Some features are supported on one type of client but not on another. For example, USB access is supported with Horizon Client for Windows but not with Horizon Client for Windows 10 UWP.
Feature |
Windows 10 Desktop |
Windows 8.x Desktop |
Windows 7 Desktop |
Windows Vista Desktop |
Windows XP Desktop |
Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 Desktops |
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USB redirection |
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Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV) |
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Serial port redirection |
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VMware Blast display protocol |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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RDP display protocol |
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PCoIP display protocol |
X |
X |
X |
Limited |
Limited |
X |
Persona Management |
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Wyse MMR |
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Windows Media MMR |
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Location-based printing |
X |
X |
X |
Limited |
Limited |
X |
Virtual printing |
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Smart cards |
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RSA SecurID or RADIUS |
X |
X |
X |
Limited |
Limited |
X |
Single sign-on |
X |
X |
X |
Limited |
Limited |
X |
Multiple monitors |
Windows 10 desktops require View Agent 6.2 or later or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. Windows Server 2012 R2 desktops require View Agent 6.1 or later or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later. Windows Server 2016 desktops require Horizon Agent 7.0.2 or later.
View Agent 6.1 and later and Horizon Agent 7.0 and later releases do not support Windows XP and Windows Vista desktops. View Agent 6.0.2 is the last View release that supports these guest operating systems. Customers who have an extended support agreement with Microsoft for Windows XP and Vista, and an extended support agreement with VMware for these guest operating systems, can deploy the View Agent 6.0.2 version of their Windows XP and Vista desktops with Connection Server 6.1.
For descriptions of these features and their limitations, see the View Architecture Planning document.
Feature Support for Session-Based Desktops on RDS Hosts
RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and Horizon Agent installed. Multiple users can have desktop sessions on an RDS host simultaneously. An RDS host can be either a physical machine or a virtual machine.
The following table contains rows only for the features that are supported. Certain features are supported on virtual machine RDS hosts and not on physical machine RDS hosts.
Feature |
Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS Host |
Windows Server 2012 RDS Host |
Windows Server 2016 RDS Host |
|---|---|---|---|
RSA SecurID or RADIUS |
X |
X |
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later |
Single sign-on |
X |
X |
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later |
VMware Blast display protocol |
Horizon Agent 7.0 and later |
Horizon Agent 7.0 and later |
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later |
PCoIP display protocol |
X |
X |
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later |
Location-based printing |
View Agent 6.0.1 and later (virtual machine only) |
View Agent 6.0.1 and later (virtual machine only) |
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later (virtual machine only) |
For information about which editions of each guest operating system are supported, or which service packs, see the "Supported Operating Systems for View Agent" topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation documentation. See "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" in the Horizon 7 installation documentation.