System Requirements for URL Content Redirection

To use the URL Content Redirection feature, your client machines, remote desktop machines, and RDS hosts must meet certain requirements.

Web browsers for Windows clients and agents

The following browsers are supported on Windows clients and agents.

• Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11
• Chrome 60.0.3112.101 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
• Microsoft Edge 80.0.361.48 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit

To use the Chrome browser with URL Content Redirection, the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension must be installed and enabled in Chrome. For instructions, see Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Chrome on Windows.

To use the Edge browser with URL Content Redirection, the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension must be installed in Edge. For instructions, see Install the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on Windows.

Web browsers for Mac clients

The following browsers are supported on Mac clients.

• Chrome 60.0.3112.101 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
• Microsoft Edge 87.0.664.60 and later (Official build)

To use the Chrome browser with URL Content Redirection, the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension must be installed and enabled in Chrome. For installation instructions, see Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on a Mac.

To use the Microsoft Edge browser with URL Content Redirection, the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper extension must be installed in Edge. For instructions, see Install and Enable the URL Content Redirection Helper Extension for Edge on a Mac.

Web browsers for Linux clients

The following browsers are supported on Linux clients.

• Firefox 70.0 and later
• Chrome 87.0.4280.88 and later (Official Build), 64-bit

To use a supported browser with URL Content Redirection from the client system to the remote agent desktop, the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection extension must be installed and enabled in the browser. For installation instructions, see Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Redirection Extension for Firefox on Linux or Install and Enable the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection Helper for Chrome on Linux.

Windows clients

Install Horizon Client for Windows.

To use client-to-agent redirection, enable the URL Content Redirection feature during Horizon Client for Windows installation. You do not need to enable the URL Content Redirection feature in Horizon Client for Windows to use agent-to-client redirection.

Mac clients

Install Horizon Client for Mac. Both agent-to-client and client-to-agent redirection are supported.

Linux clients

Install Horizon Client for Linux. Both agent-to-client and client-to-agent redirection are supported.

Virtual desktops and RDS hosts

To use agent-to-client redirection, install Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection feature enabled.

Display protocols

• VMware Blast
• PCoIP