users to remote applications. Unauthenticated Access users can log in to the server anonymously from Horizon Client for Chrome OS and connect to their remote applications. For information about creating Unauthenticated Access users, see the View Administration document.
  • Multiple monitor support
    You can extend a remote desktop to one external monitor. To enable the multiple monitor feature, you install the VMware Horizon Client Helper extension from the Chrome Web Store and enable Unified Desktop Mode on your Chromebook.
  • Default Connection Server URL
    A Chrome administrator can configure a default Connection Server URL for Horizon Client for Chrome OS on enrolled Chromebooks. When this feature is enabled, Horizon Client always connects to the default server. To set up this feature, a Chrome administrator must install the Horizon Client for Chrome OS app and the VMware Horizon Client Helper extension through Chrome device management. Both the app and the extension are available in the Chrome Web Store.
  • Improved audio with VMware Blast
    Audio playback when using the VMware Blast display protocol has been improved.

Resolved Issues:

• • No known issues were resolved in this release.

Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP:

New Features:

• • Windows 10 Hello authentication
    You can use Windows 10 Hello to authenticate to a Connection Server instance in Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP. This feature requires that biometric authentication is enabled in the Connection Server instance. For information about enabling biometric authentication, see the View Administration document.
  • Clipboard redirection support
    You can copy and plain text from your Windows 10 client system to a remote desktop or application. If a Horizon administrator enables the feature, you can also copy and paste plain text from a remote desktop or application to your client system or between two remote desktops or applications.
  • XBox One support
    You can install Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP on XBox One.
  • Windows 10 Creators Update support
    You can install Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP on a Windows 10 Creators Update machine.
  • Support for Workspace ONE Mode
    Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2, a Horizon administrator can enable Workspace ONE mode for a Connection Server instance. If you connect to a Workspace ONE mode enabled server in Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP, you are redirected to the Workspace ONE portal to launch your entitled desktops and applications.

Resolved Issues:

• In a remote desktop, long-pressing the Ctrl and Shift keys to select multiple files does not work.
  Workaround: None.
• You must use two fingers to scroll a browser or document in a Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2016 remote desktop when the Local Zoom feature is enabled in Horizon Client settings.
  Workaround: None.