Some features are supported on one type of Horizon Client but not on another.

Table 1. Features Supported on Windows Desktops for iOS Horizon Clients

Feature

Windows 10 Desktop

Windows 8.x Desktop

Windows 7 Desktop

Windows Vista Desktop

Windows XP Desktop

Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 Desktop

RSA SecurID or RADIUS

X

X

X

Limited

Limited

X

Single sign-on

X

X

X

Limited

Limited

X

RDP display protocol

PCoIP display protocol

X

X

X

Limited

Limited

X

VMware Blast display protocol

X

X

X

X

USB access

Real-Time Audio-Video (audio-in only)

X

X

X

X

Wyse MMR

Windows 7 MMR

Virtual printing

Location-based printing

X

X

X

Limited

Limited

X

Smart cards

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.

Important:

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, see the View Planning document.

Feature Support for Session-Based Desktops on RDS Hosts

RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and View Agent or 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.

Note:

The following table contains rows only for the features that are supported. Where the text specifies a minimum version of View Agent, the text "and later" is meant to include Horizon Agent 7.0 and later.

Table 2. Features Supported for RDS Hosts with View Agent 6.0.x or Later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or Later, Installed

Feature

Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS Host on a Physical Machine

Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS Host on a Virtual Machine

Windows Server 2012 RDS Host on a Physical Machine

Windows Server 2012 RDS Host on a Virtual Machine

RSA SecurID or RADIUS

X

X

X

X

Smart card

View Agent 6.1 and later

View Agent 6.1 and later

View Agent 6.1 and later

View Agent 6.1 and later

Single sign-on

X

X

X

X

RDP display protocol (for desktop clients)

X

X

X

X

PCoIP display protocol

X

X

X

X

VMware Blast display protocol

Horizon Agent 7.0 and later

Horizon Agent 7.0 and later

Horizon Agent 7.0 and later

Horizon Agent 7.0 and later

HTML Access

View Agent 6.0.2 and later

View Agent 6.0.2 and later

Virtual printing (for desktop clients)

View Agent 6.0.1 and later

View Agent 6.0.1 and later

Location-based printing

View Agent 6.0.1 and later

View Agent 6.0.1 and later

Multiple monitors (for desktop clients)

X

X

X

X

Unity Touch (for mobile clients)

X

X

X

X

Note:

The smart card feature also requires Horizon Client 3.4 or later.

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 the "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" topic in the Horizon 7 installation documentation.

Limitations for Specific Features

Specific features that are supported on Windows desktops for Horizon Client for iOS have certain restrictions.

Table 3. Requirements for Specific Features

Feature

Requirements

Left Handed Mode

This feature is iOS specific. If your remote desktop is configured so that the primary and secondary mouse buttons are switched, use the Left Handed Mode feature. See Configure Horizon Client to Support Reversed Mouse Buttons.

Location-based printing for Windows Server 2008 R2 desktops, RDS desktops (on virtual machine RDS hosts), and remote applications

Horizon Client 3.1 and later and Horizon 6.0.1 with View and later servers.

Smart cards for RDS desktops

Horizon Client 3.4 and later and View Agent 6.1 and later.

Real-Time Audio-Video (audio-in only)

See System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video

Note:

You can also use Horizon Client to securely access remote Windows-based applications, in addition to remote desktops. Selecting an application in Horizon Client opens a window for that application on the local client device, and the application looks and behaves as if it were locally installed.

You can use remote applications only if you are connected to Connection Server 6.0 or later. For information about which operating systems are supported for the RDS (Remote Desktop Sessions) host, which provides remote applications and session-based desktops, see "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation documentation. See the "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" topic in the Horizon 7 installation documentation.