With the URL Content Redirection feature, URL content can be redirected from the client machine to a remote desktop or published application (client-to-agent redirection), or from a remote desktop or published application to the client machine (agent-to-client redirection).

For example, an end user can click a link in the native Microsoft Word application on the client and the link opens in the remote Internet Explorer application, or an end user can click a link in the remote Internet Explorer application and the link opens in a native browser on the client machine. Any number of protocols can be configured for redirection, including HTTP, mailto, and callto.

Note: The callto protocol is not supported for URL content redirection with the Chrome browser.
Web browsers
You can type or click a URL in the following browsers and have that URL redirected.
  • Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11
  • 64-bit or 32-bit Chrome 60.0.3112.101, Official Build or later (requires Horizon 7 version 7.4 or later)
URL Content Redirection does not work for links clicked from inside Windows 10 universal apps, including the Microsoft Edge Browser.
Client system
You must enable URL Content Redirection when you install Horizon Client. You must install Horizon Client from the command line to enable URL Content Redirection. For information, see Installing Horizon Client From the Command Line.
To use URL Content Redirection with the Chrome browser, a Horizon administrator must install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension for Chrome. You can also install the extension manually from the Chrome Web Store. For more information, see the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document for Horizon 7 version 7.4 or later.
The first time a URL is redirected from the Chrome browser, you are prompted to open the URL in Horizon Client. You must click Open URL:VMware Hori...lient Protocol for URL content redirection to occur. If you select the Remember my choice for URL:VMware Hori...lient Protocol links check box, this prompt does not appear again.
Remote desktop or published application
A Horizon administrator must enable URL Content Redirection when Horizon Agent is installed. For information, see the Setting Up Virtual Desktops in Horizon 7 or Setting Up Published Desktops and Applications in Horizon 7 documents.
To use URL Content Redirection with the Chrome browser, a Horizon administrator must install and enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension on the Windows agent machine. For information, see the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document for Horizon 7 version 7.4 or later.

A Horizon administrator must also configure settings that specify how Horizon Client redirects URL content from the client to a remote desktop or published application, or how Horizon Agent redirects URL content from a remote desktop or published application to the client. For complete information, see the "Configuring URL Content Redirection" topic in the Configuring Remote Desktop Features in Horizon 7 document.