With multimedia redirection (MMR), the multimedia stream is decoded on the client system. The client system plays the media content so that the load on the ESXi host is reduced.
- Remote desktops
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- Virtual desktops must have View Agent 6.2.x or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, installed.
- Published desktops must have View Agent 6.2.x or later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or later, installed on the RDS host.
- Horizon Client computer or client access device
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32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.x, or Windows 10.
- Supported media formats
- Media formats that Windows Media Player supports, for example: M4V; MOV; MP4; WMP; MPEG-4 Part 2; WMV 7, 8, and 9; WMA; AVI; ACE; MP3; WAV.