You can set printing preferences in a remote desktop for the VMware Integrated Printing feature. With the VMware Integrated Printing feature, you can use local or network printers from a remote desktop without having to install additional printer drivers in the Windows remote desktop. For each printer available through this feature, you can set preferences for data compression, print quality, double-sided printing, color, and other settings.

Beginning with Horizon Agent 7.12, you can use the Printer Name for RDSH Agents group policy setting to configure the printer naming convention for client printers that are redirected to a published desktop or published application. For more information, see the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.

Prerequisites

To use VMware Integrated Printing, a Horizon administrator must enable the VMware Integrated Printing feature in the remote desktop. This task involves enabling the VMware Integrated Printing option in the Horizon Agent installer and setting policies that control virtual printing behavior. For information about installing Horizon Agent, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 or Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 document. For information about configuring policies, see the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.

To determine whether the VMware Integrated Printing feature is installed in a remote desktop, verify that the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Remote Experience\x64\vmware-print-redir-server.exe and C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Remote Experience\x64\vmware-print-redir-service.exe files exist in the remote desktop file system.

This feature requires Horizon Agent 7.9 or later.

Procedure

  1. In the Windows remote desktop, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers.
  2. In the Devices and Printers window, right-click the virtual printer and select Printer properties from the context menu.
    In a single-user virtual machine desktop, each virtual printer appears as <printer_name>( vdi). By default, in a published desktop or published application, each virtual printer appears as <printer_name>(v <session_ID>).
  3. On the General tab, click Preferences.
  4. In the Printing Preferences dialog box, select the different tabs and specify which settings to use.
  5. To save your changes, click OK.