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

Web browsers for Windows agents
The following browsers are supported on Windows agents.
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Chrome 60.0.3112.101 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 80.0.361.48 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
  • Firefox 94.0.1 or later
Web browsers for Windows clients
The following browsers are supported on Windows clients.
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Chrome 60.0.3112.101 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium) 80.0.361.48 and later (Official Build), 64-bit or 32-bit
  • Firefox 94.0.1 or later
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 (Chromium) 87.0.664.60 and later (Official build)
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
Web browser extensions
You must install the VMware Horizon URL Content Redirection extension to use most supported browsers with URL Content Redirection. You do not need to install an extension for Internet Explorer. For installation instructions, see Installing Browser Extensions for URL Content Redirection.
Note: If you change a URL Content Redirection rule, the extension might remember the previous data cache. You must refresh the extension, either by restarting the browser or closing and reopening the extension, so that the new rule can take effect immediately.
Windows clients
Install Horizon Client for Windows.
To use client-to-agent redirection, you must enable the URL Content Redirection feature during Horizon Client for Windows installation. See Installing Horizon Client for Windows with the URL Content Redirection Feature Enabled. 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. Horizon Client for Mac adds support for client-to-agent redirection by default. No extra installation steps are required.
Linux clients
Install Horizon Client for Linux. Horizon Client for Linux adds support for client-to-agent redirection by default. No extra installation steps are required.
Virtual desktops and RDS hosts
To use agent-to-client redirection, install Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection feature enabled. See Installing Horizon Agent with the URL Content Redirection Feature Enabled.
Display protocols
  • VMware Blast
  • PCoIP